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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Qatar

Qatar Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 0.1 % 1Q/23
Employed Persons 2190945 Person | 2.191 Million Person 1Q/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Qatar - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Qatar?

  • Unemployment Rate in Qatar remained unchanged at 0.1 % in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 3.9 % and minimum was 0.1 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Statistics Authority.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
0.1 1Q/23 14.08.2023
0.1 4Q/22 28.03.2023
0.1 2Q/22 19.10.2022
0.1 1Q/22 09.09.2022
0.1 2Q/20 29.03.2021
0.1 1Q/20 21.10.2020
0.1 4Q/19 14.05.2020
0.1 3Q/19 26.02.2020


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Unemployment Rate in Qatar by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Abdullah bin Nasser 26.06.2013 - 0.3000 0.1000 0.3000 0.1000 -66.67%
Hamad bin Jassim 03.04.2007 - 26.06.2013 3.2000 3.1000 3.9000 2.3000 -3.13%
Abdullah bin Khalifa 29.10.1996 - 03.04.2007 3.9000 3.9000 3.9000 3.9000 0.00%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Person)

Employed Persons
                     Qatar - Historical Data (Person)

How many employed persons are in Qatar?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Qatar increased to 2190945 Person (2.191 Million Person) in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 2329133 Person and minimum was 310291 Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by Statistics Authority.

Historical Data (Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
2190945 1Q/23 14.08.2023
2163247 4Q/22 28.03.2023
2066971 2Q/22 19.10.2022
2084961 1Q/22 09.09.2022
2161793 2Q/20 29.03.2021
2129281 4Q/19 14.05.2020
2055014 3Q/19 26.02.2020
2049387 2Q/19 29.10.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Person)

Employed Persons in Qatar by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Qatar

Index Updated Actual Previous
Minimum Wages 2023 274.62 USD/Month 274.62

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 4.7 % 5.1
Jordan 2Q/23 22.3 % 21.9
Kyrgyzstan Jul/23 2.7 % 2.8
Mongolia 2Q/23 5.8 % 6.6
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 2Q/23 24.7 % 25.2
Tajikistan Dec/22 7.8 % 7.7
Cambodia 20 0.22 % 0.23
China 2Q/23 5.2 % 5.3
Georgia 2023 16.7 % 18
India 2023 7.1 % 8.1
Israel Aug/23 3.1 % 3.4
Pakistan 2021 6.3 % 6.9
South Korea Aug/23 2.4 % 2.8
Taiwan Aug/23 3.42 % 3.43
Vietnam 2Q/23 2.3 % 2.25
Maldives 2022 4.9 % 6.1
Armenia 2Q/23 11.7 % 13.7
Hong Kong Aug/23 2.8 % 2.8
Indonesia 1Q/23 5.45 % 5.86
Japan Aug/23 2.7 % 2.7
Kazakhstan Jun/23 4.7 % 4.8
Lebanon 2022 12.6 % 12.5
Macau Aug/23 2.5 % 2.6
Malaysia Aug/23 3.4 % 3.4
Philippines 2Q/23 4.4 % 4.8
Qatar 1Q/23 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 2Q/23 1.9 % 1.8
Sri Lanka 2Q/23 5.2 % 4.7
Thailand Jun/23 1.06 % 1.05
Oman 2022 2.3 % 2.5
Iran 1Q/23 9.7 % 8.2
Laos 2022 2.6 % 3.6
Azerbaijan 2022 5.5 % 6
Kuwait 2022 2.5 % 2.8
Saudi Arabia 2Q/23 4.9 % 5.1
Bahrain 2022 5.5 % 6.6
North Korea 2022 3 % 3.2
United Arab Emirates 2022 2.75 % 3.11
Yemen 2022 13.59 % 13.89
Turkmenistan 2021 5.1 % 5
Uzbekistan 2018 6.9 % 7.2
Iraq 2022 15.55 % 16.17
Syria 2022 9.6 % 9.8
Afghanistan 2021 13.3 % 11.7
Bhutan 2022 5.9 % 4.8
Brunei 2022 7.2 % 7.4
Mauritius 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.7