How does Estonia rank for number of new book titles published per million people?

Estonia ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 1996.

Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Estonia 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.

Number of new book titles published per million people in Estonia

Name: Number of new book titles published per million people in Estonia
Creator: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Number of new book titles published per million people was 1,841 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising

Latest (1996)

1,841 book titles per million people

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

8th

of 68 countries

All-time high

1,841 book titles per million people

in 1996

All-time low

242.79 book titles per million people

in 1940

Years of data

1940–1996

Number of new book titles published per million people in Estonia, 1940–1996

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 Estonia stood at 1,841 book titles per million people. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Estonia peaked at 1,841 book titles per million people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 242.79 book titles per million people, in 1940.

That places Estonia 8th out of 68 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	554.75 book titles per million people	242.79 book titles per million people	1,015 book titles per million people	10
1950s	867.13 book titles per million people	774.92 book titles per million people	960.91 book titles per million people	10
1960s	1,396 book titles per million people	1,220 book titles per million people	1,540 book titles per million people	10
1970s	1,501 book titles per million people	1,323 book titles per million people	1,713 book titles per million people	10
1980s	1,379 book titles per million people	1,269 book titles per million people	1,459 book titles per million people	10
1990s	1,380 book titles per million people	1,018 book titles per million people	1,841 book titles per million people	7

Countries ranked near Estonia

5 Sweden 2,504 book titles per million people compare
6 Denmark 2,405 book titles per million people compare
7 United Kingdom 2,115 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
11 Belgium 1,322 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 Estonia?: Number of new book titles published per million people in Estonia was 1,841 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 Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 1,841 book titles per million people in 1996.
What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 242.79 book titles per million people in 1940.
How does Estonia rank for number of new book titles published per million people?: Estonia ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 1996.
Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.