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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Qatar's labour force participation stands at 87.01% as of 2025-12-31, down from 87.22% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Qatar's labour force participation was 87.01%, down from 87.22% in 2024.
In 2024, Qatar's labour force participation was 87.22%, down from 87.55% in 2023.
In 2023, Qatar's labour force participation was 87.55%, down from 87.58% in 2022.
In 2022, Qatar's labour force participation was 87.58%, up from 86.36% in 2021.
In 2021, Qatar's labour force participation was 86.36%, down from 87.11% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.01% | -0.207% |
| 2024 | 87.22% | -0.331% |
| 2023 | 87.55% | -0.024% |
| 2022 | 87.58% | +1.21% |
| 2021 | 86.36% | -0.742% |
| 2020 | 87.11% | -0.328% |
| 2019 | 87.43% | -0.07% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.005% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.023% |
| 2016 | 87.48% | +0.201% |
| 2015 | 87.27% | +0.527% |
| 2014 | 86.75% | +0.451% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.026% |
| 2012 | 86.27% | -0.185% |
| 2011 | 86.46% | -0.104% |
| 2010 | 86.56% | +0.067% |
| 2009 | 86.49% | +0.398% |
| 2008 | 86.09% | +0.767% |
| 2007 | 85.33% | +1.58% |
| 2006 | 83.75% | +1.19% |
| 2005 | 82.56% | +0.187% |
| 2004 | 82.38% | -0.842% |
| 2003 | 83.22% | +0.273% |
| 2002 | 82.94% | +0.103% |
| 2001 | 82.84% | +0.206% |
| 2000 | 82.64% | -0.029% |
| 1999 | 82.66% | +0.058% |
| 1998 | 82.61% | -0.306% |
| 1997 | 82.91% | -0.926% |
| 1996 | 83.84% | +0.002% |
| 1995 | 83.84% | +0.066% |
| 1994 | 83.77% | +0.086% |
| 1993 | 83.68% | +0.165% |
| 1992 | 83.52% | -0.325% |
| 1991 | 83.84% | +0.099% |
| 1990 | 83.75% | — |
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Qatar's labour force participation is 87.01% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 87.22% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 87.58% (2022); the lowest is 82.38% (2004), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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