Labour force participation in Qatar
The ILO estimates that 87.0% of people aged 15 and over in Qatar were in the labour force in 2025.
Qatar, 2025
87.0%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
1st of 181
Labour force participation in Qatar over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Qatar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.0% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 87.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 87.3%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Qatar has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Qatar
All statistics for Qatar
Women's labour force participation
61.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
86.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
0.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
0.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
1.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
38.0%
2025 · World Bank