79% of Canadians have read a book in the past year
The number of Canadians who read at least one book each year has decreased by 10% since 2014
More readers live in urban areas or cities than in rural areas
The percentage of readers increases amongst more educated people
Canadian reading habits over time
The number of Canadians who read at least one book each year has decreased by 10% since 2014
It reached its lowest in 2019 at 78% but rebounded to 79% in 2020
Until 2020, the number of Canadians who had read a book each year was consistently decline each year showing a worrying trend but it seems to have stabilized
Canadian reading habits by age group
The 18 to 29-year-old age group contains the most readers with 86% having read a book in the past year
This declines for each age group and reaches its lowest with the 55 to 64-year-olds where only 71% have read a book in the past year
It rises again for people aged 65+ but it is still the second-lowest age group for the percentage of readers
How often do Canadians read?
41% of Canadian readers read every day
26% of Canadian readers read weekly
12% of Canadian readers read monthly
21% of Canadian readers read less than once a month
67% of readers read daily or weekly
The oldest and the youngest read most frequently:
19% of readers aged 65+ read more than once a day
14% of readers aged 18-29 read more than once a day
There are more people in the age 65+ category that read more than 50 books a year than in any other age group
