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On average, around 50.6 percent of South Koreans were reading books in 2019. In 2019, the average book reader read around 14.4 books.
Share of book readers in South Korea from 2009 to 2019
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Statistics Korea. (November 25, 2019). Share of book readers in South Korea from 2009 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169406/south-korea-share-of-book-readers/
Statistics Korea. "Share of book readers in South Korea from 2009 to 2019." Chart. November 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169406/south-korea-share-of-book-readers/
Statistics Korea. (2019). Share of book readers in South Korea from 2009 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169406/south-korea-share-of-book-readers/
Statistics Korea. "Share of Book Readers in South Korea from 2009 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169406/south-korea-share-of-book-readers/
Statistics Korea, Share of book readers in South Korea from 2009 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169406/south-korea-share-of-book-readers/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of book readers in South Korea from 2009 to 2019 [Graph], Statistics Korea, November 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169406/south-korea-share-of-book-readers/