Qatar: Employed population (15 years and above) by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari) and sex (2006-2022)

  Qataris Non-Qataris Total
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
2006 38,684 19,447 58,131 415,235 57,767 473,002 453,919 77,214 531,133
2007 40,322 21,223 61,545 686,430 79,608 766,038 726,752 100,831 827,583
2008 42,770 24,815 67,585 1,002,388 97,928 1,100,316 1,045,158 122,743 1,167,901
2009 45,242 25,402 70,644 1,092,844 97,983 1,190,827 1,138,086 123,385 1,261,471
2010* 46,168 24,908 71,076 1,070,973 128,134 1,199,107 1,117,141 153,042 1,270,183
2011 49,228 25,145 74,373 1,068,083 127,789 1,195,872 1,117,311 152,934 1,270,245
2012 55,609 26,992 82,601 1,117,577 140,404 1,257,981 1,173,186 167,396 1,340,582
2013 60,877 30,256 91,133 1,284,838 163,169 1,448,007 1,345,715 193,425 1,539,140
2014 62,202 31,282 93,484 1,419,940 173,247 1,593,187 1,482,142 204,529 1,686,671
2015 64,101 34,322 98,423 1,628,620 226,395 1,855,015 1,692,721 260,717 1,953,438
2016 65,023 36,394 101,417 1,716,529 234,467 1,950,996 1,781,552 270,861 2,052,413
2017 66,859 37,057 103,916 1,711,444 238,827 1,950,271 1,778,303 275,884 2,054,187
2018 67,610 38,428 106,038 1,742,169 246,159 1,988,328 1,809,779 284,587 2,094,366
2019 68,210 39,277 107,487 1,754,752 245,462 2,000,214 1,822,962 284,739 2,107,701
2020 70,047 40,238 110,285 1,765,660 252,821 2,018,481 1,835,707 293,059 2,128,766
2021 70,247 45,191 115,438 1,643,097 262,632 1,905,729 1,713,344 307,823 2,021,167
2022 72,086 48,684 120,770 1,705,016 304,103 2,009,119 1,777,102 352,787 2,129,889

Source: Labour Force Sample Surveys, 2006 to 2009 and 2011 to 2022; *: census 2010

 

ANNEXED NOTE                                                                                               

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Censuses:                                                                                          

Reference period for census 2015: the night of 20 to 21 April 2015.

Reference period for census 2010: the night of 20 to 21 April 2010.

Reference period for census 2020: December 2020 (administrative records-based census).

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within the State’s borders during time of reference, including in labour camps.

 

Labour force Sample Surveys:

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labour Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis. Since 2013, data has been collected on a monthly basis and published every 3 months.

 

Labour Force Sample Surveys Sampling frame Sample size Reference period/ periodicity of data collection
House–holds individuals
2006 based on independent samples drawn from distinct frames of specially constructed PSUs 5,492 31,439 March 2006
2007 nd 5,492 31,439 October 2007
2008 nd 6,104 nd December 2008
2009 nd 6,109 35,839 October 2009
2011 nd 6,920 35,839 March 2011
2012 Census 2010 6,895 37,629 April 2012
2013 Census 2010 c. 7000 n.d. Monthly
2014 Census 2010 8,351 53,363 Monthly
2015 Census 2010 6,953 44,756 Monthly
2016 Census 2010 9,199 60,016 Monthly
2017 Census 2015 9,200 60,278 Monthly
2018 Census 2015 9,200 60,238 Monthly
2019 Census 2015 8,445 54,948 Monthly
2020 Census 2015 9,200 60,024 Monthly
2021 Census 2015 9,200 59,997 Monthly
2022 Census 2020 10,560 65,253 Monthly

 

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

Population of reference: sample of Qatari and non-Qatari households of the following types: i. Qatari households; ii. Non-Qatari households; iii. Small collective households or labour gatherings; iv. Large collective households or labour gatherings, present in Qatar on the night of survey/ periods of reference.

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 in 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).

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

Employed population:

Persons aged 15 years an above, who during the week preceding the survey:

  1. a) Perform a work for a wage, salary, profits or household gains, whether it was in cash or in kind.
  2. b) Are temporarily not employed, however, they still have an official relation with their work

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA)

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

 

  1. Data availability

 

Labour Force Surveys (annual and quarterly reports) and earlier labour-related data can be downloaded from PSA’s website, in PDF and Excel formats:

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

Last date of access: October 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, Employment, Female Employment, National Labour, Foreign Labour