This statistic displays the average volume of letters received in 2015 and 2016 by people in sixteen countries across the world. People in the USA received far more letter mail in both of these years than people in other countries, nearly doubling the volume of letters received in second placed Sweden. The year 2016 saw a decrease in letter mail volumes in almost every country* recorded here, as people and businesses turn increasingly towards digital modes of communication.
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Ofcom. (December 18, 2017). Number of letters received in selected countries in 2015 and 2016, per capita [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/828759/letter-mail-volume-per-capita-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Number of letters received in selected countries in 2015 and 2016, per capita." Chart. December 18, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/828759/letter-mail-volume-per-capita-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. (2017). Number of letters received in selected countries in 2015 and 2016, per capita. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/828759/letter-mail-volume-per-capita-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Number of Letters Received in Selected Countries in 2015 and 2016, per Capita." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Dec 2017, /statistics/828759/letter-mail-volume-per-capita-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom, Number of letters received in selected countries in 2015 and 2016, per capita ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/828759/letter-mail-volume-per-capita-in-selected-countries/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Number of letters received in selected countries in 2015 and 2016, per capita [Graph], Ofcom, December 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/828759/letter-mail-volume-per-capita-in-selected-countries/
