Qatar: Economically active population (aged 15 years and above) by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari), sex and activity sector (2024)

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labour Force Sample Survey 2024

ANNEXED NOTE

The data is taken from Labour Force Survey 2024 (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 does not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

The present data includes the active population, i.e. employed and unemployed. 

Labour force: People in working age including employed and unemployed.
Employed population:
Persons aged 15 years an above, who during the week preceding the survey:
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 

National Planning Council (NPC), formerly the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA)
https://www.npc.qa/en/pages/default.aspx
https://www.npc.qa/ar/pages/default.aspx

3. Data availability 

Annual and quarterly bulletins of Labour Force Surveys reports can be downloaded from NPC’s website, in PDF and/or Excel formats:
https://www.npc.qa/en/statistics/pages/subjectdetails.aspx

Last date of access: 21 May 2026.

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Keywords: Qatar, Employment, National Labour, Foreign Labour