Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 25-74 years old, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
97.7%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
39.5%
Greece
Median
67.8%
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, female (%) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 97.7% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 39.5% in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 67.8%, and the mean is 68.0%.

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

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 642.5%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 10.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong, China 97.7% 2022 up 32.4% rising
2 Norway 91.1% 2021 up 67.5% rising
3 Denmark 91.0% 2024 up 41.7% rising
4 Qatar 84.0% 2020 up 65.7% rising
5 Georgia 83.0% 2023 up 58.1% rising
6 Bahrain 82.5% 2023 up 22.2% falling
7 Cyprus 82.2% 2023 up 132.9% rising
8 Hungary 81.8% 2024 up 48.5% rising
9 Finland 80.2% 2023 up 62.7% rising
10 Mexico 78.7% 2023 up 642.5% rising
11 Japan 76.9% 2022 up 65.4% rising
11 Malta 76.9% 2023 up 69.0% rising
13 Sweden 76.4% 2024 up 22.0% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 75.2% 2020 up 70.1% rising
15 Latvia 74.9% 2023 up 42.9% rising
16 Colombia 73.5% 2023 up 69.0% rising
16 Romania 73.5% 2023 up 187.1% rising
18 Montenegro 72.8% 2022 up 66.6% rising
19 Russian Federation 72.7% 2023 up 103.1% rising
20 Thailand 72.5% 2020 up 157.1% rising
21 Paraguay 71.6% 2023 up 309.1% rising
22 Israel 71.2% 2023 down 10.8% falling
23 Lithuania 70.7% 2023 up 96.4% rising
24 Kazakhstan 69.4% 2023 up 56.0% rising
25 Singapore 69.2% 2023 up 37.8% rising
26 Türkiye 68.3% 2024 up 185.8% rising
27 Brazil 68.1% 2023 up 105.7% rising
28 Switzerland 67.6% 2023 up 100.0% rising
29 Belgium 67.0% 2023 up 68.8% rising
30 Serbia 66.9% 2023 up 73.8% rising
31 Azerbaijan 66.5% 2023 up 515.7% volatile
32 Czechia 66.4% 2023 up 129.0% rising
33 Portugal 66.0% 2023 up 92.4% rising
34 Luxembourg 64.2% 2024 up 17.6% rising
35 Spain 64.1% 2023 up 62.7% rising
36 Estonia 63.7% 2017 up 107.5% rising
37 Austria 63.5% 2024 up 74.0% rising
38 Korea 63.2% 2023 up 55.3% rising
39 Bulgaria 62.5% 2023 up 97.2% rising
40 Slovenia 62.1% 2023 up 105.6% rising
41 Poland 61.0% 2023 up 98.1% rising
42 Netherlands 60.0% 2016 up 51.5% rising
43 Albania 56.8% 2023 rising
44 Croatia 55.5% 2023 up 124.7% rising
45 North Macedonia 55.3% 2017 rising
46 Germany 54.8% 2024 up 61.7% rising
46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.8% 2023 up 29.2% rising
48 Slovakia 54.6% 2024 up 22.1% rising
49 Egypt 52.9% 2022 up 303.8% volatile
50 Ukraine 52.2% 2021 up 114.8% rising
51 Italy 49.8% 2023 up 108.4% rising
52 Indonesia 49.7% 2023 up 328.4% rising
53 France 43.5% 2023 up 36.4% rising
54 Greece 39.5% 2016 up 105.7% rising

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 25-74 years old, female (%)
Unit
%
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