Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
1.19 GPIA
France
Lowest
0.7656 GPIA
Egypt
Median
1.03 GPIA
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
462

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 1.19 GPIA in France; the lowest is 0.7656 GPIA in Egypt.

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

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 46.4%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 13.3%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 9.0% rising
2 Sweden 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 4.8% flat
3 Lithuania 1.15 GPIA 2023 up 3.9% flat
4 Latvia 1.13 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
5 Spain 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 12.3% rising
6 Norway 1.09 GPIA 2021 down 0.6% flat
7 Malta 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% flat
8 Slovenia 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 17.7% rising
9 Finland 1.08 GPIA 2023 down 6.3% flat
10 Netherlands 1.08 GPIA 2016 up 1.9% flat
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.08 GPIA 2020 down 1.8% flat
12 Russian Federation 1.08 GPIA 2023 up 0.8% flat
13 Czechia 1.08 GPIA 2023 up 9.5% rising
14 Poland 1.08 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
15 Austria 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 13.6% rising
16 Brazil 1.07 GPIA 2023 down 8.9% falling
17 Hungary 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 5.1% rising
18 Belgium 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 8.6% rising
19 Switzerland 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 23.0% rising
20 Portugal 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 22.1% rising
21 Israel 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% flat
22 Denmark 1.05 GPIA 2024 down 3.5% flat
23 Cyprus 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 4.8% rising
24 Colombia 1.04 GPIA 2023 down 0.3% flat
25 Georgia 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
26 Paraguay 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% flat
27 Bulgaria 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 6.5% rising
28 Ukraine 1.03 GPIA 2021 up 2.8% flat
29 Slovakia 1.03 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% flat
30 Japan 1.03 GPIA 2022 up 17.8% rising
31 Mexico 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 6.1% flat
32 Germany 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 11.6% rising
33 Italy 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 21.1% rising
34 Estonia 1.01 GPIA 2017 down 10.8% flat
35 Serbia 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 19.8% rising
36 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA 2023 up 1.3% flat
37 Romania 1 GPIA 2023 up 7.1% rising
38 Singapore 0.9986 GPIA 2023 up 0.7% flat
39 Hong Kong, China 0.998 GPIA 2022 up 1.4% flat
40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9964 GPIA 2023 up 0.6% flat
41 Thailand 0.9918 GPIA 2020 up 0.9% flat
42 Bahrain 0.9857 GPIA 2023 down 13.3% flat
43 Luxembourg 0.9832 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% rising
44 Korea 0.9783 GPIA 2023 up 5.0% rising
45 Montenegro 0.9604 GPIA 2022 up 10.1% rising
46 Croatia 0.9569 GPIA 2023 up 29.0% rising
47 North Macedonia 0.9518 GPIA 2017 flat
48 Greece 0.9427 GPIA 2016 up 15.9% rising
49 Qatar 0.9282 GPIA 2020 up 2.2% flat
50 Indonesia 0.8765 GPIA 2023 up 22.4% rising
51 Türkiye 0.8745 GPIA 2024 up 46.4% rising
52 Albania 0.8725 GPIA 2023 flat
53 Azerbaijan 0.8559 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% flat
54 Egypt 0.7656 GPIA 2022 up 29.7% rising

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 25-74 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, 462 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release