Qatar — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Qatar, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Qatar was 0.13% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 0.87% in 1991. The lowest was 0.10% in 2019 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -5.44% per year.
Qatar ranks 187 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 100%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 9.00%, so Qatar sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 24%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 23 of 23 economies; Bahrain (1.10%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 45% in 2010. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 181st of 187 in 1991 → 181st of 187 in 2000 → 187th of 187 in 2010 → 187th of 187 in 2020 → 182nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 0.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 0.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.87% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s Unemployment in 1992?
0.87% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Qatar’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -85.1% in total — about 5.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 0.13%; 2024: 0.13%; 2023: 0.13%; 2022: 0.13%; 2021: 0.14%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.