Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
56
Highest
96.4%
Malaysia
Lowest
42.6%
France
Median
69.2%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
500

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, female (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 96.4% in Malaysia; the lowest is 42.6% in France.

The median across all reporting countries is 69.2%, and the mean is 69.4%.

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

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 408.8%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 10.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malaysia 96.4% 2023 up 43.7% rising
2 Hong Kong, China 93.4% 2022 up 31.0% rising
3 Denmark 92.3% 2024 up 33.8% rising
4 Norway 91.1% 2021 up 48.6% rising
5 Morocco 84.2% 2021 up 106.9% rising
6 Cyprus 84.1% 2023 up 89.4% rising
6 Qatar 84.1% 2020 up 71.6% rising
8 Hungary 83.7% 2024 up 39.5% rising
9 Bahrain 83.4% 2023 up 28.3% flat
10 Malta 79.1% 2023 up 49.5% rising
11 Georgia 78.9% 2023 up 66.1% rising
12 Latvia 77.1% 2023 up 35.7% rising
13 Montenegro 76.0% 2022 up 68.1% rising
14 Finland 75.5% 2023 up 37.8% rising
15 Mexico 75.3% 2023 up 408.8% rising
16 Romania 75.1% 2023 up 131.1% rising
17 Russian Federation 74.5% 2023 up 83.0% rising
18 Lithuania 72.6% 2023 up 62.8% rising
19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 72.2% 2020 up 39.9% rising
20 Singapore 72.0% 2023 up 50.6% rising
21 Türkiye 71.8% 2024 up 141.8% rising
22 Sweden 71.4% 2024 up 4.7% rising
23 Thailand 70.9% 2020 up 167.5% rising
24 Estonia 70.8% 2020 up 87.8% rising
25 Serbia 70.6% 2023 up 55.8% rising
25 Belgium 70.6% 2023 up 51.8% rising
27 Brazil 69.7% 2023 up 66.0% rising
28 Portugal 69.6% 2023 up 68.1% rising
29 Israel 68.7% 2023 down 10.4% falling
30 Luxembourg 67.9% 2024 up 13.9% rising
31 Japan 67.7% 2022 up 55.3% rising
31 Spain 67.7% 2023 up 48.8% rising
33 Paraguay 67.4% 2023 up 213.5% rising
34 Austria 67.2% 2024 up 55.2% rising
35 Slovenia 66.1% 2023 up 76.3% rising
36 Korea 66.0% 2023 up 56.4% rising
37 Colombia 65.7% 2023 up 100.9% rising
38 Switzerland 65.3% 2023 up 79.9% rising
39 Bulgaria 64.9% 2023 up 76.4% rising
40 Poland 64.2% 2023 up 78.3% rising
41 Czechia 63.5% 2023 up 78.9% rising
42 Albania 62.6% 2023 rising
42 Croatia 62.6% 2023 up 93.2% rising
44 Kazakhstan 61.9% 2023 up 55.9% rising
45 Netherlands 61.7% 2016 up 31.3% rising
46 North Macedonia 60.9% 2018 up 16.0% rising
47 Egypt 59.5% 2022 up 294.0% volatile
48 Germany 58.7% 2024 up 44.6% rising
49 Slovakia 58.2% 2024 up 12.4% rising
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.3% 2023 up 29.3% rising
51 Azerbaijan 53.7% 2023 up 286.3% volatile
52 Italy 53.6% 2023 up 81.7% rising
53 Indonesia 50.6% 2023 up 199.4% rising
54 Ukraine 48.1% 2021 up 103.8% rising
55 Greece 45.3% 2016 up 72.9% rising
56 France 42.6% 2023 up 10.1% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
56 places, 500 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release