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Qatar: Economically active population (aged 15 years and above) by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari), sex and activity sector (2023)

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Qataris Non-Qataris Total
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Government Department 52,425 34,662 87,087 59,496 18,207 77,703 111,921 52,869 164,790
Government Company/ Corporation 8,062 6,802 14,864 45,622 18,018 63,640 53,684 24,820 78,504
Mixed 5,906 4,580 10,486 23,155 3,874 27,029 29,061 8,454 37,515
Private 6,509 4,215 10,724 1,524,920 186,051 1,710,971 1,531,429 190,266 1,721,695
Diplomatic/International/
Regional
313 111 424 4,699 2,255 6,954 5,012 2,366 7,378
Non profit 377 328 705 1,717 365 2,082 2,094 693 2,787
Domestic 0 0 0 66,195 101,069 167,264 66,195 101,069 167,264
Total 73,592 50,698 124,290 1,725,804 329,839 2,055,643 1,799,396 380,537 2,179,933

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labour Force Sample Survey 2023

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The data is taken from Labour Force Survey 2023 (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 the active population, i.e. employed and unemployed. It does not include persons seeking work for the first time

Definition of sectors of activity:

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.

2. Institution which provides data

Planning and Statistics Authority/ National Planning Council
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx

3. Data availability

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

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

Date of access: November 2024.

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 Workerstion

 

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