Qatar: Labour Force Participation Rates by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari) and sex (%, 2012-2022)
| Qataris | Non-Qataris | Total | |||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| 2012 | 68.1 | 34.6 | 51.3 | 97.7 | 58.4 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 52.4 | 86.5 |
| 2013 | 70.0 | 34.7 | 52.1 | 97.9 | 59.0 | 91.1 | 96.2 | 53.1 | 87.2 |
| 2014 | 68.9 | 35.0 | 51.9 | 97.8 | 59.4 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 53.7 | 87.6 |
| 2015 | 68.6 | 36.1 | 52.1 | 97.8 | 64.9 | 92.1 | 96.3 | 58.7 | 88.6 |
| 2016 | 68.5 | 36.9 | 52.4 | 98.0 | 65.6 | 92.5 | 96.4 | 59.4 | 89.1 |
| 2017 | 68.2 | 36.7 | 52.2 | 97.6 | 64.5 | 91.8 | 96.1 | 58.5 | 88.4 |
| 2018 | 68.1 | 37.1 | 52.2 | 97.6 | 64.2 | 91.7 | 96.0 | 58.5 | 88.3 |
| 2019 | 67.9 | 37.6 | 52.4 | 97.5 | 63.7 | 91.5 | 96.0 | 58.2 | 88.2 |
| 2020 | 66.4 | 37.0 | 51.5 | 97.5 | 64.3 | 91.5 | 95.8 | 58.4 | 88.0 |
| 2021 | 66.7 | 42.0 | 54.2 | 97.2 | 64.2 | 90.8 | 95.4 | 59.6 | 87.4 |
| 2022 | 66.1 | 42.9 | 54.3 | 97.1 | 66.4 | 90.8 | 95.3 | 61.7 | 87.4 |
Source: Annual Bulletin of Labour Force Sample Survey 2022
ANNEXED NOTE
- Technical Notes and Definitions
The data for 2012-2017 is taken from the Labour Force Survey 2017 (yearly synthesis)
The data for 2017-2022 is taken from the Labour Force Survey 2022 (yearly synthesis)
Sampling frame of LFS 2022: 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.
- 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: January 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, National & Foreign Labour, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Female Employment