Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Qatar

Youth unemployment in Qatar in 2025 — 0.56%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.96 pp.

2025 0.56% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 2.83%2004
Period minimum 0.3%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Qatar, 1991–2025012319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 2.52%1992: 2.54%1993: 2.57%1994: 2.62%1995: 2.68%1996: 2.75%1997: 2.76%1998: 2.7%1999: 2.67%2000: 2.66%2001: 2.68%2002: 2.73%2003: 2.79%2004: 2.83%2005: 2.83%2006: 2.73%2007: 1.57%2008: 1.01%2009: 1.16%2010: 1.3%2011: 1.31%2012: 1.48%2013: 1.11%2014: 0.74%2015: 0.57%2016: 0.48%2017: 0.51%2018: 0.31%2019: 0.3%2020: 0.48%2021: 0.69%2022: 0.56%2023: 0.57%2024: 0.57%2025: 0.56%
Change over the period: −1.96 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 0.56%
World 13.41%
Western Asia computed 18.31%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.56 −0.01 pp
2024 0.57 −0 pp
2023 0.57 +0.01 pp
2022 0.56 −0.13 pp
2021 0.69 +0.21 pp
2020 0.48 +0.19 pp
2019 0.3 −0.01 pp
2018 0.31 −0.2 pp
2017 0.51 +0.02 pp
2016 0.48 −0.09 pp
2015 0.57 −0.17 pp
2014 0.74 −0.37 pp
2013 1.11 −0.37 pp
2012 1.48 +0.17 pp
2011 1.31 +0.01 pp
2010 1.3 +0.14 pp
2009 1.16 +0.15 pp
2008 1.01 −0.56 pp
2007 1.57 −1.16 pp
2006 2.73 −0.1 pp
2005 2.83 −0.01 pp
2004 2.83 +0.04 pp
2003 2.79 +0.07 pp
2002 2.73 +0.05 pp
2001 2.68 +0.02 pp
2000 2.66 −0.01 pp
1999 2.67 −0.04 pp
1998 2.7 −0.06 pp
1997 2.76 +0.01 pp
1996 2.75 +0.07 pp
1995 2.68 +0.06 pp
1994 2.62 +0.05 pp
1993 2.57 +0.03 pp
1992 2.54 +0.02 pp
1991 2.52 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.