demographic2026

Estimated share of working-age adults who use generative AI

Name: Estimated share of working-age adults who use generative AI
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: demographic, %, estimated, share, working, age, adults, who, use, generative

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•147 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

19.1%

Median: 14.8%

Countries Covered

147

with available data

Highest

United Arab Emirates

70.1%

Lowest

Cambodia

5.7%

Top 5 Countries

1United Arab Emirates70.1%

2Singapore63.4%

3Norway48.6%

4Ireland48.4%

5France47.8%

By Region

Oceania41.3%(2 countries)

Europe32.2%(27 countries)

North America26.3%(4 countries)

Asia24.6%(25 countries)

South America21.2%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.7%)High (70.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.1%)

Oceania (2)

Europe (27)

North America (4)

Asia (25)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

Other (73)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	United Arab Emirates	70.1%
2	Singapore	63.4%
3	Norway	48.6%
4	Ireland	48.4%
5	France	47.8%
6	Spain	44.2%
7	New Zealand	43.0%
8	United Kingdom	42.2%
9	Netherlands	42.1%
10	Qatar	41.8%
11	Australia	39.5%
12	Belgium	39.0%
13	Israel	38.1%
14	Switzerland	37.8%
15	Canada	37.3%
16	South Korea	37.1%
17	Sweden	36.1%
18	Austria	34.1%
19	Hungary	32.2%
20	Taiwan, Province of China	31.8%
21	United States of America	31.3%
22	Denmark	31.2%
23	Germany	31.1%
24	Poland	31.0%
25	Italy	30.2%
26	Czech Republic	30.1%
27	Bulgaria	29.7%
28	Jordan	29.7%
29	Finland	29.5%
30	Saudi Arabia	29.4%
31	Slovenia	29.0%
32	Costa Rica	28.5%
33	Lebanon	27.3%
34	Oman	26.5%
35	Vietnam	26.5%
36	Portugal	26.4%
37	Croatia	26.1%
38	Slovakia	26.1%
39	Dominican Republic	24.8%
40	Uruguay	24.6%
41	Colombia	24.5%
42	Lithuania	24.3%
43	Serbia	24.1%
44	Jamaica	24.0%
45	Panama	23.3%
46	South Africa	23.1%
47	Chile	22.7%
48	Japan	22.5%
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.1%
50	Argentina	21.9%
51	Malaysia	21.8%
52	Kuwait	21.1%
53	Greece	20.8%
54	Georgia	20.5%
55	Mexico	20.1%
56	Philippines	20.1%
57	Ecuador	19.5%
58	Brazil	19.1%
59	Moldova, Republic of	18.5%
60	Albania	18.5%
61	El Salvador	18.3%
62	Azerbaijan	17.7%
63	India	17.6%
64	Romania	17.5%
65	Türkiye	17.4%
66	Mongolia	16.7%
67	People's Republic of China	16.4%
68	Guatemala	16.4%
69	Peru	16.4%
70	Kazakhstan	15.9%
71	Namibia	15.1%
72	Gabon	15.0%
73	Libya	15.0%
74	Egypt	14.8%
75	Botswana	14.8%
76	Nepal	14.2%
77	Indonesia	14.1%
78	Honduras	14.0%
79	Senegal	13.9%
80	Tunisia	13.5%
81	Algeria	13.2%
82	Cote d'Ivoire	13.1%
83	Zambia	13.1%
84	Bolivia	12.7%
85	Islamic Republic of Iran	12.6%
86	Iraq	12.5%
87	Thailand	12.4%
88	Paraguay	12.2%
89	Nicaragua	11.8%
90	Morocco	11.7%
91	Republic of The Gambia	11.4%
92	Pakistan	11.4%
93	Madagascar	10.9%
94	Malawi	10.9%
95	Mozambique	10.9%
96	Angola	10.9%
97	French Guiana	10.3%
98	Guyana	10.3%
99	Suriname	10.3%
100	Venezuela	10.3%
101	Benin	10.1%
102	Ghana	10.1%
103	Guinea	10.1%
104	Liberia	10.1%
105	Mali	10.1%
106	Mauritania	10.1%
107	Niger	10.1%
108	Nigeria	10.1%
109	Guinea-Bissau	10.1%
110	Sierra Leone	10.1%
111	Togo	10.1%
112	Burkina Faso	10.1%
113	Myanmar	10.0%
114	Lesotho	9.8%
115	Belarus	9.6%
116	Kyrgyzstan	9.5%
117	Russian Federation	9.5%
118	Ukraine	9.4%
119	Cameroon	8.7%
120	Central African Republic	8.7%
121	Chad	8.7%
122	Republic of the Congo	8.7%
123	Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.7%
124	Kenya	8.7%
125	Haiti	8.5%
126	Zimbabwe	8.5%
127	Lao People's Democratic Republic	7.8%
128	Bangladesh	7.8%
129	Papua New Guinea	7.7%
130	Burundi	7.6%
131	Ethiopia	7.6%
132	Eritrea	7.6%
133	Somalia	7.6%
134	South Sudan	7.6%
135	Sudan	7.6%
136	Uganda	7.6%
137	United Republic of Tanzania	7.6%
138	Syrian Arab Republic	7.5%
139	Armenia	7.4%
140	Sri Lanka	7.3%
141	Rwanda	7.2%
142	Uzbekistan	7.2%
143	Cuba	6.7%
144	Tajikistan	6.1%
145	Turkmenistan	6.1%
146	Afghanistan	6.1%
147	Cambodia	5.7%

Showing 147 of 147 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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