Number of new book titles published per million people in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Number of new book titles published per million people was 593.06 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising

Latest (1996)
593.06 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
29th
of 68 countries
All-time high
709.3 book titles per million people
in 1994
All-time low
107.62 book titles per million people
in 1944
Years of data
56
1937–1996

Number of new book titles published per million people in Bulgaria, 1937–1996

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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 1996, number of new book titles published per million people in Bulgaria stood at 593.06 book titles per million people.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Bulgaria peaked at 709.3 book titles per million people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 107.62 book titles per million people, in 1944.

That places Bulgaria 29th out of 68 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1930s 434.89 book titles per million people 382.41 book titles per million people 503.33 book titles per million people 3
1940s 313.54 book titles per million people 107.62 book titles per million people 468.35 book titles per million people 9
1950s 378.11 book titles per million people 279.18 book titles per million people 472.47 book titles per million people 8
1960s 438.42 book titles per million people 418.38 book titles per million people 467.83 book titles per million people 9
1970s 463.07 book titles per million people 420.72 book titles per million people 522.04 book titles per million people 10
1980s 545.25 book titles per million people 487.53 book titles per million people 601.12 book titles per million people 10
1990s 563.79 book titles per million people 371.62 book titles per million people 709.3 book titles per million people 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 26 Canada 662.76 book titles per million people compare
  2. 27 Italy 614.22 book titles per million people compare
  3. 28 Australia 609.36 book titles per million people compare
  4. 30 Israel 479.01 book titles per million people compare
  5. 31 Japan 447.46 book titles per million people compare
  6. 32 Greece 403.17 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 Bulgaria?
Number of new book titles published per million people in Bulgaria was 593.06 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 Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 709.3 book titles per million people in 1994.
What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 107.62 book titles per million people in 1944.
How does Bulgaria rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 68 countries with data for 1996.
Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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About this data

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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