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
* 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 October 31, 2024, 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 October 31, 2024. 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: October 31, 2024. 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 October 31, 2024)
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/