Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9718 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
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark stood at 0.9718 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark peaked at 0.9977 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5785 GPIA, in 2002.
Denmark ranks 27th of 64 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.5785 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6187 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6856 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7511 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7411 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7514 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7962 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8638 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8839 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.951 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8975 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8816 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9194 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8999 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9161 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9566 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9536 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9953 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9862 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9977 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9718 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7233 GPIA | 0.5785 GPIA | 0.8638 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9132 GPIA | 0.8816 GPIA | 0.9566 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9809 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9977 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 0.9718 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 0.9977 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5785 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 64 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 5.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release