Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 15-24 years old, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
60
Highest
95.5%
Republic of Korea
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
63.0%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
754
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, female (%) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 95.5% in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.0%, and the mean is 58.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 955.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 4,742.9%), 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 | Republic of Korea | 95.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 94.4% | 2014 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 92.9% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 92.3% | 2016 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 90.2% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 89.1% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 89.1% | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88.6% | 2023 | up 1,637.2% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 88.3% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 87.4% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 86.3% | 2023 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 84.0% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 83.4% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 83.1% | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 78.2% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 78.0% | 2016 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 76.2% | 2022 | up 2,440.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 73.2% | 2016 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 70.3% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 69.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 69.5% | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 69.3% | 2022 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 68.2% | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 67.9% | 2016 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 67.3% | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 66.9% | 2016 | up 265.6% | rising |
| 27 | Macau, China | 66.2% | 2021 | up 200.9% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 64.1% | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 63.9% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 63.3% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 62.7% | 2017 | up 338.5% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 61.3% | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 59.3% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 34 | France | 58.1% | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 56.8% | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 56.7% | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 55.9% | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 55.6% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 54.7% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 54.6% | 2023 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 41 | Singapore | 53.6% | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 42 | Switzerland | 49.3% | 2023 | down 32.7% | flat |
| 43 | Mexico | 47.6% | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritius | 47.3% | 2020 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Croatia | 45.0% | 2023 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 46 | Qatar | 42.4% | 2020 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 42.3% | 2020 | up 233.1% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 40.1% | 2015 | up 1,282.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Jamaica | 35.5% | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Paraguay | 33.9% | 2023 | up 4,742.9% | rising |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 30.7% | 2023 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 52 | Estonia | 24.3% | 2017 | down 65.6% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 20.4% | 2021 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Colombia | 19.1% | 2023 | up 41.5% | flat |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 16.9% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 11.6% | 2022 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 10.5% | 2024 | up 3,400.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 8.3% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 5.3% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2020 | down 80.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release