Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark is 87.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Denmark peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2002.
That places Denmark 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.6% | — |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 25.6% | 63.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 63.3% | 83.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 82.0% | 87.3% | 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 87.3% 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 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 65 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 22.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release