Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
61
Highest
93.3%
Bahrain
Lowest
0.2%
El Salvador
Median
70.3%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
831
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), both sexes (%) is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 93.3% in Bahrain; the lowest is 0.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.3%, and the mean is 65.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 466.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 33,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 37.6%).
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 93.3% | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 93.1% | 2023 | up 520.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 87.0% | 2023 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Montenegro | 85.7% | 2022 | up 147.0% | rising |
| 5 | Malaysia | 83.9% | 2023 | up 178.7% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 82.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 81.6% | 2024 | up 345.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Malta | 80.7% | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Serbia | 80.2% | 2023 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Belarus | 80.1% | 2023 | up 388.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 80.1% | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Hungary | 80.0% | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.7% | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 78.7% | 2022 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Georgia | 77.2% | 2023 | up 174.7% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 77.0% | 2023 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 76.8% | 2021 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 76.1% | 2023 | up 274.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 76.1% | 2024 | up 221.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Singapore | 75.9% | 2023 | up 1,016.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 75.0% | 2023 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 74.8% | 2023 | up 215.6% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 74.5% | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 73.7% | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 72.7% | 2023 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 71.5% | 2023 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Sweden | 71.4% | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 70.9% | 2023 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 70.8% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Portugal | 70.7% | 2023 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 70.3% | 2023 | up 603.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 69.2% | 2024 | up 194.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 69.0% | 2023 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 68.5% | 2023 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 68.4% | 2023 | up 228.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 68.2% | 2023 | up 255.2% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 67.9% | 2023 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 67.8% | 2023 | up 469.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 67.2% | 2023 | up 33,500.0% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 65.8% | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 65.6% | 2023 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 64.1% | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 61.8% | 2023 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 60.4% | 2018 | up 154.9% | rising |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 60.1% | 2021 | up 19,933.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 59.8% | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 57.3% | 2023 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 57.3% | 2023 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Poland | 56.1% | 2023 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 50.2% | 2014 | up 470.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Japan | 49.6% | 2019 | up 180.2% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 49.5% | 2022 | up 371.4% | volatile |
| 53 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 48.3% | 2020 | up 146.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Qatar | 42.8% | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritius | 42.8% | 2020 | up 1,088.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 35.0% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ireland | 30.1% | 2015 | up 937.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 29.5% | 2021 | up 147.9% | rising |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 19.9% | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 8.2% | 2023 | up 446.7% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release