Number of new book titles published per million people in Denmark
Denmark: Number of new book titles published per million people was 2,405 book titles per million people in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2009)
2,405 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
6th
of 69 countries
All-time high
3,230 book titles per million people
in 1998
All-time low
358.24 book titles per million people
in 1811
Years of data
210
1800–2009
Number of new book titles published per million people in Denmark, 1800–2009
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 Denmark is 2,405 book titles per million people, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Denmark peaked at 3,230 book titles per million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 358.24 book titles per million people, in 1811.
Denmark ranks 6th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 804 book titles per million people | — |
| 1801 | 756 book titles per million people | -6.0% |
| 1802 | 639 book titles per million people | -15.5% |
| 1803 | 528 book titles per million people | -17.4% |
| 1804 | 503 book titles per million people | -4.7% |
| 1805 | 484 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1806 | 414.85 book titles per million people | -14.3% |
| 1807 | 494.66 book titles per million people | +19.2% |
| 1808 | 447.33 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1809 | 375.87 book titles per million people | -16.0% |
| 1810 | 380.51 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1811 | 358.24 book titles per million people | -5.9% |
| 1812 | 410.21 book titles per million people | +14.5% |
| 1813 | 433.41 book titles per million people | +5.7% |
| 1814 | 366.59 book titles per million people | -15.4% |
| 1815 | 395.36 book titles per million people | +7.8% |
| 1816 | 426.84 book titles per million people | +8.0% |
| 1817 | 518.62 book titles per million people | +21.5% |
| 1818 | 452.81 book titles per million people | -12.7% |
| 1819 | 402.6 book titles per million people | -11.1% |
| 1820 | 575.76 book titles per million people | +43.0% |
| 1821 | 441.3 book titles per million people | -23.4% |
| 1822 | 425.79 book titles per million people | -3.5% |
| 1823 | 394.65 book titles per million people | -7.3% |
| 1824 | 383.35 book titles per million people | -2.9% |
| 1825 | 403.09 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1826 | 476.27 book titles per million people | +18.2% |
| 1827 | 504.38 book titles per million people | +5.9% |
| 1828 | 484.58 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 1829 | 451.18 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1830 | 488.61 book titles per million people | +8.3% |
| 1831 | 587.45 book titles per million people | +20.2% |
| 1832 | 662.23 book titles per million people | +12.7% |
| 1833 | 564.64 book titles per million people | -14.7% |
| 1834 | 596.14 book titles per million people | +5.6% |
| 1835 | 574.27 book titles per million people | -3.7% |
| 1836 | 597.72 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1837 | 619.62 book titles per million people | +3.7% |
| 1838 | 552.81 book titles per million people | -10.8% |
| 1839 | 664.44 book titles per million people | +20.2% |
| 1840 | 848.2 book titles per million people | +27.7% |
| 1841 | 682.71 book titles per million people | -19.5% |
| 1842 | 624.55 book titles per million people | -8.5% |
| 1843 | 638.65 book titles per million people | +2.3% |
| 1844 | 683.88 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1845 | 653.85 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1846 | 690.44 book titles per million people | +5.6% |
| 1847 | 721.15 book titles per million people | +4.4% |
| 1848 | 957.14 book titles per million people | +32.7% |
| 1849 | 701.48 book titles per million people | -26.7% |
| 1850 | 777.85 book titles per million people | +10.9% |
| 1851 | 865.52 book titles per million people | +11.3% |
| 1852 | 908.85 book titles per million people | +5.0% |
| 1853 | 873.07 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 1854 | 859.15 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1855 | 903.77 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1856 | 931.76 book titles per million people | +3.1% |
| 1857 | 850.06 book titles per million people | -8.8% |
| 1858 | 820.93 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1859 | 773 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1860 | 916.86 book titles per million people | +18.6% |
| 1861 | 956.9 book titles per million people | +4.4% |
| 1862 | 840.14 book titles per million people | -12.2% |
| 1863 | 968.77 book titles per million people | +15.3% |
| 1864 | 823.3 book titles per million people | -15.0% |
| 1865 | 933.3 book titles per million people | +13.4% |
| 1866 | 958.65 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1867 | 948.72 book titles per million people | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 919.01 book titles per million people | -3.1% |
| 1869 | 898.45 book titles per million people | -2.2% |
| 1870 | 909.43 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 823.44 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1872 | 964.02 book titles per million people | +17.1% |
| 1873 | 919.38 book titles per million people | -4.6% |
| 1874 | 933.47 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 961.48 book titles per million people | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 943.33 book titles per million people | -1.9% |
| 1877 | 966.82 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1878 | 933.92 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1879 | 973.84 book titles per million people | +4.3% |
| 1880 | 959.63 book titles per million people | -1.5% |
| 1881 | 1,011 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1882 | 1,075 book titles per million people | +6.3% |
| 1883 | 1,070 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 1,149 book titles per million people | +7.4% |
| 1885 | 1,157 book titles per million people | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 1,077 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1887 | 1,103 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 1,318 book titles per million people | +19.4% |
| 1889 | 1,170 book titles per million people | -11.2% |
| 1890 | 1,202 book titles per million people | +2.8% |
| 1891 | 1,173 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1892 | 1,174 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 1,208 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 1,258 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1895 | 1,261 book titles per million people | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 1,210 book titles per million people | -4.0% |
| 1897 | 1,202 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 1,172 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1899 | 1,216 book titles per million people | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 1,255 book titles per million people | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 1,071 book titles per million people | -14.7% |
| 1902 | 1,197 book titles per million people | +11.9% |
| 1903 | 1,325 book titles per million people | +10.6% |
| 1904 | 1,401 book titles per million people | +5.7% |
| 1905 | 1,411 book titles per million people | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 1,484 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1907 | 1,391 book titles per million people | -6.3% |
| 1908 | 1,417 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 1,503 book titles per million people | +6.1% |
| 1910 | 1,514 book titles per million people | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 1,511 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 1,501 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 1,463 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1914 | 1,431 book titles per million people | -2.2% |
| 1915 | 1,451 book titles per million people | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 1,478 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 1,416 book titles per million people | -4.2% |
| 1918 | 1,636 book titles per million people | +15.5% |
| 1919 | 1,505 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1920 | 1,276 book titles per million people | -15.2% |
| 1921 | 1,152 book titles per million people | -9.7% |
| 1922 | 1,195 book titles per million people | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 1,311 book titles per million people | +9.8% |
| 1924 | 1,264 book titles per million people | -3.7% |
| 1925 | 1,069 book titles per million people | -15.4% |
| 1926 | 960.31 book titles per million people | -10.1% |
| 1927 | 918.27 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1928 | 926.79 book titles per million people | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 902.22 book titles per million people | -2.7% |
| 1930 | 912.48 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 883.44 book titles per million people | -3.2% |
| 1932 | 957.81 book titles per million people | +8.4% |
| 1933 | 951 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1934 | 957.72 book titles per million people | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 966.71 book titles per million people | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 954.86 book titles per million people | -1.2% |
| 1937 | 904.77 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1938 | 875.3 book titles per million people | -3.3% |
| 1939 | 885.15 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 886.22 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 984.21 book titles per million people | +11.1% |
| 1942 | 1,141 book titles per million people | +15.9% |
| 1943 | 1,137 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 1944 | 1,158 book titles per million people | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 1,295 book titles per million people | +11.8% |
| 1946 | 1,235 book titles per million people | -4.6% |
| 1947 | 886.15 book titles per million people | -28.3% |
| 1948 | 1,169 book titles per million people | +31.9% |
| 1949 | 1,014 book titles per million people | -13.3% |
| 1950 | 1,445 book titles per million people | +42.5% |
| 1951 | 831.62 book titles per million people | -42.5% |
| 1952 | 832.72 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 847.51 book titles per million people | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 843.62 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 903.36 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 917.05 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 901.33 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 880.15 book titles per million people | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 921.78 book titles per million people | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 1,021 book titles per million people | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 1,040 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 1,132 book titles per million people | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 1,126 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,199 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 1,284 book titles per million people | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 1,334 book titles per million people | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 1,423 book titles per million people | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 1,440 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 1,567 book titles per million people | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 1,720 book titles per million people | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 1,646 book titles per million people | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,767 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 1,664 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1,706 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1,751 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1,830 book titles per million people | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 1,956 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 2,054 book titles per million people | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 2,093 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2,040 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 2,022 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,082 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2,170 book titles per million people | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 2,317 book titles per million people | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 2,365 book titles per million people | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2,156 book titles per million people | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 2,164 book titles per million people | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 2,694 book titles per million people | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 2,670 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2,605 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,668 book titles per million people | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2,833 book titles per million people | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 2,784 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2,911 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2,995 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3,152 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 3,040 book titles per million people | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 3,230 book titles per million people | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 3,109 book titles per million people | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 2,898 book titles per million people | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 2,851 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,741 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2,810 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2,796 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,776 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,793 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,760 book titles per million people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,557 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 2,405 book titles per million people | -5.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2,405 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 2.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2,405 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -42.5% | 1,445 book titles per million people | 831.62 book titles per million people |
| 1820 | +43.0% | 402.6 book titles per million people | 575.76 book titles per million people |
| 1950 | +42.5% | 1,014 book titles per million people | 1,445 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 544.67 book titles per million people | 375.87 book titles per million people | 804 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1810s | 414.52 book titles per million people | 358.24 book titles per million people | 518.62 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1820s | 454.04 book titles per million people | 383.35 book titles per million people | 575.76 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1830s | 590.79 book titles per million people | 488.61 book titles per million people | 664.44 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1840s | 720.21 book titles per million people | 624.55 book titles per million people | 957.14 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1850s | 856.4 book titles per million people | 773 book titles per million people | 931.76 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1860s | 916.41 book titles per million people | 823.3 book titles per million people | 968.77 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1870s | 932.91 book titles per million people | 823.44 book titles per million people | 973.84 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,109 book titles per million people | 959.63 book titles per million people | 1,318 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,207 book titles per million people | 1,172 book titles per million people | 1,261 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,345 book titles per million people | 1,071 book titles per million people | 1,503 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,491 book titles per million people | 1,416 book titles per million people | 1,636 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,097 book titles per million people | 902.22 book titles per million people | 1,311 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 924.93 book titles per million people | 875.3 book titles per million people | 966.71 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,091 book titles per million people | 886.15 book titles per million people | 1,295 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 932.45 book titles per million people | 831.62 book titles per million people | 1,445 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,257 book titles per million people | 1,021 book titles per million people | 1,567 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,819 book titles per million people | 1,646 book titles per million people | 2,093 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,268 book titles per million people | 2,022 book titles per million people | 2,694 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,933 book titles per million people | 2,605 book titles per million people | 3,230 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,739 book titles per million people | 2,405 book titles per million people | 2,898 book titles per million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 3 Netherlands 2,629 book titles per million people compare
- 4 Finland 2,559 book titles per million people compare
- 5 Sweden 2,504 book titles per million people compare
- 7 United Kingdom 2,115 book titles per million people compare
- 8 Estonia 1,841 book titles per million people compare
- 9 Slovenia 1,714 book titles per million people compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Denmark?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Denmark was 2,405 book titles per million people in 2009, 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3,230 book titles per million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 358.24 book titles per million people in 1811.
- How does Denmark rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 69 countries with data for 2009.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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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