This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Heeft u in de afgelopen 12 maanden geheel of gedeeltelijk een boek (papieren dan wel e-books) gelezen?" (English: Have you read a book (paper or e-books) in the past 12 months, partly or completely?)
** June 2018 N = 1,200, January 2018 N = 1,206, June 2017 N = 1,210, January 2017 N = 1,282.
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Annual book readership in the Netherlands 2017-2020
As of June 2020, ** percent of consumers in the Netherlands reported having read at least one book in the last 12 months, down by *** percent from the corresponding period of 2019. Book readership in the Netherlands is overall higher than in early 2017, when just ** percent of survey participants aged 13 or above said that they had read a book in the past year.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (February 1, 2021). Share of consumers who have read a book in the last year in the Netherlands from January 2017 to June 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/955333/share-of-people-having-read-a-book-in-the-past-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Share of consumers who have read a book in the last year in the Netherlands from January 2017 to June 2020." Chart. February 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/955333/share-of-people-having-read-a-book-in-the-past-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (2021). Share of consumers who have read a book in the last year in the Netherlands from January 2017 to June 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/955333/share-of-people-having-read-a-book-in-the-past-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Share of Consumers Who Have Read a Book in The Last Year in The Netherlands from January 2017 to June 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2021, /statistics/955333/share-of-people-having-read-a-book-in-the-past-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Share of consumers who have read a book in the last year in the Netherlands from January 2017 to June 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/955333/share-of-people-having-read-a-book-in-the-past-year-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Share of consumers who have read a book in the last year in the Netherlands from January 2017 to June 2020 [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/955333/share-of-people-having-read-a-book-in-the-past-year-in-the-netherlands/
