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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

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. A higher value is the better result.

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

What changed between 2025 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +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. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 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.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the better result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 146 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: MIT License. The publisher’s own written permission to reuse, commercial use included. Read the terms before republishing.

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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07Questions

AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026: questions and answers

Which country has the highest AI users in AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026?

United Arab Emirates, at 73.3, of the 146 countries in the file.

What year does AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026 describe?

2026.

How many countries does AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026 cover?

146.

Where can I download AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, 2026 the newest?

Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.

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