Qatar - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Qatar was 13.99 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 17.66 in 2003, while its lowest value was 11.61 in 2010.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 14.74
1991 15.10
1992 15.31
1993 15.63
1994 15.93
1995 16.25
1996 16.45
1997 16.35
1998 16.41
1999 16.57
2000 16.72
2001 17.13
2002 17.50
2003 17.66
2004 17.05
2005 16.10
2006 14.84
2007 13.66
2008 12.45
2009 11.68
2010 11.61
2011 11.77
2012 12.07
2013 12.46
2014 12.88
2015 13.28
2016 13.41
2017 13.54
2018 13.66
2019 13.79
2020 13.84
2021 13.99

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Qatar was 2,208,614 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,208,614 in 2021 and a minimum value of 281,419 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 281,419
1991 289,070
1992 293,420
1993 297,168
1994 300,444
1995 304,706
1996 310,452
1997 317,076
1998 327,498
1999 339,909
2000 353,270
2001 371,428
2002 390,935
2003 421,311
2004 471,808
2005 554,468
2006 689,366
2007 857,249
2008 1,045,812
2009 1,235,608
2010 1,409,449
2011 1,541,423
2012 1,665,040
2013 1,774,951
2014 1,872,348
2015 1,960,129
2016 2,024,649
2017 2,077,316
2018 2,120,699
2019 2,160,943
2020 2,174,828
2021 2,208,614

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure