Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Sweden

Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 55 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.3396 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
16
2002–2024

Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Sweden, 2002–2024

0.40.60.812002201320242002: 0.65 GPIA2003: 0.69 GPIA2004: 0.34 GPIA2005: 0.614 GPIA2006: 0.542 GPIA2007: 0.698 GPIA2008: 0.64 GPIA2009: 0.74 GPIA2010: 0.775 GPIA2011: 0.694 GPIA2012: 0.875 GPIA2014: 0.83 GPIA2015: 1.1 GPIA2016: 0.914 GPIA2022: 1.1 GPIA2024: 1.1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Sweden is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Sweden peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3396 GPIA, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 16th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sweden, 2002 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2002 0.65 GPIA
2003 0.6897 GPIA +6.1%
2004 0.3396 GPIA -50.8%
2005 0.6136 GPIA +80.7%
2006 0.5417 GPIA -11.7%
2007 0.6979 GPIA +28.8%
2008 0.6402 GPIA -8.3%
2009 0.74 GPIA +15.6%
2010 0.7745 GPIA +4.7%
2011 0.6939 GPIA -10.4%
2012 0.8754 GPIA +26.1%
2014 0.83 GPIA -5.2%
2015 1.07 GPIA +29.1%
2016 0.9139 GPIA -14.7%
2022 1.09 GPIA +18.9%
2024 1.07 GPIA -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6141 GPIA 0.3396 GPIA 0.74 GPIA 8
2010s 0.8598 GPIA 0.6939 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 6
2020s 1.08 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 1.09 GPIA 2

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Denmark 1.07 GPIA compare
  2. 14 Hungary 1.07 GPIA compare
  3. 15 France 1.07 GPIA compare
  4. 17 Japan 1.07 GPIA compare
  5. 18 Slovakia 1.07 GPIA compare
  6. 19 Spain 1.06 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Sweden?
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Sweden was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3396 GPIA in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
55 places, 719 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release