Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Qatar

Female labor force participation rate in Qatar in 2025 — 61.85%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.47 pp.

2025 61.85% +0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 38of 182
Period maximum 63.54%2022
Period minimum 47.43%2006

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Qatar, 1990–2025455055606519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 50.38%1991: 51.01%1992: 50.51%1993: 51.09%1994: 51.36%1995: 51.51%1996: 51.45%1997: 49.18%1998: 48.62%1999: 48.92%2000: 48.85%2001: 49.25%2002: 49.25%2003: 49.62%2004: 47.9%2005: 47.7%2006: 47.43%2007: 49.41%2008: 49.18%2009: 49.08%2010: 50.78%2011: 52.43%2012: 52.91%2013: 53.3%2014: 54.57%2015: 55.99%2016: 56.79%2017: 57.57%2018: 58.37%2019: 59.08%2020: 59.45%2021: 60.58%2022: 63.54%2023: 63.31%2024: 61.78%2025: 61.85%
Change over the period: +11.47 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 61.85%
World 48.94%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
High-income countries computed 54.21%
Female labor force participation rate — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.85 +0.07 pp
2024 61.78 −1.53 pp
2023 63.31 −0.23 pp
2022 63.54 +2.96 pp
2021 60.58 +1.13 pp
2020 59.45 +0.37 pp
2019 59.08 +0.71 pp
2018 58.37 +0.8 pp
2017 57.57 +0.78 pp
2016 56.79 +0.8 pp
2015 55.99 +1.42 pp
2014 54.57 +1.27 pp
2013 53.3 +0.39 pp
2012 52.91 +0.48 pp
2011 52.43 +1.65 pp
2010 50.78 +1.7 pp
2009 49.08 −0.1 pp
2008 49.18 −0.23 pp
2007 49.41 +1.98 pp
2006 47.43 −0.28 pp
2005 47.7 −0.2 pp
2004 47.9 −1.71 pp
2003 49.62 +0.37 pp
2002 49.25 +0.01 pp
2001 49.25 +0.39 pp
2000 48.85 −0.07 pp
1999 48.92 +0.3 pp
1998 48.62 −0.56 pp
1997 49.18 −2.27 pp
1996 51.45 −0.06 pp
1995 51.51 +0.15 pp
1994 51.36 +0.27 pp
1993 51.09 +0.57 pp
1992 50.51 −0.5 pp
1991 51.01 +0.63 pp
1990 50.38

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.