According to a survey from 2022, 83 percent of Norwegian respondents stated to have read at least one book the previous year. Compared to the survey period in 2012, this was neither an increase nor a decrease of the share.
Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
2022
83%
2020
83%
2018*
81%
2016
90%
2014
93%
2012
90%
2010
93%
2008
93%
2006
91%
2003
91%
2000
85%
1997
79%
1993
81%
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* From 2018, survey conducted via web interviews; before conducted via telephone interview.
** 2020: 15 years and older.
*** Counts from previous years may differ.
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Den norske Forleggerforening. (May 24, 2022). Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening. "Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022." Chart. May 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening. (2022). Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening. "Share of Individuals Who Have Read One or More Books in Norway in Selected Years from 1977 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening, Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022 [Graph], Den norske Forleggerforening, May 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
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