i asked myself the same question some time ago, so i did some research with AI.
the ranking was dominated by usual suspects like scandinavia, but AI had factored in some political leftist bullshit like "misogynistic attitude", so i had to refine it a few times until i finally got down to the actual data for the literal meaning of incel. here is the result:
If you strip away internet culture, language, and politics, and look strictly at the literal demographic definition of "involuntary celibates" (men who want to have sex and relationships but are not having them), the global ranking flips completely.
When measuring by rates of sexlessness, virginity among young adult men, and structural inability to find a partner, the epicenter is not the West, but East Asia, Southeast Asia, and countries with massive gender imbalances.
Here is what a true demographic ranking of involuntary celibacy looks like:
1. Japan
Japan is widely considered the global leader in sheer statistical sexlessness. According to data from Japan's National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (NIPSSR), roughly 25% to 30% of unmarried men in their 30s are virgins. An even larger percentage of men in their 20s and 30s report having no sex in the past year and no romantic partner, a phenomenon locally associated with soushokukei danshi ("herbivore men").
2. South Korea
This is where South Korea ranks near the very top. Extreme economic pressure, grueling work hours, and housing costs have created the "Sampo Generation"—young adults who have involuntarily given up three things: courtship, marriage, and childbirth. The country has the lowest fertility rate in the world, and surveys show massive segments of men in their 20s and 30s are entirely sexless and dateless due to intense socioeconomic gating.
involuntary singlehood.