Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
61
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
67.9%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
795
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), male (%) is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.9%, and the mean is 63.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,000.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 32,550.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 18.2%).
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | up 528.9% | rising |
| 2 | Bahrain | 94.9% | 2023 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Montenegro | 86.5% | 2022 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 85.3% | 2023 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 84.8% | 2023 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 83.8% | 2024 | up 272.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Albania | 83.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 8 | Serbia | 79.6% | 2023 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Norway | 79.0% | 2021 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.9% | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 78.3% | 2021 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Hungary | 77.4% | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 77.3% | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Singapore | 76.7% | 2023 | up 980.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Belarus | 76.5% | 2023 | up 355.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 75.8% | 2024 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Malta | 75.6% | 2023 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Georgia | 75.4% | 2023 | up 161.8% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 74.2% | 2023 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 73.8% | 2023 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 73.0% | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 71.6% | 2023 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 71.4% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Latvia | 71.2% | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 70.7% | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 70.1% | 2023 | up 567.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 69.7% | 2023 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 69.4% | 2023 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 69.4% | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Italy | 68.0% | 2023 | up 196.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 67.9% | 2023 | up 443.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 67.6% | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 67.3% | 2023 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | 66.6% | 2023 | up 233.0% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 65.9% | 2023 | up 173.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 65.3% | 2023 | up 32,550.0% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 64.4% | 2023 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 63.9% | 2023 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovakia | 62.5% | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 62.4% | 2021 | up 20,700.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Qatar | 61.4% | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 42 | France | 60.8% | 2023 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 60.6% | 2018 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 59.2% | 2020 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 57.1% | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 56.9% | 2023 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Egypt | 55.6% | 2022 | up 410.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 55.5% | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Poland | 53.6% | 2023 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Japan | 48.8% | 2019 | up 183.7% | rising |
| 51 | Iceland | 46.4% | 2014 | up 421.3% | rising |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 45.4% | 2020 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Mauritius | 43.3% | 2020 | up 1,039.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands | 39.0% | 2016 | up 217.1% | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 34.1% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 32.3% | 2016 | up 1,245.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 30.6% | 2021 | up 150.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 29.8% | 2015 | up 684.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 19.7% | 2023 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 8.6% | 2023 | up 352.6% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release