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Qatar: Economically active population (aged 15 years and above) by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari), sex and activity sector (2022)

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  Qataris Non-Qataris Total
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Government Department 52,248 33,297 85,545 59,418 17,822 77,240 111,666 51,119 162,785
Government Company/ Corporation   7,795 6,345 14,140 45,351 17,989 63,340 53,146 24,334 77,480
Mixed 5,939 4,407 10,346 22,896 3,454 26,350 28,835 7,861 36,696
Private 5,666 4,262 9,928 1,504,757 160,528 1,665,285 1,510,423 164,790 1,675,213
Diplomatic/International/
Regional
216 95 311 4,678 2,204 6,882 4,894 2,299 7,193
Non-profit 284 278 562 1,446 355 1,801 1,730 633 2,363
Domestic 0 0 0 66,750 101,876 168,626 66,750 101,876 168,626
Total 72,148 48,684 120,832 1,705,296 304,228 2,009,524 1,777,444 352,912 2,130,356

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labour Force Sample Survey 2022

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

The data is taken from Labour Force Survey 2022 (yearly synthesis)

Sampling frame: Population Census 2020.

Sample size: 65,253 persons, in 10,560 households: 1- Qatari households; 2- Non-Qatari regular (non-collective) households; 3- Non-Qatari small collective households or labour gatherings (2 – 6 persons); 4- Non-Qatari large collective households or large labour gatherings (7 persons or more).

The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, i.e. labour camps, students living boarding schools, nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).

Data Collection: The sample was divided into equal parts to collect data monthly.  Each month 1/3 of the quarterly data were collected during the first two weeks of the month.

Reference period for the labour force data: the week prior to data collection day.

The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

The present data includes active population, i.e. employed and unemployed. It does not include persons seeking work for the first time.

 

Definition of activity sectors:

  1. a)    Governmental department:

Government bodies engaged in administrative or service activities, such as ministries, public schools, public health centers, and hospitals.

  1. b)   Government corporation/company:

Companies engaged in productive activities whose capital is entirely owned by government, such as Central Bank of Qatar, Qatar Petroleum.

  1. c)    Private:

Establishments owned by individuals or a group of individuals either Qatari nationals or non-Qataris, whether natural or legal personalities.

  1. d)    Mixed:

Establishments in which the government shares capital with another party, whether national (such as Qatar National Bank) or foreign (such as Gulf Air Corporation).

  1. e)    Diplomatic/International/Regional:

Establishments engaged in diplomatic or consulate activities on behalf of other countries or those belonging to regional or international organizations.

  1. f)     Domestic sector:

Includes all those working in a household for a salary, either males or females, such as housemaids, cooks, drivers, and gardeners.

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

Planning and Statistics Authority

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx

 

  1. Data availability

 

Labour Force Surveys (yearly and quarterly data) can be downloaded from PSA’s website, in PDF and Excel format:

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce

 

Last date of access: November 2023.

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

Keywords: Qatar, Labour Market, Employment, Female Employment, National & Foreign Labour, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Domestic Workers

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