Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
58
Highest
87.8%
Korea
Lowest
0.2%
El Salvador
Median
55.8%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
787

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 87.8% in Korea; the lowest is 0.2% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 55.8%, and the mean is 50.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 439.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 17,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 50.0%).

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Korea 87.8% 2023 up 55.1% rising
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 87.3% 2020 up 43.6% rising
3 Malta 81.0% 2022 up 35.2% rising
4 Czechia 78.4% 2023 up 157.0% volatile
5 Austria 76.4% 2024 up 18.4% rising
6 Denmark 75.9% 2024 down 0.8% rising
7 Slovakia 75.3% 2024 up 86.4% volatile
8 Norway 73.0% 2021 up 17.7% rising
9 Australia 72.9% 2017 up 39.9% rising
10 Switzerland 72.0% 2023 up 49.7% rising
11 Singapore 71.9% 2023 up 208.6% rising
12 Luxembourg 71.6% 2024 up 30.2% rising
13 Sweden 71.5% 2024 up 15.0% rising
14 Germany 68.0% 2024 up 4.1% rising
15 France 67.6% 2023 up 34.4% rising
16 Netherlands 66.4% 2016 up 55.1% rising
17 Bahrain 66.2% 2023 up 169.1% volatile
18 Slovenia 65.2% 2023 up 48.9% rising
19 Belgium 64.8% 2023 up 42.7% rising
20 Hungary 64.1% 2024 up 110.2% volatile
21 Lithuania 63.2% 2023 up 117.2% volatile
22 Japan 63.0% 2022 up 59.9% rising
23 Portugal 62.3% 2023 up 202.4% volatile
24 Belarus 60.4% 2023 up 110.5% volatile
24 Estonia 60.4% 2016 up 941.4% volatile
26 Poland 59.0% 2023 up 60.3% rising
27 Spain 58.9% 2023 up 105.2% volatile
28 Finland 57.6% 2022 up 7.5% rising
29 Israel 56.3% 2023 up 65.6% rising
30 Russian Federation 55.2% 2023 up 565.1% volatile
31 Croatia 54.0% 2023 up 47.9% volatile
32 Hong Kong, China 53.5% 2022 up 100.4% rising
33 Türkiye 51.8% 2024 up 298.5% volatile
34 Ireland 50.5% 2015 up 276.9% volatile
35 Brazil 48.8% 2023 up 69.4% rising
36 Italy 48.7% 2023 up 155.0% volatile
37 Latvia 47.6% 2023 up 70.6% volatile
38 Iceland 46.8% 2014 up 41.4% rising
39 Mexico 45.2% 2023 up 2,052.4% volatile
40 Thailand 44.8% 2020 volatile
41 Romania 43.5% 2023 up 637.3% volatile
42 Bulgaria 40.9% 2023 up 212.2% volatile
43 Greece 37.9% 2016 up 362.2% volatile
44 Macau, China 33.1% 2021 up 669.8% volatile
45 Kazakhstan 31.4% 2023 up 390.6% rising
46 Cyprus 30.0% 2020 up 18.6% rising
47 Georgia 26.3% 2023 up 85.2% rising
48 Ukraine 21.4% 2021 up 2,277.8% volatile
49 Indonesia 19.5% 2023 up 323.9% volatile
50 North Macedonia 19.4% 2016 volatile
51 Paraguay 17.4% 2023 up 17,300.0% volatile
52 Qatar 16.7% 2020 up 122.7% rising
53 Peru 14.1% 2023 up 540.9% volatile
54 Mauritius 13.9% 2020 up 672.2% volatile
55 Colombia 11.5% 2023 up 82.5% rising
56 Azerbaijan 1.0% 2023 down 50.0% rising
57 Ecuador 0.3% 2012 rising
58 El Salvador 0.2% 2020 up 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
58 places, 787 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release