Employed population by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), activity sector and sex (2010)

		Qataris			Non-Qataris			TOTAL
Activity sector	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Household	55	5	60	48,237	84,164	132,401	48,292	84,169	132,461
Diplomatic /Non-Profit	38	46	84	1,696	352	2,048	1,734	398	2,132
Private	3,746	1,815	5,561	922,909	23,759	946,668	926,655	25,574	952,229
Mixed	3,033	975	4,008	34,316	5,115	39,431	37,349	6,090	43,439
Governement est./ company	6,559	2,845	9,404	25,765	7,682	33,447	32,324	10,527	42,851
Government	32,737	19,222	51,959	38,050	7,062	45,112	70,787	26,284	97,071
Total	46,168	24,908	71,076	1,070,973	128,134	1,199,107	1,117,141	153,042	1,270,183

Source: census 2010, QSA

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Reference period for census 2010: the night of April 21st, 2010.

Implementation method: census is based on de jure method; i.e. registering people according to their usual place of residence at time of census.

Populations in transit or visiting Qatar as tourists, as well as residents of public housing or visitors staying in a household for less than two months after night of reference were excluded.

Populations away from usual residence in Qatar for reasons of duty, or on a visit abroad for less than two months, as well as individuals with no personal housing within Qatar staying with a household for more than two months, are counted in their usual/ present residence during census night.

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within the State’s borders during time of reference, including in labour camps.

The employed population here also includes paid trainees.

Employed: The person (15 years or older) engaged in work or who works for profit, whether for his own account, for wages or for a family without being paid, during the week ending on 20/04/2010 provided that working hours should not be less than one hour during that week, and the sick, regular or other temporary leave should not be counted in the absence days.

Trainee getting a salary: The person (15 years or older) who joins any of the training institutes, whether morning or evening study, and gets a salary during the training period

Public/Governmental Establishment: Included are the establishments practicing a productive activity and the State owns its capital completely such as Qatar Oil, Central Bank of Qatar, etc.).

Mixed (Joint Sector): It is the sector that includes establishments that the government contributes in their capitals together with another entity, whether national or foreign.

Private: Included are the establishments owned by a person or group of persons, whether Qatari or Non-Qatari, natural or legal (excluded are the corporations contributed by the government).

Diplomatic / Regional: The establishments that practice a diplomatic or consulate activity for other countries such as the embassies, consulates, etc. as well as the establishments that follow regional and international organizations.

Non Profit institutions: Included are the establishments that do not aim at profit such as charity associations, etc.

2. Institution which provides data

Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA)

(https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx for website in English; https://www.mdps.gov.qa/ar/pages/default.aspx for website in Arabic)

3. Data availability

None of Qatar censuses or other sources have ever disclosed figures of total population broken down by country of citizenship or even by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari).

For 2010 data have been collected but remain withheld. The census only provides detailed data on population 15 years and above by nationality.

Released parts of census are available on the website of the QSA, in published form in PDF format.

https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=General&child=Census

Census 2010′ website:

https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=General&child=Census

2010′ census in Excel or PDF format individual tables:

http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Census_Results.aspx

Date of access: June 2013.