GCC: Labour Force Participation Rates by sex in GCC countries (%) (2016)
Males | Females | Total employed population | ||||
nationals | non-nationals | nationals | non-nationals | nationals | non-nationals | |
Bahrain | 63.2 | 97.8 | 32.2 | 58.2 | 47.8 | 87.9 |
Kuwait | 52.9 | 95.3 | 39.3 | 65.8 | 46.0 | 85.7 |
Oman | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Qatar | 68.5 | 98.0 | 36.9 | 65.6 | 52.4 | 92.5 |
Saudi Arabia | 64.6 | 93.3 | 19.0 | 22.8 | 42.0 | 73.1 |
United Arab Emirates | 64.1 | 95.0 | 30.9 | 54.3 | 47.5 | 83.5 |
Sources: national institutes of statistics.
1- Definitions and remarks:
Labour Force Participation Rates refer to the percentage of active (employed or unemployed) population aged 15 and above in the category (sex and nationality).
Ex.: 22.8% of foreign women in Saudi Arabia are economically active (i.e.: employed or unemployed).
Kuwait: 2015 data.
Oman: data not available.
2- Sources of data:
Data is taken from:
GCC Stat. Labour Statistics in GCC Countries 2016, Issue n°4, March 2018.
https://gccstat.org/images/gccstat/docman/indicators/vital_employed_analysis_2016.xlsx
Last accessed: October 2018.