Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Qatar

Labor force participation rate in Qatar in 2025 — 87.01%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.27 pp.

2025 87.01% −0.21 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 182
Period maximum 87.58%2022
Period minimum 82.38%2004

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Qatar, 1990–20258284868819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 83.75%1991: 83.84%1992: 83.52%1993: 83.68%1994: 83.77%1995: 83.84%1996: 83.84%1997: 82.91%1998: 82.61%1999: 82.66%2000: 82.64%2001: 82.84%2002: 82.94%2003: 83.22%2004: 82.38%2005: 82.56%2006: 83.75%2007: 85.33%2008: 86.09%2009: 86.49%2010: 86.56%2011: 86.46%2012: 86.27%2013: 86.3%2014: 86.75%2015: 87.27%2016: 87.48%2017: 87.5%2018: 87.5%2019: 87.43%2020: 87.11%2021: 86.36%2022: 87.58%2023: 87.55%2024: 87.22%2025: 87.01%
Change over the period: +3.27 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Qatar 87.01%
World 60.98%
Western Asia computed 51.54%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 87.01 −0.21 pp
2024 87.22 −0.33 pp
2023 87.55 −0.02 pp
2022 87.58 +1.21 pp
2021 86.36 −0.74 pp
2020 87.11 −0.33 pp
2019 87.43 −0.07 pp
2018 87.5 +0 pp
2017 87.5 +0.02 pp
2016 87.48 +0.2 pp
2015 87.27 +0.53 pp
2014 86.75 +0.45 pp
2013 86.3 +0.03 pp
2012 86.27 −0.19 pp
2011 86.46 −0.1 pp
2010 86.56 +0.07 pp
2009 86.49 +0.4 pp
2008 86.09 +0.77 pp
2007 85.33 +1.58 pp
2006 83.75 +1.19 pp
2005 82.56 +0.19 pp
2004 82.38 −0.84 pp
2003 83.22 +0.27 pp
2002 82.94 +0.1 pp
2001 82.84 +0.21 pp
2000 82.64 −0.03 pp
1999 82.66 +0.06 pp
1998 82.61 −0.31 pp
1997 82.91 −0.93 pp
1996 83.84 +0 pp
1995 83.84 +0.07 pp
1994 83.77 +0.09 pp
1993 83.68 +0.16 pp
1992 83.52 −0.32 pp
1991 83.84 +0.1 pp
1990 83.75

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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