Number of new book titles published per million people in Brazil

Brazil: Number of new book titles published per million people was 113.69 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising

Latest (1996)
113.69 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
55th
of 69 countries
All-time high
179.43 book titles per million people
in 1976
All-time low
51.49 book titles per million people
in 1953
Years of data
28
1951–1996

Number of new book titles published per million people in Brazil, 1951–1996

501001502001951197319961951: 67.6 book titles per million people1952: 56.7 book titles per million people1953: 51.5 book titles per million people1954: 56.5 book titles per million people1955: 54.8 book titles per million people1956: 73.1 book titles per million people1957: 71.1 book titles per million people1958: 72.7 book titles per million people1959: 76.7 book titles per million people1960: 75 book titles per million people1961: 53 book titles per million people1963: 65.5 book titles per million people1964: 61.7 book titles per million people1969: 68.6 book titles per million people1971: 87.3 book titles per million people1972: 88.8 book titles per million people1973: 96.1 book titles per million people1975: 112.9 book titles per million people1976: 179.4 book titles per million people1978: 154.4 book titles per million people1982: 148.6 book titles per million people1984: 157.3 book titles per million people1985: 154.2 book titles per million people1992: 176.6 book titles per million people1993: 127.1 book titles per million people1994: 134 book titles per million people1995: 156.2 book titles per million people1996: 113.7 book titles per million people

Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 113.69 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1996.

The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Brazil peaked at 179.43 book titles per million people in 1976 and was at its lowest, 51.49 book titles per million people, in 1953.

Brazil ranks 55th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Number of new book titles published per million people in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Number of new book titles published per million people in Brazil, 1951 to 1996.
Year book titles per million people Change
1951 67.61 book titles per million people
1952 56.68 book titles per million people -16.2%
1953 51.49 book titles per million people -9.2%
1954 56.51 book titles per million people +9.8%
1955 54.8 book titles per million people -3.0%
1956 73.08 book titles per million people +33.4%
1957 71.07 book titles per million people -2.7%
1958 72.72 book titles per million people +2.3%
1959 76.7 book titles per million people +5.5%
1960 75 book titles per million people -2.2%
1961 52.97 book titles per million people -29.4%
1963 65.54 book titles per million people +23.7%
1964 61.67 book titles per million people -5.9%
1969 68.65 book titles per million people +11.3%
1971 87.3 book titles per million people +27.2%
1972 88.82 book titles per million people +1.7%
1973 96.1 book titles per million people +8.2%
1975 112.93 book titles per million people +17.5%
1976 179.43 book titles per million people +58.9%
1978 154.44 book titles per million people -13.9%
1982 148.64 book titles per million people -3.8%
1984 157.27 book titles per million people +5.8%
1985 154.2 book titles per million people -2.0%
1992 176.61 book titles per million people +14.5%
1993 127.06 book titles per million people -28.1%
1994 133.99 book titles per million people +5.4%
1995 156.17 book titles per million people +16.6%
1996 113.69 book titles per million people -27.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 113.69 book titles per million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.4 book titles per million people, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 113.69 book titles per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 113.69 book titles per million people, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 64.52 book titles per million people 51.49 book titles per million people 76.7 book titles per million people 9
1960s 64.77 book titles per million people 52.97 book titles per million people 75 book titles per million people 5
1970s 119.84 book titles per million people 87.3 book titles per million people 179.43 book titles per million people 6
1980s 153.37 book titles per million people 148.64 book titles per million people 157.27 book titles per million people 3
1990s 141.5 book titles per million people 113.69 book titles per million people 176.61 book titles per million people 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 USSR 124.69 book titles per million people compare
  2. 53 Kazakhstan 122.5 book titles per million people compare
  3. 54 Jordan 117.11 book titles per million people compare
  4. 56 Azerbaijan 110.57 book titles per million people compare
  5. 57 Turkey 103.88 book titles per million people compare
  6. 58 Uzbekistan 101.31 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 Brazil?
Number of new book titles published per million people in Brazil was 113.69 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 179.43 book titles per million people in 1976.
What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 51.49 book titles per million people in 1953.
How does Brazil rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 69 countries with data for 1996.
Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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Indicator
Number of new book titles published per million people
Unit
book titles per million people
Source
Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 8,270 data points, 1500–2009
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