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Daily usage of print media in the European Union 2017, by country

Share of respondents who read the written press every day or almost every day in the EU 28 countries in 2017

The data displays the results of a survey on the daily usage of print media in EU 28 countries in 2017. Generally, 28% of European citizens read the written press on a daily basis, but the differences between countries were significant. During the survey period it was found, that the countries with the highest share of daily readers were Finland, at 64 percent, Sweden, at 57 percent, and Austria, at 55 percent, while the countries at the lower end of the ranking were Bulgaria and Romania.

Finland 64
Sweden 57
Austria 55
Netherlands 53
Luxembourg 53
Germany 50
Denmark 47
Estonia 34
Belgium 33
Ireland 31
Slovenia 31
EU 28 28
United Kingdom 28
France 26
Portugal 25
Hungary 22
Italy 19
Spain 19
Malta 18
Lithuania 18
Latvia 15
Croatia 15
Cyprus 13
Slovakia 13
Czech Republic 13
Poland 12
Greece 8
Bulgaria 7
Romania 6