Physical books borrowed at public libraries in the Netherlands 2007-2017, by type
The statistic displays the number of physical books borrowed at public libraries in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2017, by type, in thousands. Between 2007 and 2014, the volume of adult books borrowed from public libraries exceeded that of youth books. From 2015 to 2017, this changed and youth books were borrowed more frequently. In 2017, an estimated 35.9 million books for youths were borrowed, while the number of adult books borrowed was just over 31 million.