Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9533 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9533 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark peaked at 0.9793 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5696 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Denmark 33rd out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5696 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6325 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6715 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7709 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7438 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7597 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8021 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8609 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8815 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9188 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8937 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8797 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9152 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8729 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.902 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9458 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9676 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9724 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9718 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9533 GPIA | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7264 GPIA | 0.5696 GPIA | 0.8609 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9012 GPIA | 0.8729 GPIA | 0.9458 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9689 GPIA | 0.9533 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark was 0.9533 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9793 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5696 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Denmark ranks 33rd out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release