As of February 2023, following a consumer survey in the Netherlands, it was found that the approximate number of paper books purchased was 3.3 units. The study traces the book average purchasing from 2015 to 2023 and in this given period, the number fluctuated from almost three purchased books to almost four.
Average number of print books purchased annually in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2023
The question was phrased by the source as follows: " Hoeveel boeken koopt u gemiddeld per jaar?" (English:"How many books on average do you buy per year?")
** The number of survey participants varied as follows:
2023 n=1,200
2022 n=1,208
2021 n=1.214
2020 n=1,223
2019 n=1,204
2018 n=1,200
2017 n=1,210
2016 n=1,212
2015 n=1,203
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (February 1, 2023). Average number of print books purchased annually in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/980483/number-of-print-books-purchased-annually-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Average number of print books purchased annually in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2023." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/980483/number-of-print-books-purchased-annually-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (2023). Average number of print books purchased annually in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/980483/number-of-print-books-purchased-annually-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Average Number of Print Books Purchased Annually in The Netherlands from 2015 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/980483/number-of-print-books-purchased-annually-in-the-netherlands/
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Average number of print books purchased annually in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2023 [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/980483/number-of-print-books-purchased-annually-in-the-netherlands/
