Weekly book readers in Sweden 2008-2021, by gender
In general, women in Sweden have often been significantly more likely to read books every week than men, however this changed between 2018 and 2019, with 40.7 percent of men reporting weekly book readership compared to 26.4 percent of women. In 2021, however, the previous trend resurfaced, with 37.7 percent of women saying they read books weekly in their spare time in the last 12 months, compared just over 25 percent of men.
