Average Books Read Per Year by Country 2025

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5 Countries that Read the Most Books

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14 books

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Country
Books Read Annually
Hours Spent Reading Per Year
United States Flag
United States17357
India Flag
India16352
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom15343
France Flag
France14305
Italy Flag
Italy13278
Russia Flag
Russia11223
Australia Flag
Australia10217
Spain Flag
Spain9187
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands8187
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland6.9157
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan6.83157
Belgium Flag
Belgium6.76155
Singapore Flag
Singapore6.72155
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong6.66155
South Africa Flag
South Africa6.62154
China Flag
China6.61154
Norway Flag
Norway6.48153
Israel Flag
Israel6.42149
Austria Flag
Austria6.42153
Thailand Flag
Thailand6.37149
Iran Flag
Iran6.36149
Colombia Flag
Colombia6.32147
Chile Flag
Chile6.28144
Romania Flag
Romania6.28147
Germany Flag
Germany6.25141
Japan Flag
Japan6.2135
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic6.07133
Finland Flag
Finland6.06131
Turkey Flag
Turkey6.05130
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia5.91129
Mexico Flag
Mexico5.83127
South Korea Flag
South Korea5.69125
Brazil Flag
Brazil5.61125
Philippines Flag
Philippines5.59123
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam5.54123
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia5.49122
Denmark Flag
Denmark5.48121
Egypt Flag
Egypt5.41121
Peru Flag
Peru5.35120
Portugal Flag
Portugal5.35120
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand5.32119
Greece Flag
Greece5.31117
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine5.29117
Hungary Flag
Hungary5.29117
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia5.26116
Cuba Flag
Cuba5.18115
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic5.13115
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador5.11113
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto Rico5.1113
Kenya Flag
Kenya4.97108
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria4.96106
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg4.94106
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela4.91104
Argentina Flag
Argentina4.88103
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica4.83102
Panama Flag
Panama4.8101
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania4.76101
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia4.72100
Estonia Flag
Estonia4.6698
Macau Flag
Macau4.6698
Iceland Flag
Iceland4.5197
Georgia Flag
Georgia4.396
Armenia Flag
Armenia4.2994
Malta Flag
Malta4.1794
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia4.1194
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius4.0289
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan4.0189
Namibia Flag
Namibia488
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan3.9687
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua3.9386
Niger Flag
Niger3.7786
Moldova Flag
Moldova3.6285
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica3.5880
Syria Flag
Syria3.5780
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia3.5278
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe3.4978
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon3.4677
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain3.4477
Jordan Flag
Jordan3.4376
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka3.2976
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar3.2874
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan3.2574
Angola Flag
Angola3.1869
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan3.1874
Oman Flag
Oman3.1369
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait3.0869
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia3.0669
Morocco Flag
Morocco2.9767
Qatar Flag
Qatar2.9367
Algeria Flag
Algeria2.8365
Iraq Flag
Iraq2.7764
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan2.7765
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh2.7562
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates2.7160
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia2.6960
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan2.660
Brunei Flag
Brunei2.5960
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan2.5658
  • Although not declared by original source, it appears likely that the totals for the top 9 countries have been rounded to the nearest whole book.