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

	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

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:

a) Governmental department:

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

b) Government corporation/company:

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

c) Private:

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

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).

e) Diplomatic/International/Regional:

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

f) Domestic sector:

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

Institution which provides data

Planning and Statistics Authority

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

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.

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