Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 15-24 years old, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
60
Highest
95.2%
Iceland
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
61.5%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
753
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 15-24 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 95.2% in Iceland; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.5%, and the mean is 56.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 952.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 2,842.3%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 80.0%).
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 95.2% | 2014 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 95.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 91.9% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89.7% | 2023 | up 1,238.8% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 89.4% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 89.0% | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 87.0% | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 83.5% | 2016 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 82.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 81.5% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 11 | Cyprus | 80.7% | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 80.6% | 2016 | up 199.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 80.5% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 79.6% | 2016 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 78.9% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 78.6% | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 76.8% | 2022 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 76.5% | 2022 | up 2,842.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Montenegro | 76.2% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 75.8% | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 75.0% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 72.4% | 2017 | up 267.5% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 67.9% | 2016 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 66.5% | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 64.8% | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 63.9% | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 63.7% | 2016 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 63.3% | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 62.2% | 2023 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 61.8% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 61.3% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 60.7% | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 33 | Macau, China | 60.4% | 2021 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 60.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 59.2% | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 36 | Bahrain | 59.0% | 2023 | up 218.9% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 58.2% | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 57.0% | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 39 | France | 54.6% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 40 | Germany | 54.5% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 53.8% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 42 | Georgia | 50.2% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 43 | Singapore | 47.6% | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 42.1% | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Ireland | 40.1% | 2015 | up 526.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritius | 39.7% | 2020 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 36.9% | 2020 | up 350.0% | rising |
| 48 | Paraguay | 30.3% | 2023 | up 2,230.8% | rising |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 24.1% | 2023 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 50 | Jamaica | 23.6% | 2021 | up 391.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Estonia | 20.8% | 2017 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 18.0% | 2023 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 53 | Qatar | 17.1% | 2020 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 54 | Ukraine | 15.3% | 2021 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 14.2% | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 56 | Egypt | 11.1% | 2022 | up 455.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 7.8% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Albania | 7.5% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 59 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2020 | down 80.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release