* From 2018, survey conducted via web interviews; before conducted via telephone interview.
** 2020: 15 years and older.
*** Counts from previous years may differ.
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Share of individuals reading one or more books in Norway 1977-2022
According to a survey from 2022, 83 percent of Norwegian respondents stated to have read at least one book the previous year. Compared to the survey period in 2012, this was neither an increase nor a decrease of the share.
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Den norske Forleggerforening. (May 24, 2022). Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening. "Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022." Chart. May 24, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening. (2022). Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening. "Share of Individuals Who Have Read One or More Books in Norway in Selected Years from 1977 to 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 May 2022, /statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
Den norske Forleggerforening, Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Share of individuals who have read one or more books in Norway in selected years from 1977 to 2022 [Graph], Den norske Forleggerforening, May 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/646323/share-of-individuals-reading-one-or-more-books-in-norway/
