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Technology Facts & Figures TABLE I: Individuals who used the Internet (from any location) in the last 12 months, by gender (%), 2009 or latest year available. Country name Latest Gender         year Male   Female   Australia 2009 75.1   73.4   Austria 2009 78.8   68.3   Azerbaijan 2009 32   23   Belgium 2009 79.5   72.9   Brazil 2009 40.6 ¹ 37.9 ¹ Bulgaria 2009 47   43.1   Canada 2007 74.1   72.3   Chile 2006 36.5   32.6   Costa Rica 2008 33.8   30.8   Croatia 2009 55.4   46.1   Cyprus 2009 53.3   46.6   Czech Republic 2009 66.4   62.5   Denmark 2009 87.9   85.8   Ecuador 2008 26.6   24.9   El Salvador 2008 11   9.3   Estonia 2009 72   72.7   Finland 2009 82.2 ¹ 82.7 ¹ France 2009 70.8   72.3   Germany 2009 83.2   75.3   Greece 2009 49.2   40   Honduras 2008 9.4   9.8   Hong Kong, China 2009 72.9   66.1   Hungary 2009 63.3   60.5   Iceland 2009 94.7   92.2   Ireland 2009 65.9   68.8   Israel 2008 62.7   56.2   Italy 2009 54.1   43.6   Japan 2009 81.2 ³ 74.8 ³ Korea (Rep.) 2009 85.9   77.1   Latvia 2009 67.8   66   Lebanon 2005 12.5   7.9   Lithuania 2009 60.8   58.8   Luxembourg 2009 92.1   82.5   Macao, China 2008 51.5   47.1   Malta 2009 61   56.7   Mauritius 2008 23.5   20.2   Mexico 2009 29.8   27   Netherlands 2009 92.4   86.9   New Zealand 2009 79.8   79.6   Nicaragua 2006 9.6   10   Norway 2009 94.8   89.3   Oman 2007 18.8   13.7   Palestinian Authority 2009 38.1   26.2   Paraguay 2008 15   13.5   Peru 2008 34.5 ⁵ 26.8 ⁵ Poland 2009 61.1   57.1   Portugal 2009 52.8   43.9   Qatar 2009 80   78.3   Romania 2009 38.4   34.8   Serbia 2009 47.3   36.3   Slovak Republic 2009 77.1   73.3   Slovenia 2009 65.7   62.9   Spain 2009 65.7   59.5   Sweden 2009 91.2   90.4   Switzerland 2008 82.9 ⁷ 71.8 ⁷ TFYR Macedonia 2009 54   49.5   Thailand 2009 19.8   20.4   Turkey 2009 46.8   26.3   Ukraine 2008 12.2   9.1   United Kingdom 2009 84.5 ¹ 81.2 ¹ United States 2009 67.9   68.8   Notes: Age scope varies among countries. (1) In the last 3 months. (3) Sample results. (5) In the last month. (7) In the last 6 months. Souce: International Telecommunication Union World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database50 TABLE II: Ownership and usage of mobile phones by age, women in low and middle income countries51 Age         Own       Borrow    yet to make use 14-20 61 29 10 21-27 65 27 8 28-36 65 20 15 37-49 60 20 20 50-74 50 25 25 In a 2010 Cherie Blair Foundation survey, girls and young women between 14 and 27 had the highest rates of mobile phone ownership among women.