Employed population by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari), sex and occupation group (2010)

Occupation group		Qataris	Non-Qataris	Total
	Males	5,253	21,132	26,385
1 LEGISLATORS, SENIOR OFFICIALS AND MANAGERS	Females	998	2,197	3,195
	Total	6,251	23,329	29,580
	Males	7,948	75,769	83,717
2 PROFESSIONALS	Females	12,233	17,535	29,768
	Total	20,181	93,304	113,485
	Males	10,709	39,642	50,351
3 TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS	Females	3,589	5,559	9,148
	Total	14,298	45,201	59,499
	Males	13,748	30,877	44,625
4 CLERKS	Females	7,318	7,314	14,632
	Total	21,066	38,191	59,257
	Males	2,100	70,162	72,262
5 SERVICE WORKERS AND SHOP AND MARKET SALES WORKERS	Females	458	10,490	10,948
	Total	2,558	80,652	83,210
	Males	31	11,672	11,703
6 SKILLED AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY WORKERS	Females	0	1	1
	Total	31	11,673	11,704
	Males	1,130	470,930	472,060
7 CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	Females	8	103	111
	Total	1,138	471,033	472,171
	Males	1,107	141,818	142,925
8 PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS	Females	0	406	406
	Total	1,107	142,224	143,331
	Males	4,142	208,971	213,113
9 ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS	Females	304	84,529	84,833
	Total	4,446	293,500	297,946
	Males	46,168	1,070,973	1,117,141
TOTAL	Females	24,908	128,134	153,042
	Total	71,076	1,199,107	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

Data related to work force include individuals of 15 years old or more (born before April 1995) and refer to the week preceding the enumeration period.

Occupations are categorised according to ISCO 88 international classification of occupations (major (1-digit) group titles).

2. Institution which provides data

Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA)

(http://www.qsa.gov.qa/eng/index.htm for website in English; http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Ar/index.htm 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.