Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
1.15 GPIA
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.8794 GPIA
Egypt
Median
1.03 GPIA
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
463

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 1.15 GPIA in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.8794 GPIA in Egypt.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.03 GPIA, and the mean is 1.02 GPIA.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 47.8%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 17.9%).

Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 18.2% rising
2 Netherlands 1.1 GPIA 2016 up 5.2% flat
3 Finland 1.09 GPIA 2023 down 0.4% flat
4 France 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 7.9% flat
5 Austria 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 7.5% flat
6 Germany 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 7.8% flat
7 Spain 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 6.7% flat
8 Bahrain 1.07 GPIA 2023 down 17.9% falling
9 Croatia 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 5.6% rising
10 Sweden 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% rising
11 Azerbaijan 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% flat
12 Singapore 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 4.2% rising
13 Israel 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 4.7% flat
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 27.2% flat
15 Italy 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 3.7% rising
16 Slovenia 1.05 GPIA 2023 down 2.9% flat
17 Slovakia 1.05 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% flat
18 Norway 1.04 GPIA 2021 up 2.4% flat
19 Hungary 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 6.7% rising
20 Serbia 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 5.0% flat
21 Denmark 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 1.5% flat
22 Latvia 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 3.3% flat
23 Portugal 1.04 GPIA 2023 down 1.3% flat
24 Russian Federation 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 0.9% flat
25 Belgium 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 1.9% flat
26 Brazil 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 6.9% flat
27 Colombia 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 0.3% flat
28 Japan 1.03 GPIA 2022 down 1.5% flat
29 Malta 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 8.8% falling
30 Poland 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 3.4% flat
31 Switzerland 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
32 Czechia 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 7.2% flat
33 Korea 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% flat
34 Paraguay 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 5.7% flat
35 Indonesia 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 0.7% flat
36 Thailand 1.01 GPIA 2020 down 6.7% falling
37 Mexico 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 3.5% flat
38 Hong Kong, China 1 GPIA 2022 up 0.1% flat
39 Cyprus 1 GPIA 2023 down 5.8% flat
40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA 2020 down 4.5% flat
41 Kazakhstan 0.996 GPIA 2023 down 7.3% flat
42 Georgia 0.9959 GPIA 2023 down 2.9% flat
43 Romania 0.9844 GPIA 2023 down 1.4% flat
44 Estonia 0.9831 GPIA 2017 down 4.3% flat
45 Lithuania 0.98 GPIA 2023 down 6.1% flat
46 Greece 0.9777 GPIA 2016 down 7.0% falling
47 Albania 0.9763 GPIA 2023 flat
48 Bulgaria 0.9731 GPIA 2023 down 5.0% flat
49 Montenegro 0.9677 GPIA 2022 up 3.3% flat
50 Ukraine 0.9511 GPIA 2021 up 1.2% flat
51 North Macedonia 0.9465 GPIA 2017 flat
52 Türkiye 0.9401 GPIA 2024 up 41.7% rising
53 Qatar 0.9219 GPIA 2020 up 47.8% rising
54 Egypt 0.8794 GPIA 2022 up 6.6% falling

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
54 places, 463 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release