Qatar — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Qatar, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Qatar was 87.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 87.58% in 2022. The lowest was 82.38% in 2004 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.11% per year.
Qatar ranks 1 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so Qatar sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 1 of 23 economies; United Arab Emirates (78.59%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 6th of 187 in 1990 → 7th of 187 in 2000 → 1st of 187 in 2010 → 1st of 187 in 2020 → 1st of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 87.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 87.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 87.58% | +1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 86.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 87.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 87.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 87.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 87.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 86.75% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 86.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 86.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 86.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 86.49% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 86.09% | +0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 85.33% | +1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 83.75% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 82.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 82.38% | -0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 83.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 82.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 82.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 82.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 82.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 82.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 82.91% | -0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 83.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 83.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 83.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 83.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 83.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 83.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 83.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s Labor participation in 1991?
83.84% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Qatar’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +3.9% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 87.01%; 2024: 87.22%; 2023: 87.55%; 2022: 87.58%; 2021: 86.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.