Number of new book titles published per million people in Belarus
Belarus: Number of new book titles published per million people was 276.75 book titles per million people in 1990. ▲ Rising
Latest (1990)
276.75 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
39th
of 69 countries
All-time high
343.73 book titles per million people
in 1985
All-time low
33.54 book titles per million people
in 1946
Years of data
67
1924–1990
Number of new book titles published per million people in Belarus, 1924–1990
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 Belarus is 276.75 book titles per million people, measured in 1990.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Belarus peaked at 343.73 book titles per million people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 33.54 book titles per million people, in 1946.
Belarus ranks 39th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Number of new book titles published per million people in Belarus, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 89.82 book titles per million people | — |
| 1925 | 114.47 book titles per million people | +27.4% |
| 1926 | 144.51 book titles per million people | +26.2% |
| 1927 | 153.97 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1928 | 124.47 book titles per million people | -19.2% |
| 1929 | 138.48 book titles per million people | +11.3% |
| 1930 | 250.19 book titles per million people | +80.7% |
| 1931 | 270.19 book titles per million people | +8.0% |
| 1932 | 263.7 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1933 | 227.03 book titles per million people | -13.9% |
| 1934 | 217.87 book titles per million people | -4.0% |
| 1935 | 181.22 book titles per million people | -16.8% |
| 1936 | 173.79 book titles per million people | -4.1% |
| 1937 | 142.39 book titles per million people | -18.1% |
| 1938 | 143.87 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 147.19 book titles per million people | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 138.66 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1941 | 113.6 book titles per million people | -18.1% |
| 1942 | 47.45 book titles per million people | -58.2% |
| 1943 | 39.87 book titles per million people | -16.0% |
| 1944 | 40.39 book titles per million people | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 39.77 book titles per million people | -1.5% |
| 1946 | 33.54 book titles per million people | -15.7% |
| 1947 | 46.59 book titles per million people | +38.9% |
| 1948 | 65.85 book titles per million people | +41.3% |
| 1949 | 73 book titles per million people | +10.9% |
| 1950 | 79.77 book titles per million people | +9.3% |
| 1951 | 83.05 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 88.59 book titles per million people | +6.7% |
| 1953 | 78.91 book titles per million people | -10.9% |
| 1954 | 95.21 book titles per million people | +20.7% |
| 1955 | 86.11 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1956 | 94.44 book titles per million people | +9.7% |
| 1957 | 117.28 book titles per million people | +24.2% |
| 1958 | 149.2 book titles per million people | +27.2% |
| 1959 | 163.09 book titles per million people | +9.3% |
| 1960 | 196.13 book titles per million people | +20.3% |
| 1961 | 198.23 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 192.71 book titles per million people | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 191.5 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 228.9 book titles per million people | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 224.78 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 200.25 book titles per million people | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 203.71 book titles per million people | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 217.26 book titles per million people | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 224.46 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 240.83 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 285.45 book titles per million people | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 286.39 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 285.39 book titles per million people | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 333.39 book titles per million people | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 302.02 book titles per million people | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 264.63 book titles per million people | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 246.37 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 274.99 book titles per million people | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 292.86 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 312.02 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 328.33 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 298.91 book titles per million people | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 331.53 book titles per million people | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 329.22 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 343.73 book titles per million people | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 316.8 book titles per million people | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 297.2 book titles per million people | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 291.83 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 292.61 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 276.75 book titles per million people | -5.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 276.75 book titles per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.4 book titles per million people, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 276.75 book titles per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +80.7% | 138.48 book titles per million people | 250.19 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 127.62 book titles per million people | 89.82 book titles per million people | 153.97 book titles per million people | 6 |
| 1930s | 201.74 book titles per million people | 142.39 book titles per million people | 270.19 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 63.87 book titles per million people | 33.54 book titles per million people | 138.66 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 103.57 book titles per million people | 78.91 book titles per million people | 163.09 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 207.79 book titles per million people | 191.5 book titles per million people | 228.9 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 281.23 book titles per million people | 240.83 book titles per million people | 333.39 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 314.22 book titles per million people | 291.83 book titles per million people | 343.73 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 276.75 book titles per million people | 276.75 book titles per million people | 276.75 book titles per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 36 Georgia 305.74 book titles per million people compare
- 37 Moldova 291.95 book titles per million people compare
- 38 Malaysia 291.38 book titles per million people compare
- 40 Argentina 276.04 book titles per million people compare
- 41 United States 252.81 book titles per million people compare
- 42 Armenia 241.95 book titles per million people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Belarus?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Belarus was 276.75 book titles per million people in 1990, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 343.73 book titles per million people in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.54 book titles per million people in 1946.
- How does Belarus rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Belarus ranks 39th out of 69 countries with data for 1990.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.