Employment in industry in Qatar
38.0% of employed people in Qatar worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2000.
Qatar, 2025
38.0%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
2nd of 182
Employment in industry in Qatar over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Qatar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.0% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 38.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 54.1%, the figure has changed by −16.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Qatar has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Qatar
All statistics for Qatar
Employment in agriculture
1.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
60.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
0.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
0.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
87.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
61.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT