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, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
58
Highest
98.7%
Serbia
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
85.2%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
756
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, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 98.7% in Serbia; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.2%, and the mean is 77.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 987.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 80,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 35.4%).
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 98.7% | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 98.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 3 | Montenegro | 98.4% | 2022 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 98.0% | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.8% | 2023 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 96.0% | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Malta | 95.7% | 2023 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 94.8% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Georgia | 94.6% | 2023 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 94.4% | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Lithuania | 93.1% | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 93.0% | 2023 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 92.0% | 2024 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Latvia | 91.5% | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 91.3% | 2023 | up 1,242.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 90.3% | 2023 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 90.2% | 2023 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 90.0% | 2021 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 89.2% | 2024 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 89.2% | 2023 | up 160.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bahrain | 89.2% | 2023 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 87.7% | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 87.2% | 2023 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 86.9% | 2023 | up 380.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 86.5% | 2023 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 86.4% | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 86.0% | 2024 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 85.5% | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 85.4% | 2023 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 30 | France | 85.1% | 2023 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 84.4% | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 82.8% | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 82.6% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 34 | Singapore | 81.7% | 2023 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 81.6% | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 80.7% | 2024 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Paraguay | 80.3% | 2023 | up 80,200.0% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 78.9% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 78.8% | 2017 | up 415.0% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 78.6% | 2023 | up 514.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 78.5% | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 42 | Japan | 76.3% | 2019 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 75.8% | 2023 | up 167.8% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 73.2% | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 70.6% | 2017 | up 132.2% | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 69.5% | 2020 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 68.7% | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 65.0% | 2022 | up 194.1% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 62.6% | 2020 | up 834.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 61.9% | 2016 | up 1,619.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Iceland | 57.9% | 2014 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Netherlands | 54.2% | 2016 | up 258.9% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 44.5% | 2021 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 54 | Qatar | 33.8% | 2020 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 55 | Ireland | 33.0% | 2015 | up 870.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 25.3% | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 7.1% | 2023 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 58 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release