Number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium
Belgium: Number of new book titles published per million people was 1,322 book titles per million people in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2004)
1,322 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
11th
of 69 countries
All-time high
1,387 book titles per million people
in 2003
All-time low
0 book titles per million people
in 1504
Years of data
431
1500–2004
Number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium, 1500–2004
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
In 2004, number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium stood at 1,322 book titles per million people.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium peaked at 1,387 book titles per million people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 book titles per million people, in 1504.
Belgium ranks 11th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 25.6 book titles per million people | — |
| 1501 | 4.79 book titles per million people | -81.3% |
| 1502 | 9.43 book titles per million people | +96.7% |
| 1503 | 9.27 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1504 | 0 book titles per million people | -100.0% |
| 1505 | 0 book titles per million people | — |
| 1506 | 8.83 book titles per million people | — |
| 1507 | 0 book titles per million people | -100.0% |
| 1508 | 8.54 book titles per million people | — |
| 1509 | 0 book titles per million people | -100.0% |
| 1510 | 8.27 book titles per million people | — |
| 1511 | 0 book titles per million people | -100.0% |
| 1512 | 16 book titles per million people | — |
| 1513 | 11.81 book titles per million people | -26.2% |
| 1514 | 0 book titles per million people | -100.0% |
| 1515 | 30.47 book titles per million people | — |
| 1516 | 14.99 book titles per million people | -50.8% |
| 1517 | 14.74 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1518 | 10.88 book titles per million people | -26.2% |
| 1519 | 21.4 book titles per million people | +96.7% |
| 1520 | 42.11 book titles per million people | +96.7% |
| 1521 | 20.71 book titles per million people | -50.8% |
| 1522 | 20.38 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1523 | 43.43 book titles per million people | +113.1% |
| 1524 | 39.44 book titles per million people | -9.2% |
| 1525 | 38.8 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1526 | 31.81 book titles per million people | -18.0% |
| 1527 | 46.94 book titles per million people | +47.6% |
| 1528 | 64.64 book titles per million people | +37.7% |
| 1529 | 39.37 book titles per million people | -39.1% |
| 1530 | 68.52 book titles per million people | +74.0% |
| 1531 | 23.44 book titles per million people | -65.8% |
| 1532 | 46.13 book titles per million people | +96.7% |
| 1533 | 79.41 book titles per million people | +72.2% |
| 1534 | 80.91 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1535 | 85.08 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1536 | 51.3 book titles per million people | -39.7% |
| 1537 | 45.15 book titles per million people | -12.0% |
| 1538 | 60.1 book titles per million people | +33.1% |
| 1539 | 64.26 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1540 | 118.85 book titles per million people | +84.9% |
| 1541 | 65.33 book titles per million people | -45.0% |
| 1542 | 81.51 book titles per million people | +24.8% |
| 1543 | 88.02 book titles per million people | +8.0% |
| 1544 | 87.12 book titles per million people | -1.0% |
| 1545 | 58.96 book titles per million people | -32.3% |
| 1546 | 72.09 book titles per million people | +22.3% |
| 1547 | 38.92 book titles per million people | -46.0% |
| 1548 | 50.57 book titles per million people | +30.0% |
| 1549 | 51.95 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1550 | 94.21 book titles per million people | +81.4% |
| 1551 | 92.58 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1552 | 82.22 book titles per million people | -11.2% |
| 1553 | 69 book titles per million people | -16.1% |
| 1554 | 82.65 book titles per million people | +19.8% |
| 1555 | 98.42 book titles per million people | +19.1% |
| 1556 | 114.85 book titles per million people | +16.7% |
| 1557 | 79.31 book titles per million people | -30.9% |
| 1558 | 78.45 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1559 | 68.25 book titles per million people | -13.0% |
| 1560 | 79.6 book titles per million people | +16.6% |
| 1561 | 113.81 book titles per million people | +43.0% |
| 1562 | 106.46 book titles per million people | -6.5% |
| 1563 | 82.02 book titles per million people | -23.0% |
| 1564 | 135.97 book titles per million people | +65.8% |
| 1565 | 127.91 book titles per million people | -5.9% |
| 1566 | 180.16 book titles per million people | +40.9% |
| 1567 | 162.84 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1568 | 139.22 book titles per million people | -14.5% |
| 1569 | 114.98 book titles per million people | -17.4% |
| 1570 | 98.58 book titles per million people | -14.3% |
| 1571 | 105.43 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1572 | 117.16 book titles per million people | +11.1% |
| 1573 | 115.55 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1574 | 100.66 book titles per million people | -12.9% |
| 1575 | 101.87 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1576 | 111.44 book titles per million people | +9.4% |
| 1577 | 116.1 book titles per million people | +4.2% |
| 1578 | 145.04 book titles per million people | +24.9% |
| 1579 | 164.86 book titles per million people | +13.7% |
| 1580 | 131.37 book titles per million people | -20.3% |
| 1581 | 140.1 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1582 | 143.29 book titles per million people | +2.3% |
| 1583 | 118.28 book titles per million people | -17.5% |
| 1584 | 113.94 book titles per million people | -3.7% |
| 1585 | 92.5 book titles per million people | -18.8% |
| 1586 | 85.49 book titles per million people | -7.6% |
| 1587 | 94.21 book titles per million people | +10.2% |
| 1588 | 100.85 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1589 | 82.3 book titles per million people | -18.4% |
| 1590 | 63.14 book titles per million people | -23.3% |
| 1591 | 72.51 book titles per million people | +14.8% |
| 1592 | 75.09 book titles per million people | +3.5% |
| 1593 | 81.7 book titles per million people | +8.8% |
| 1594 | 76.16 book titles per million people | -6.8% |
| 1595 | 92.84 book titles per million people | +21.9% |
| 1596 | 100.73 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1597 | 83.12 book titles per million people | -17.5% |
| 1598 | 98.36 book titles per million people | +18.3% |
| 1599 | 89.5 book titles per million people | -9.0% |
| 1600 | 88.67 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1601 | 80.36 book titles per million people | -9.4% |
| 1602 | 30.69 book titles per million people | -61.8% |
| 1603 | 47.15 book titles per million people | +53.7% |
| 1604 | 40.03 book titles per million people | -15.1% |
| 1605 | 42.33 book titles per million people | +5.8% |
| 1606 | 39.93 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1607 | 46.91 book titles per million people | +17.5% |
| 1608 | 42.17 book titles per million people | -10.1% |
| 1609 | 84.23 book titles per million people | +99.7% |
| 1610 | 79.46 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1611 | 77.02 book titles per million people | -3.1% |
| 1612 | 69.93 book titles per million people | -9.2% |
| 1613 | 60.53 book titles per million people | -13.4% |
| 1614 | 69.76 book titles per million people | +15.2% |
| 1615 | 58.06 book titles per million people | -16.8% |
| 1616 | 76.54 book titles per million people | +31.8% |
| 1617 | 83.4 book titles per million people | +9.0% |
| 1618 | 90.23 book titles per million people | +8.2% |
| 1619 | 90.12 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1620 | 73.85 book titles per million people | -18.1% |
| 1621 | 66.84 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1622 | 94.39 book titles per million people | +41.2% |
| 1623 | 87.37 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 1624 | 101.04 book titles per million people | +15.6% |
| 1625 | 87.15 book titles per million people | -13.7% |
| 1626 | 68.72 book titles per million people | -21.2% |
| 1627 | 68.63 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1628 | 82.26 book titles per million people | +19.8% |
| 1629 | 63.9 book titles per million people | -22.3% |
| 1630 | 50.14 book titles per million people | -21.5% |
| 1631 | 75.12 book titles per million people | +49.8% |
| 1632 | 79.57 book titles per million people | +5.9% |
| 1633 | 52.22 book titles per million people | -34.4% |
| 1634 | 61.23 book titles per million people | +17.2% |
| 1635 | 115.51 book titles per million people | +88.7% |
| 1636 | 52.03 book titles per million people | -55.0% |
| 1637 | 38.41 book titles per million people | -26.2% |
| 1638 | 58.67 book titles per million people | +52.7% |
| 1639 | 51.83 book titles per million people | -11.6% |
| 1640 | 42.77 book titles per million people | -17.5% |
| 1641 | 53.95 book titles per million people | +26.2% |
| 1642 | 67.36 book titles per million people | +24.8% |
| 1643 | 56.06 book titles per million people | -16.8% |
| 1644 | 69.43 book titles per million people | +23.8% |
| 1645 | 73.81 book titles per million people | +6.3% |
| 1646 | 73.72 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1647 | 51.32 book titles per million people | -30.4% |
| 1648 | 89.08 book titles per million people | +73.6% |
| 1649 | 126.86 book titles per million people | +42.4% |
| 1650 | 91.14 book titles per million people | -28.2% |
| 1651 | 68.82 book titles per million people | -24.5% |
| 1652 | 73.17 book titles per million people | +6.3% |
| 1653 | 73.08 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1654 | 50.69 book titles per million people | -30.6% |
| 1655 | 61.85 book titles per million people | +22.0% |
| 1656 | 35.3 book titles per million people | -42.9% |
| 1657 | 70.51 book titles per million people | +99.8% |
| 1658 | 79.1 book titles per million people | +12.2% |
| 1659 | 68.14 book titles per million people | -13.9% |
| 1660 | 83.42 book titles per million people | +22.4% |
| 1661 | 109.62 book titles per million people | +31.4% |
| 1662 | 109.48 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1663 | 91.85 book titles per million people | -16.1% |
| 1664 | 115.76 book titles per million people | +26.0% |
| 1665 | 109.07 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1666 | 80.61 book titles per million people | -26.1% |
| 1667 | 97.92 book titles per million people | +21.5% |
| 1668 | 86.93 book titles per million people | -11.2% |
| 1669 | 119.38 book titles per million people | +37.3% |
| 1670 | 88.88 book titles per million people | -25.5% |
| 1671 | 149.4 book titles per million people | +68.1% |
| 1672 | 136.23 book titles per million people | -8.8% |
| 1673 | 125.27 book titles per million people | -8.1% |
| 1674 | 187.66 book titles per million people | +49.8% |
| 1675 | 131.41 book titles per million people | -30.0% |
| 1676 | 124.8 book titles per million people | -5.0% |
| 1677 | 92.4 book titles per million people | -26.0% |
| 1678 | 81.56 book titles per million people | -11.7% |
| 1679 | 70.74 book titles per million people | -13.3% |
| 1680 | 89.6 book titles per million people | +26.7% |
| 1681 | 68.42 book titles per million people | -23.6% |
| 1682 | 85.42 book titles per million people | +24.8% |
| 1683 | 119.44 book titles per million people | +39.8% |
| 1684 | 125.68 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1685 | 148.93 book titles per million people | +18.5% |
| 1686 | 108.37 book titles per million people | -27.2% |
| 1687 | 125.21 book titles per million people | +15.5% |
| 1688 | 116.58 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1689 | 57.16 book titles per million people | -51.0% |
| 1690 | 93.03 book titles per million people | +62.8% |
| 1691 | 82.35 book titles per million people | -11.5% |
| 1692 | 59.05 book titles per million people | -28.3% |
| 1693 | 124.27 book titles per million people | +110.5% |
| 1694 | 113.6 book titles per million people | -8.6% |
| 1695 | 96.65 book titles per million people | -14.9% |
| 1696 | 79.74 book titles per million people | -17.5% |
| 1697 | 114.81 book titles per million people | +44.0% |
| 1698 | 127.69 book titles per million people | +11.2% |
| 1699 | 127.53 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1700 | 203.11 book titles per million people | +59.3% |
| 1701 | 77.44 book titles per million people | -61.9% |
| 1702 | 82.47 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1703 | 76.51 book titles per million people | -7.2% |
| 1704 | 43.45 book titles per million people | -43.2% |
| 1705 | 67.49 book titles per million people | +55.3% |
| 1706 | 56.35 book titles per million people | -16.5% |
| 1707 | 42.67 book titles per million people | -24.3% |
| 1708 | 58.32 book titles per million people | +36.7% |
| 1709 | 63.24 book titles per million people | +8.4% |
| 1710 | 83.81 book titles per million people | +32.5% |
| 1711 | 52.07 book titles per million people | -37.9% |
| 1712 | 67.28 book titles per million people | +29.2% |
| 1713 | 43.72 book titles per million people | -35.0% |
| 1714 | 51.13 book titles per million people | +16.9% |
| 1715 | 30.49 book titles per million people | -40.4% |
| 1716 | 20.21 book titles per million people | -33.7% |
| 1717 | 12.55 book titles per million people | -37.9% |
| 1718 | 32.44 book titles per million people | +158.4% |
| 1719 | 37.21 book titles per million people | +14.7% |
| 1720 | 36.98 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1721 | 39.21 book titles per million people | +6.0% |
| 1722 | 14.62 book titles per million people | -62.7% |
| 1723 | 33.9 book titles per million people | +131.9% |
| 1724 | 14.44 book titles per million people | -57.4% |
| 1725 | 45.45 book titles per million people | +214.8% |
| 1726 | 21.4 book titles per million people | -52.9% |
| 1727 | 26 book titles per million people | +21.5% |
| 1728 | 25.84 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1729 | 21.01 book titles per million people | -18.7% |
| 1730 | 20.89 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1731 | 23.07 book titles per million people | +10.4% |
| 1732 | 52.74 book titles per million people | +128.6% |
| 1733 | 22.79 book titles per million people | -56.8% |
| 1734 | 6.8 book titles per million people | -70.2% |
| 1735 | 15.76 book titles per million people | +131.9% |
| 1736 | 17.91 book titles per million people | +13.6% |
| 1737 | 15.57 book titles per million people | -13.0% |
| 1738 | 30.96 book titles per million people | +98.8% |
| 1739 | 19.78 book titles per million people | -36.1% |
| 1740 | 21.85 book titles per million people | +10.4% |
| 1741 | 21.72 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1742 | 25.9 book titles per million people | +19.3% |
| 1743 | 30.04 book titles per million people | +16.0% |
| 1744 | 19.19 book titles per million people | -36.1% |
| 1745 | 29.67 book titles per million people | +54.6% |
| 1746 | 23.18 book titles per million people | -21.9% |
| 1747 | 20.94 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1748 | 10.41 book titles per million people | -50.3% |
| 1749 | 16.55 book titles per million people | +59.0% |
| 1750 | 8.23 book titles per million people | -50.3% |
| 1751 | 22.48 book titles per million people | +173.3% |
| 1752 | 24.38 book titles per million people | +8.4% |
| 1753 | 14.14 book titles per million people | -42.0% |
| 1754 | 18.07 book titles per million people | +27.8% |
| 1755 | 55.88 book titles per million people | +209.3% |
| 1756 | 17.86 book titles per million people | -68.0% |
| 1757 | 23.67 book titles per million people | +32.6% |
| 1758 | 23.53 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1759 | 50.69 book titles per million people | +115.4% |
| 1760 | 19.39 book titles per million people | -61.8% |
| 1761 | 7.71 book titles per million people | -60.2% |
| 1762 | 15.33 book titles per million people | +98.9% |
| 1763 | 30.49 book titles per million people | +98.9% |
| 1764 | 36.01 book titles per million people | +18.1% |
| 1765 | 22.61 book titles per million people | -37.2% |
| 1766 | 22.49 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1767 | 22.36 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1768 | 16.68 book titles per million people | -25.4% |
| 1769 | 23.96 book titles per million people | +43.7% |
| 1770 | 34.83 book titles per million people | +45.4% |
| 1771 | 20.06 book titles per million people | -42.4% |
| 1772 | 23.58 book titles per million people | +17.5% |
| 1773 | 25.26 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1774 | 28.71 book titles per million people | +13.7% |
| 1775 | 23.2 book titles per million people | -19.2% |
| 1776 | 44.39 book titles per million people | +91.3% |
| 1777 | 33.56 book titles per million people | -24.4% |
| 1778 | 29.87 book titles per million people | -11.0% |
| 1779 | 34.96 book titles per million people | +17.0% |
| 1780 | 19.13 book titles per million people | -45.3% |
| 1781 | 36.33 book titles per million people | +89.9% |
| 1782 | 22.38 book titles per million people | -38.4% |
| 1783 | 23.98 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1784 | 42.6 book titles per million people | +77.7% |
| 1785 | 37.3 book titles per million people | -12.4% |
| 1786 | 33.74 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1787 | 140.99 book titles per million people | +317.9% |
| 1788 | 56.79 book titles per million people | -59.7% |
| 1789 | 88.08 book titles per million people | +55.1% |
| 1790 | 345.65 book titles per million people | +292.4% |
| 1791 | 80.64 book titles per million people | -76.7% |
| 1792 | 16.38 book titles per million people | -79.7% |
| 1793 | 60.31 book titles per million people | +268.2% |
| 1794 | 8.11 book titles per million people | -86.6% |
| 1795 | 9.69 book titles per million people | +19.4% |
| 1796 | 4.82 book titles per million people | -50.2% |
| 1797 | 8 book titles per million people | +65.9% |
| 1798 | 7.96 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1799 | 7.92 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1800 | 6.31 book titles per million people | -20.4% |
| 1875 | 213.84 book titles per million people | +3290.7% |
| 1876 | 153.04 book titles per million people | -28.4% |
| 1877 | 169.08 book titles per million people | +10.5% |
| 1878 | 143.15 book titles per million people | -15.3% |
| 1879 | 133.28 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1880 | 196.35 book titles per million people | +47.3% |
| 1881 | 165.72 book titles per million people | -15.6% |
| 1882 | 167.11 book titles per million people | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 240.24 book titles per million people | +43.8% |
| 1884 | 258.65 book titles per million people | +7.7% |
| 1885 | 281.65 book titles per million people | +8.9% |
| 1886 | 261.53 book titles per million people | -7.1% |
| 1887 | 215.2 book titles per million people | -17.7% |
| 1888 | 249.88 book titles per million people | +16.1% |
| 1889 | 247.56 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 242.95 book titles per million people | -1.9% |
| 1891 | 259.08 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1892 | 263.04 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 267.46 book titles per million people | +1.7% |
| 1894 | 297.33 book titles per million people | +11.2% |
| 1895 | 379.25 book titles per million people | +27.6% |
| 1896 | 347.86 book titles per million people | -8.3% |
| 1897 | 357.51 book titles per million people | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 371.59 book titles per million people | +3.9% |
| 1899 | 369.11 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 434.44 book titles per million people | +17.7% |
| 1901 | 413.32 book titles per million people | -4.9% |
| 1902 | 385.49 book titles per million people | -6.7% |
| 1903 | 403.32 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1904 | 407.14 book titles per million people | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 378.26 book titles per million people | -7.1% |
| 1906 | 377.24 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 372.31 book titles per million people | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 368.24 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 361.46 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1910 | 387.97 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1911 | 396.44 book titles per million people | +2.2% |
| 1912 | 422.27 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1913 | 403.6 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1914 | 307.26 book titles per million people | -23.9% |
| 1915 | 180.44 book titles per million people | -41.3% |
| 1916 | 163.88 book titles per million people | -9.2% |
| 1917 | 157.72 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1918 | 145.82 book titles per million people | -7.5% |
| 1919 | 211.72 book titles per million people | +45.2% |
| 1920 | 282.44 book titles per million people | +33.4% |
| 1921 | 261.86 book titles per million people | -7.3% |
| 1922 | 161.54 book titles per million people | -38.3% |
| 1923 | 299.8 book titles per million people | +85.6% |
| 1924 | 321.66 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1925 | 343.49 book titles per million people | +6.8% |
| 1926 | 276.13 book titles per million people | -19.6% |
| 1927 | 267.97 book titles per million people | -3.0% |
| 1928 | 310.87 book titles per million people | +16.0% |
| 1929 | 338.02 book titles per million people | +8.7% |
| 1930 | 444.77 book titles per million people | +31.6% |
| 1931 | 529.41 book titles per million people | +19.0% |
| 1932 | 558.27 book titles per million people | +5.5% |
| 1933 | 518.28 book titles per million people | -7.2% |
| 1934 | 517.79 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 522.08 book titles per million people | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 561.51 book titles per million people | +7.6% |
| 1937 | 688.95 book titles per million people | +22.7% |
| 1938 | 671.96 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 623.81 book titles per million people | -7.2% |
| 1940 | 385.33 book titles per million people | -38.2% |
| 1941 | 641.37 book titles per million people | +66.4% |
| 1942 | 558.14 book titles per million people | -13.0% |
| 1943 | 482.29 book titles per million people | -13.6% |
| 1944 | 487.27 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1945 | 548.03 book titles per million people | +12.5% |
| 1946 | 628.06 book titles per million people | +14.6% |
| 1947 | 646.15 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 630.95 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1949 | 600.77 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1950 | 584.3 book titles per million people | -2.7% |
| 1951 | 605.64 book titles per million people | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 607.99 book titles per million people | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 552.07 book titles per million people | -9.2% |
| 1954 | 536.21 book titles per million people | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 402.1 book titles per million people | -25.0% |
| 1956 | 341.44 book titles per million people | -15.1% |
| 1957 | 395.48 book titles per million people | +15.8% |
| 1958 | 423.08 book titles per million people | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 442.46 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 509.06 book titles per million people | +15.1% |
| 1961 | 436.84 book titles per million people | -14.2% |
| 1962 | 478.5 book titles per million people | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 502.31 book titles per million people | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 474.75 book titles per million people | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 334.35 book titles per million people | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 880.54 book titles per million people | +163.4% |
| 1967 | 713.13 book titles per million people | -19.0% |
| 1968 | 706.06 book titles per million people | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 713.85 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 661.25 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 667.56 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 711.39 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 645.38 book titles per million people | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 534.72 book titles per million people | -17.1% |
| 1975 | 770.51 book titles per million people | +44.1% |
| 1976 | 841.71 book titles per million people | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 839.56 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 944.79 book titles per million people | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 968.16 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1,006 book titles per million people | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 980.17 book titles per million people | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 857.83 book titles per million people | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 885.6 book titles per million people | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 917.48 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 909.09 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 879.66 book titles per million people | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 921.56 book titles per million people | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 947.09 book titles per million people | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 966.12 book titles per million people | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 989.44 book titles per million people | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 983.46 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,002 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 994.6 book titles per million people | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,081 book titles per million people | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 1,135 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1,149 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,190 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,233 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1,286 book titles per million people | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,290 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,295 book titles per million people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,355 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1,387 book titles per million people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,322 book titles per million people | -4.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,322 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,322 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | +3290.7% | 6.31 book titles per million people | 213.84 book titles per million people |
| 1787 | +317.9% | 33.74 book titles per million people | 140.99 book titles per million people |
| 1790 | +292.4% | 88.08 book titles per million people | 345.65 book titles per million people |
| 1793 | +268.2% | 16.38 book titles per million people | 60.31 book titles per million people |
| 1725 | +214.8% | 14.44 book titles per million people | 45.45 book titles per million people |
| 1755 | +209.3% | 18.07 book titles per million people | 55.88 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 6.65 book titles per million people | 0 book titles per million people | 25.6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1510s | 12.86 book titles per million people | 0 book titles per million people | 30.47 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1520s | 38.76 book titles per million people | 20.38 book titles per million people | 64.64 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1530s | 60.43 book titles per million people | 23.44 book titles per million people | 85.08 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1540s | 71.33 book titles per million people | 38.92 book titles per million people | 118.85 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1550s | 85.99 book titles per million people | 68.25 book titles per million people | 114.85 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1560s | 124.3 book titles per million people | 79.6 book titles per million people | 180.16 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1570s | 117.67 book titles per million people | 98.58 book titles per million people | 164.86 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1580s | 110.23 book titles per million people | 82.3 book titles per million people | 143.29 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1590s | 83.32 book titles per million people | 63.14 book titles per million people | 100.73 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1600s | 54.25 book titles per million people | 30.69 book titles per million people | 88.67 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1610s | 75.5 book titles per million people | 58.06 book titles per million people | 90.23 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1620s | 79.41 book titles per million people | 63.9 book titles per million people | 101.04 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1630s | 63.47 book titles per million people | 38.41 book titles per million people | 115.51 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1640s | 70.43 book titles per million people | 42.77 book titles per million people | 126.86 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1650s | 67.18 book titles per million people | 35.3 book titles per million people | 91.14 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1660s | 100.41 book titles per million people | 80.61 book titles per million people | 119.38 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1670s | 118.83 book titles per million people | 70.74 book titles per million people | 187.66 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1680s | 104.48 book titles per million people | 57.16 book titles per million people | 148.93 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1690s | 101.87 book titles per million people | 59.05 book titles per million people | 127.69 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1700s | 77.1 book titles per million people | 42.67 book titles per million people | 203.11 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1710s | 43.09 book titles per million people | 12.55 book titles per million people | 83.81 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1720s | 27.88 book titles per million people | 14.44 book titles per million people | 45.45 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1730s | 22.63 book titles per million people | 6.8 book titles per million people | 52.74 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1740s | 21.94 book titles per million people | 10.41 book titles per million people | 30.04 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1750s | 25.89 book titles per million people | 8.23 book titles per million people | 55.88 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1760s | 21.7 book titles per million people | 7.71 book titles per million people | 36.01 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1770s | 29.84 book titles per million people | 20.06 book titles per million people | 44.39 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1780s | 50.13 book titles per million people | 19.13 book titles per million people | 140.99 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1790s | 54.95 book titles per million people | 4.82 book titles per million people | 345.65 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1800s | 6.31 book titles per million people | 6.31 book titles per million people | 6.31 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 162.48 book titles per million people | 133.28 book titles per million people | 213.84 book titles per million people | 5 |
| 1880s | 228.39 book titles per million people | 165.72 book titles per million people | 281.65 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 315.52 book titles per million people | 242.95 book titles per million people | 379.25 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 390.12 book titles per million people | 361.46 book titles per million people | 434.44 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 277.71 book titles per million people | 145.82 book titles per million people | 422.27 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 286.38 book titles per million people | 161.54 book titles per million people | 343.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 563.69 book titles per million people | 444.77 book titles per million people | 688.95 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 560.84 book titles per million people | 385.33 book titles per million people | 646.15 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 489.08 book titles per million people | 341.44 book titles per million people | 607.99 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 574.94 book titles per million people | 334.35 book titles per million people | 880.54 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 758.5 book titles per million people | 534.72 book titles per million people | 968.16 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 927.1 book titles per million people | 857.83 book titles per million people | 1,006 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,104 book titles per million people | 983.46 book titles per million people | 1,286 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,330 book titles per million people | 1,290 book titles per million people | 1,387 book titles per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Estonia 1,841 book titles per million people compare
- 9 Slovenia 1,714 book titles per million people compare
- 10 Switzerland 1,460 book titles per million people compare
- 12 Cyprus 1,259 book titles per million people compare
- 13 Spain 1,164 book titles per million people compare
- 14 Malta 1,072 book titles per million people compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Belgium was 1,322 book titles per million people in 2004, 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,387 book titles per million people in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 book titles per million people in 1504.
- How does Belgium rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 69 countries with data for 2004.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.