Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Qatar
Qatar: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 18.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Qatar, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Qatar stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Qatar peaked at 18.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2008.
Qatar ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.4% | — |
| 1991 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 18.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 39% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 18.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.3%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Qatar?
- Labor force, female in Qatar was 18.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for labor force, female?
- Qatar ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.