Between 2018 and 2019, 33.6 percent of Swedes said that they read books evert week during their spare time. In previous years the figure had been consistently above 35 percent and was close to 40 percent a decade earlier.
Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden from 2008 to 2019
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Statistics Sweden. (December 10, 2020). Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/542497/share-of-people-reading-books-every-week-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden. "Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden from 2008 to 2019." Chart. December 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/542497/share-of-people-reading-books-every-week-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden. (2020). Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden from 2008 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/542497/share-of-people-reading-books-every-week-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden. "Share of People Reading Books Every Week during Their Spare Time in Sweden from 2008 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/542497/share-of-people-reading-books-every-week-in-sweden/
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