Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 79.0% for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden peaked at 84.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 8th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.5% | — |
| 2003 | 35.7% | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 31.1% | 54.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 57.7% | 84.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 77.4% | 80.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release