Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
61
Highest
90.3%
Bahrain
Lowest
0.3%
El Salvador
Median
70.6%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
792
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), female (%) is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 90.3% in Bahrain; the lowest is 0.3% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.6%, and the mean is 64.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 301.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 22,866.7%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 53.3%).
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 90.3% | 2023 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 88.7% | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 86.5% | 2023 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Norway | 85.1% | 2021 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Montenegro | 84.7% | 2022 | up 200.4% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 82.9% | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 82.8% | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Belarus | 82.6% | 2023 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 82.4% | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 80.8% | 2023 | up 190.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Albania | 80.5% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 79.5% | 2024 | up 459.9% | volatile |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 79.3% | 2023 | up 474.6% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 78.9% | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Georgia | 78.7% | 2023 | up 186.2% | rising |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.4% | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 78.3% | 2023 | up 301.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 77.4% | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 76.4% | 2024 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 75.4% | 2021 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 75.3% | 2023 | up 220.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Singapore | 75.2% | 2023 | up 1,039.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 74.3% | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 73.9% | 2023 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 73.7% | 2023 | up 246.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Sweden | 73.4% | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Switzerland | 72.4% | 2023 | up 143.0% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 71.7% | 2023 | up 337.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 71.0% | 2023 | up 244.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | 70.7% | 2024 | up 258.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 70.6% | 2023 | up 635.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Thailand | 70.2% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 69.6% | 2023 | up 276.2% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 68.9% | 2023 | up 22,866.7% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 68.9% | 2023 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 68.4% | 2023 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 67.7% | 2023 | up 499.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Israel | 66.9% | 2023 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 66.8% | 2020 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 65.7% | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 41 | France | 62.8% | 2023 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 62.3% | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 60.1% | 2018 | up 193.2% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 59.2% | 2023 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Poland | 58.4% | 2023 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 57.8% | 2021 | up 19,166.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 57.6% | 2023 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Iceland | 54.0% | 2014 | up 527.9% | volatile |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 51.1% | 2020 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Japan | 50.4% | 2019 | up 178.5% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 43.6% | 2022 | up 331.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Mauritius | 42.4% | 2020 | up 1,147.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 35.9% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 54 | Netherlands | 32.7% | 2016 | up 313.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 31.9% | 2016 | up 2,353.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 30.3% | 2015 | up 1,415.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 28.7% | 2021 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 58 | Qatar | 24.9% | 2020 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 20.1% | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 7.8% | 2023 | up 609.1% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release