Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
64
Highest
94.0%
Norway
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
59.5%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
802
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, female (%) is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 94.0% in Norway; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 59.5%, and the mean is 52.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 940.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 2,811.1%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 87.5%).
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 94.0% | 2021 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 91.6% | 2014 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 91.0% | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 86.1% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 83.0% | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 81.7% | 2023 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong, China | 80.2% | 2022 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 79.8% | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 79.0% | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 76.3% | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 76.1% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 74.6% | 2016 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 74.2% | 2022 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 73.6% | 2023 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 72.3% | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 72.2% | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 71.3% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 69.9% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 69.5% | 2023 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Switzerland | 67.9% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 67.5% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 66.9% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 66.0% | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 65.1% | 2017 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.3% | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 63.8% | 2016 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 63.6% | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 62.6% | 2022 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 62.3% | 2016 | up 275.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Bahrain | 61.5% | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 60.0% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 59.7% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 59.3% | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 59.1% | 2022 | up 1,806.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 57.9% | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 55.3% | 2016 | up 412.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Italy | 54.0% | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 52.8% | 2023 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 39 | Singapore | 50.4% | 2023 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 40 | Macau, China | 48.1% | 2021 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 47.9% | 2017 | up 672.6% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 46.6% | 2023 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 43 | France | 46.5% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 45.6% | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Morocco | 44.6% | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 43.0% | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 39.2% | 2015 | up 1,125.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Qatar | 38.0% | 2020 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 49 | Mexico | 30.7% | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritius | 26.4% | 2020 | up 222.0% | rising |
| 51 | Paraguay | 26.2% | 2023 | up 2,811.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 24.5% | 2020 | up 329.8% | rising |
| 53 | Jamaica | 24.4% | 2021 | up 454.5% | rising |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 18.9% | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 17.7% | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Ukraine | 15.2% | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 14.6% | 2023 | up 204.2% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 11.0% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.1% | 2021 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 60 | Egypt | 6.7% | 2022 | up 857.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 5.2% | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 4.3% | 2024 | up 2,050.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Albania | 3.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2020 | down 87.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release