In 2024, **** percent of Swedes aged between 16 and 24 years old reported having read books on a weekly basis in the past twelve months, down from over ** percent in between 2021. While Swedes of older age groups were more likely than younger ones to pick up a book on a weekly basis, all age brackets remained constant in weekly book readership compared to the previous year.
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Statistics Sweden. (May 14, 2025). Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden in 2021 and 2024, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/542650/share-of-people-reading-books-every-week-in-sweden-by-age-group/
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