Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
55
Highest
1.25 GPIA
Ireland
Lowest
0.326 GPIA
Qatar
Median
1.02 GPIA
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
729
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 1.25 GPIA in Ireland; the lowest is 0.326 GPIA in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.02 GPIA, and the mean is 1.02 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 84.3%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 62.5%).
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 1.25 GPIA | 2015 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 1.23 GPIA | 2017 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.16 GPIA | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Singapore | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 7 | Norway | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 17 | Paraguay | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 1.03 GPIA | 2016 | up 48.5% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 1.02 GPIA | 2020 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2020 | — | rising |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 32 | Japan | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 33 | Mexico | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 36 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 37 | Albania | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 38 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 0.9949 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | 0.9924 GPIA | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 0.9914 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.9892 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 0.9888 GPIA | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.9872 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 0.9716 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 0.968 GPIA | 2022 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 47 | Bahrain | 0.9625 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 0.9623 GPIA | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.958 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 50 | Iceland | 0.9544 GPIA | 2014 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 51 | Slovakia | 0.9527 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 0.9056 GPIA | 2017 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 53 | Egypt | 0.8823 GPIA | 2022 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 54 | Netherlands | 0.8591 GPIA | 2016 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 55 | Qatar | 0.326 GPIA | 2020 | down 62.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release