Canadians reading books 2023, by age group

Published by
Amy Watson,
Nov 13, 2024

According to the results of an early 2024 survey, 52 percent of all book readers had read between one and five books in 2024. Consumers aged 65 and above were the most frequent readers, with 12 percent having read 50 books or more in the last year.

Number of books read in the last year in Canada in 2023, by age group

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Canada

Survey time period

January 2024*

Number of respondents

1,247 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

*Surveys were held in January of each year but asked respondents about the year prior to the survey.

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