Number of new book titles published per million people in Austria
Austria: Number of new book titles published per million people was 985.47 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising
Number of new book titles published per million people in Austria, 1937–1996
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new book titles published per million people in Austria is 985.47 book titles per million people, measured in 1996.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Austria peaked at 1,191 book titles per million people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 219 book titles per million people, in 1937.
Austria ranks 17th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 219 book titles per million people | 219 book titles per million people | 219 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 410.79 book titles per million people | 409.71 book titles per million people | 411.69 book titles per million people | 5 |
| 1950s | 525.64 book titles per million people | 387.83 book titles per million people | 696.84 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1960s | 553.96 book titles per million people | 435.02 book titles per million people | 687.59 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 761.16 book titles per million people | 632.22 book titles per million people | 899.5 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,037 book titles per million people | 814.64 book titles per million people | 1,191 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1990s | 836.84 book titles per million people | 614.54 book titles per million people | 1,007 book titles per million people | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Austria?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Austria was 985.47 book titles per million people in 1996, according to Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,191 book titles per million people in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 219 book titles per million people in 1937.
- How does Austria rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 68 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new book titles published per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.