Qatar: Employed population aged 15 and above by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari), sex and employment status (2020)

Qataris non-Qataris Total
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Paid Family Worker 0 0 0 5 45 50 5 45 50
Non-paid Family Worker 8 0 8 157 1 158 165 1 166
Employee 65,169 45,703 110,872 1,638,876 288,609 1,927,485 1,704,045 334,312 2,038,357
Own Account Worker 54 0 54 905 0 905 959 0 959
Employer 2,035 521 2,556 5,691 233 5,924 7,726 754 8,480
Total 67,266 46,224 113,490 1,645,634 288,888 1,934,522 1,712,900 335,112 2,048,012

Source: census 2020, PSA

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions
Qatar conducted population censuses in 1970, 1986, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2015 (a “simplified” census) and in 2020.
Reference period for census 2020: December 2020.
Implementation method: Census 2020 was based on administrative records, supplemented by an online self-enumeration platform,
completed with field enumeration.
Population of reference: All Qatari and non-Qatari individuals residing in the country at the time of the survey.
Classification used: ISCE.
Self-employed individuals are self-employed or with a single partner or a limited number of partners in self-employed jobs,
and no paid workers work with them continuously. It includes self-employed persons outside facilities.
(https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/dictionary/Pages/searchresults.aspx?chapter=8).

2. Institution which provides data

Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA)
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.psa.gov.qa/ar/pages/default.aspx

3. Data availability

Census 2020′ website:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/StatisticsSite/Census/Census2020/Pages/default.aspx;
https://www.psa.gov.qa/ar/statistics1/statisticssite/census/census2020/pages/default.aspx
Detailed results of the Census of Population, Housing and Establishments (December 2020) (Excel and PDF formats)
https://bit.ly/cenfinalx
https://bit.ly/cenfinal
Main results of the General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments 2020
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/StatisticsSite/Census/census2020/res/Documents/Census_2020_Res_Summary_En.pdf
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/StatisticsSite/Census/census2020/res/Documents/Census_2020_Res_Summary_Ar.pdf

Date of access: August 2022.