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AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026

Figures for 2026, as Microsoft AI Economy Institute published them · stored as published, never rewritten

The share of people aged 15 to 64 who used a generative-AI tool — any company's chatbot or assistant — during a given period, as estimated by Microsoft's AI Economy Institute. It is one of the few measures of AI adoption that covers most of the world with a single method.

AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026 covers 146 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 73.3; Cambodia is lowest, at 6.1. The middle country reads 15.5. Against 2025, 146 values changed (146 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.

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AI User Share of the Working-Age Population · Data for 2026

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

73.3

LowestCambodia

6.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 146 countries · select a heading to sort

AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026: every country, as published by Microsoft AI Economy Institute.
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia73.3Q2 2026Own estimate
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia64.3Q2 2026Own estimate
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe49.9Q2 2026Own estimate
FranceFRAWestern Europe49.6Q2 2026Own estimate
NorwayNORNorthern Europe49.4Q2 2026Own estimate
SpainESPSouthern Europe45.1Q2 2026Own estimate
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand44.1Q2 2026Own estimate
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe43.7Q2 2026Own estimate
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe43.5Q2 2026Own estimate
QatarQATWestern Asia43.5Q2 2026Own estimate
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand40.7Q2 2026Own estimate
South KoreaKOREastern Asia40.6Q2 2026Own estimate
BelgiumBELWestern Europe40.3Q2 2026Own estimate
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe39.1Q2 2026Own estimate
IsraelISRWestern Asia38.7Q2 2026Own estimate
CanadaCANNorthern America38.5Q2 2026Own estimate
SwedenSWENorthern Europe37.3Q2 2026Own estimate
AustriaAUTWestern Europe35.4Q2 2026Own estimate
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia33.8Q2 2026Own estimate
HungaryHUNEastern Europe33.3Q2 2026Own estimate
United StatesUSANorthern America33.0Q2 2026Own estimate
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe32.4Q2 2026Own estimate
GermanyDEUWestern Europe32.3Q2 2026Own estimate
PolandPOLEastern Europe32.3Q2 2026Own estimate
ItalyITASouthern Europe31.4Q2 2026Own estimate

02In 2026

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. United Arab Emirates73.3
  2. Singapore64.3
  3. Ireland49.9
  4. France49.6
  5. Norway49.4

Lowest

  1. Cambodia6.1
  2. Turkmenistanshared6.3
  3. Tajikistanshared6.3
  4. Afghanistanshared6.3
  5. Cuba6.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032025 → 2026

Since 2025

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 146values changed, of 146 in both
  • 146 · 0rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • None.

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 101 distinct values among 146

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 13 countries share 10.4. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 146 countries has every column.

05The files

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What this site changed: Reshaped to one row per country, with its ISO code; no value recalculated, rescaled or rounded. In full

Licence: MIT License · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

Microsoft AI Economy Institute (2026). AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026 [data set], describing 2026. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ai-user-share/2026

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