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, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
56
Highest
95.6%
Bahrain
Lowest
0.2%
El Salvador
Median
67.4%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
739
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), 25-74 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 95.6% in Bahrain; the lowest is 0.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.4%, and the mean is 61.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 478.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 35,150.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 21.7%).
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 95.6% | 2023 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Montenegro | 84.8% | 2022 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 83.3% | 2023 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 81.9% | 2024 | up 370.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Albania | 80.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 80.0% | 2021 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Georgia | 77.9% | 2023 | up 156.2% | rising |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.3% | 2023 | up 156.8% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 77.0% | 2023 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 76.7% | 2023 | up 1,157.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Belarus | 76.2% | 2023 | up 574.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Hungary | 74.6% | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 74.5% | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 74.2% | 2024 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Malta | 73.7% | 2023 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 73.2% | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 72.5% | 2023 | up 243.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 71.9% | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 71.8% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 71.6% | 2023 | up 318.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 71.5% | 2023 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 70.5% | 2023 | up 35,150.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 69.6% | 2023 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 69.2% | 2023 | up 291.0% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 68.9% | 2023 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 68.8% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 68.0% | 2023 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 67.5% | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 67.3% | 2023 | up 639.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 66.7% | 2023 | up 390.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 66.4% | 2023 | up 403.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 65.9% | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 65.4% | 2023 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 64.7% | 2024 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 64.2% | 2023 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 36 | France | 61.6% | 2023 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Qatar | 61.2% | 2020 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 59.5% | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 58.4% | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 55.2% | 2023 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 53.8% | 2017 | up 1,151.2% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 53.7% | 2023 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Japan | 53.1% | 2019 | up 203.4% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 50.5% | 2022 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Poland | 50.3% | 2023 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Estonia | 47.3% | 2017 | up 217.4% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 45.5% | 2020 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Iceland | 43.7% | 2014 | up 460.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritius | 42.7% | 2020 | up 941.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Netherlands | 35.7% | 2016 | up 227.5% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 32.9% | 2021 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 28.7% | 2015 | up 617.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 28.0% | 2016 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 21.6% | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 9.9% | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release