Netherlands: share of people reading print books 2012-2016

The statistic displays the share of people reading print books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016. Over the five year period considered, the share of people in the Netherlands who read print books decreased slightly. In 2012, close to 80 percent of people in the Netherlands had read print books within the past 12 months, whereas by 2016, this figure had decreased to approximately 75 percent.

Share of people reading print books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016

Characteristic	Share of the population
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Release date

November 2018

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2012 to 2016

Age group

6 years and older

Special properties

readers who read books in the last twelve months

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey. The source does not specify the number of respondents, survey method or date of survey.

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