Number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt
Egypt: Number of new book titles published per million people was 29.63 book titles per million people in 1996. ▼ Falling
Number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt, 1953–1996
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 Egypt stood at 29.63 book titles per million people.
The figure is down 15.3% 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 Egypt peaked at 120.68 book titles per million people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 24.17 book titles per million people, in 1987.
Egypt ranks 61st of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.51 book titles per million people | 28.74 book titles per million people | 82.88 book titles per million people | 6 |
| 1960s | 88.77 book titles per million people | 52.42 book titles per million people | 120.68 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.51 book titles per million people | 37.95 book titles per million people | 70.56 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1980s | 30.91 book titles per million people | 24.17 book titles per million people | 53.36 book titles per million people | 6 |
| 1990s | 39.29 book titles per million people | 29.63 book titles per million people | 51.23 book titles per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 58 Tunisia 79.04 book titles per million people compare
- 59 Mexico 65.5 book titles per million people compare
- 60 Morocco 32.73 book titles per million people compare
- 62 Algeria 23.42 book titles per million people compare
- 63 Indonesia 20.4 book titles per million people compare
- 64 Philippines 20.27 book titles per million people compare
More reference data data for Egypt
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt was 29.63 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 120.68 book titles per million people in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.17 book titles per million people in 1987.
- How does Egypt rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 68 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.