Number of new book titles published per million people by country
The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.
Countries reporting
66
Highest
5,677 book titles per million people
Iceland
Lowest
6 book titles per million people
Peru
Median
311.94 book titles per million people
Years covered
510
1500–2009
Data points
8,270
What the numbers show
Number of new book titles published per million people is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 5,677 book titles per million people in Iceland; the lowest is 6 book titles per million people in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 311.94 book titles per million people, and the mean is 726.45 book titles per million people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 946.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 893.9%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 54.0%).
Number of new book titles published per million people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 5,677 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 3,277 book titles per million people | 2009 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2,629 book titles per million people | 2009 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Finland | 2,559 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Sweden | 2,504 book titles per million people | 2009 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Denmark | 2,405 book titles per million people | 2009 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 2,115 book titles per million people | 2009 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Estonia | 1,841 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1,714 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1,460 book titles per million people | 2009 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 1,322 book titles per million people | 2004 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Cyprus | 1,259 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 893.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 1,164 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 15 | New Zealand | 1,047 book titles per million people | 1984 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 993.64 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 985.47 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 898.49 book titles per million people | 2009 | up 176.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 894.82 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 873.3 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 818.98 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 798.69 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 779.02 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 25 | South Korea | 670.52 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Canada | 662.76 book titles per million people | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 614.22 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia | 609.36 book titles per million people | 1994 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 593.06 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 479.01 book titles per million people | 1992 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 31 | Japan | 447.46 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | 403.17 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | 384.85 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 365.11 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 318.15 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 36 | Georgia | 305.74 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 37 | Moldova | 291.95 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 291.38 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Belarus | 276.75 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 276.04 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 252.81 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Armenia | 241.95 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 208.78 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 207.46 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 189.08 book titles per million people | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 173.79 book titles per million people | 1995 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 149.27 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 136.7 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 136.49 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 24.6% | flat |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 134.15 book titles per million people | 1993 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 128.3 book titles per million people | 1995 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 122.5 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 117.11 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 54 | Brazil | 113.69 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 110.57 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 56 | Turkey | 103.88 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 101.31 book titles per million people | 1990 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 58 | Tunisia | 79.04 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 65.5 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 32.73 book titles per million people | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt | 29.63 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 62 | Algeria | 23.42 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 63 | Indonesia | 20.4 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 20.27 book titles per million people | 1996 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 65 | India | 12.73 book titles per million people | 1996 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Nigeria | 12 book titles per million people | 1995 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 67 | Kenya | 11.34 book titles per million people | 1994 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 6 book titles per million people | 1799 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 124.69 book titles per million people
About this data
The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.