Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
56
Highest
99.4%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
26.5%
Azerbaijan
Median
90.2%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
474

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 26.5% in Azerbaijan.

The median across all reporting countries is 90.2%, and the mean is 88.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 194.1%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 36.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong, China 99.4% 2022 up 1.8% flat
2 Czechia 98.2% 2023 up 18.0% rising
3 Denmark 97.9% 2024 up 3.6% rising
4 Georgia 97.8% 2023 up 10.4% rising
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.6% 2020 up 8.4% rising
5 Montenegro 97.6% 2022 up 4.5% rising
7 Morocco 97.0% 2021 up 2.0% rising
8 Cyprus 96.9% 2023 up 7.9% rising
9 Serbia 96.8% 2023 down 0.2% flat
10 Thailand 96.5% 2020 up 33.1% rising
11 Hungary 96.4% 2024 up 3.5% rising
12 Norway 96.0% 2021 up 0.3% flat
13 Albania 95.9% 2023 rising
14 Malta 95.7% 2023 up 6.7% rising
15 Slovenia 95.5% 2023 up 11.6% rising
16 Switzerland 95.4% 2023 up 15.5% rising
17 Mexico 95.0% 2023 up 194.1% rising
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.8% 2023 up 26.4% rising
19 Japan 94.6% 2022 up 15.5% rising
20 Croatia 94.4% 2023 up 6.8% rising
21 Portugal 94.1% 2023 up 4.1% rising
22 Latvia 93.6% 2023 up 0.6% flat
23 Finland 93.4% 2023 up 8.0% rising
24 Poland 93.0% 2023 up 16.1% rising
25 North Macedonia 92.8% 2017 flat
26 Türkiye 92.3% 2024 up 43.5% rising
27 Belgium 90.7% 2023 up 7.3% rising
28 Austria 90.4% 2024 up 6.2% rising
29 Spain 90.0% 2023 down 2.4% rising
30 Korea 89.8% 2023 up 10.5% rising
31 Romania 89.1% 2023 up 32.4% rising
31 Lithuania 89.1% 2023 down 1.9% flat
33 Sweden 88.9% 2024 down 6.9% falling
34 Greece 88.6% 2016 up 21.7% rising
35 Luxembourg 88.5% 2024 down 3.4% falling
36 Bulgaria 88.1% 2023 up 22.9% rising
37 Singapore 87.5% 2023 up 14.7% rising
38 Qatar 87.3% 2020 up 62.0% rising
39 Brazil 87.2% 2023 up 26.4% rising
40 Russian Federation 87.0% 2023 up 32.6% rising
41 Netherlands 86.8% 2016 down 1.1% flat
41 Paraguay 86.8% 2023 up 124.9% rising
43 Egypt 86.1% 2022 up 129.6% rising
44 Colombia 84.9% 2023 up 16.6% rising
45 Slovakia 84.6% 2024 down 4.3% falling
46 Germany 84.0% 2024 down 5.9% falling
47 Bahrain 83.8% 2023 up 60.5% rising
48 Italy 80.7% 2023 up 11.9% rising
49 Ukraine 79.9% 2021 up 40.9% rising
50 Indonesia 78.9% 2023 up 75.7% rising
51 Israel 78.5% 2023 down 8.7% falling
52 Estonia 76.2% 2017 down 1.0% rising
53 Kazakhstan 74.4% 2023 up 56.0% rising
54 France 71.0% 2023 down 11.8% falling
55 United Arab Emirates 48.3% 2023 down 36.7% falling
56 Azerbaijan 26.5% 2023 up 11.3% rising

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
56 places, 474 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release