Number of new book titles published per million people in France
France: Number of new book titles published per million people was 818.98 book titles per million people in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1996)
818.98 book titles per million people
Change on year
up 40.7%
World rank
21st
of 69 countries
All-time high
818.98 book titles per million people
in 1996
All-time low
18.78 book titles per million people
in 1502
Years of data
361
1500–1996
Number of new book titles published per million people in France, 1500–1996
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
France recorded 818.98 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1996. That is the highest value across all 361 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in France peaked at 818.98 book titles per million people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18.78 book titles per million people, in 1502.
France ranks 21st of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 France, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 35.18 book titles per million people | — |
| 1501 | 20.94 book titles per million people | -40.5% |
| 1502 | 18.78 book titles per million people | -10.3% |
| 1503 | 23.02 book titles per million people | +22.6% |
| 1504 | 20.44 book titles per million people | -11.2% |
| 1505 | 28.93 book titles per million people | +41.5% |
| 1506 | 24.01 book titles per million people | -17.0% |
| 1507 | 27.38 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1508 | 32.23 book titles per million people | +17.7% |
| 1509 | 36.21 book titles per million people | +12.4% |
| 1510 | 46.33 book titles per million people | +27.9% |
| 1511 | 45.01 book titles per million people | -2.8% |
| 1512 | 55.51 book titles per million people | +23.3% |
| 1513 | 46.38 book titles per million people | -16.4% |
| 1514 | 41.28 book titles per million people | -11.0% |
| 1515 | 45.65 book titles per million people | +10.6% |
| 1516 | 51.06 book titles per million people | +11.9% |
| 1517 | 50.17 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1518 | 45.29 book titles per million people | -9.7% |
| 1519 | 54.87 book titles per million people | +21.2% |
| 1520 | 60.88 book titles per million people | +10.9% |
| 1521 | 45.14 book titles per million people | -25.9% |
| 1522 | 32.14 book titles per million people | -28.8% |
| 1523 | 34.19 book titles per million people | +6.4% |
| 1524 | 28.74 book titles per million people | -15.9% |
| 1525 | 38.28 book titles per million people | +33.2% |
| 1526 | 35.74 book titles per million people | -6.6% |
| 1527 | 35.29 book titles per million people | -1.3% |
| 1528 | 59.92 book titles per million people | +69.8% |
| 1529 | 50.74 book titles per million people | -15.3% |
| 1530 | 56.89 book titles per million people | +12.1% |
| 1531 | 55.59 book titles per million people | -2.3% |
| 1532 | 52.84 book titles per million people | -4.9% |
| 1533 | 51.34 book titles per million people | -2.8% |
| 1534 | 53.35 book titles per million people | +3.9% |
| 1535 | 58.22 book titles per million people | +9.1% |
| 1536 | 65.97 book titles per million people | +13.3% |
| 1537 | 58.92 book titles per million people | -10.7% |
| 1538 | 66.64 book titles per million people | +13.1% |
| 1539 | 74.35 book titles per million people | +11.6% |
| 1540 | 85.73 book titles per million people | +15.3% |
| 1541 | 78.89 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1542 | 89.01 book titles per million people | +12.8% |
| 1543 | 91.97 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1544 | 78.01 book titles per million people | -15.2% |
| 1545 | 84.03 book titles per million people | +7.7% |
| 1546 | 76.21 book titles per million people | -9.3% |
| 1547 | 78.36 book titles per million people | +2.8% |
| 1548 | 80.71 book titles per million people | +3.0% |
| 1549 | 93.78 book titles per million people | +16.2% |
| 1550 | 101.77 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1551 | 96 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1552 | 88.22 book titles per million people | -8.1% |
| 1553 | 80.87 book titles per million people | -8.3% |
| 1554 | 93.06 book titles per million people | +15.1% |
| 1555 | 99.6 book titles per million people | +7.0% |
| 1556 | 93.06 book titles per million people | -6.6% |
| 1557 | 69.66 book titles per million people | -25.1% |
| 1558 | 73.8 book titles per million people | +5.9% |
| 1559 | 68.51 book titles per million people | -7.2% |
| 1560 | 90.24 book titles per million people | +31.7% |
| 1561 | 79.75 book titles per million people | -11.6% |
| 1562 | 64.09 book titles per million people | -19.6% |
| 1563 | 42.88 book titles per million people | -33.1% |
| 1564 | 52.79 book titles per million people | +23.1% |
| 1565 | 53.33 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1566 | 65.59 book titles per million people | +23.0% |
| 1567 | 57.97 book titles per million people | -11.6% |
| 1568 | 36.89 book titles per million people | -36.4% |
| 1569 | 39.62 book titles per million people | +7.4% |
| 1570 | 36.81 book titles per million people | -7.1% |
| 1571 | 33.8 book titles per million people | -8.2% |
| 1572 | 42.25 book titles per million people | +25.0% |
| 1573 | 52.07 book titles per million people | +23.2% |
| 1574 | 51.02 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1575 | 50.18 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1576 | 45.41 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1577 | 51.44 book titles per million people | +13.3% |
| 1578 | 57.27 book titles per million people | +11.3% |
| 1579 | 53.88 book titles per million people | -5.9% |
| 1580 | 55.58 book titles per million people | +3.2% |
| 1581 | 58.84 book titles per million people | +5.9% |
| 1582 | 51.94 book titles per million people | -11.7% |
| 1583 | 47.78 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1584 | 46.37 book titles per million people | -3.0% |
| 1585 | 60.91 book titles per million people | +31.4% |
| 1586 | 59.68 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1587 | 54.95 book titles per million people | -7.9% |
| 1588 | 70.41 book titles per million people | +28.1% |
| 1589 | 49.99 book titles per million people | -29.0% |
| 1590 | 36.19 book titles per million people | -27.6% |
| 1591 | 28.8 book titles per million people | -20.4% |
| 1592 | 33.41 book titles per million people | +16.0% |
| 1593 | 33.75 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1594 | 36.99 book titles per million people | +9.6% |
| 1595 | 38.88 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1596 | 29.8 book titles per million people | -23.4% |
| 1597 | 33.6 book titles per million people | +12.8% |
| 1598 | 43.16 book titles per million people | +28.4% |
| 1599 | 39.85 book titles per million people | -7.7% |
| 1600 | 50.53 book titles per million people | +26.8% |
| 1601 | 50.64 book titles per million people | +0.2% |
| 1602 | 49.42 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1603 | 49.35 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1604 | 56.7 book titles per million people | +14.9% |
| 1605 | 57.38 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1606 | 64.5 book titles per million people | +12.4% |
| 1607 | 57.97 book titles per million people | -10.1% |
| 1608 | 63.56 book titles per million people | +9.6% |
| 1609 | 72.72 book titles per million people | +14.4% |
| 1610 | 84.31 book titles per million people | +15.9% |
| 1611 | 67.99 book titles per million people | -19.4% |
| 1612 | 72.21 book titles per million people | +6.2% |
| 1613 | 61.03 book titles per million people | -15.5% |
| 1614 | 88.12 book titles per million people | +44.4% |
| 1615 | 94.92 book titles per million people | +7.7% |
| 1616 | 67.68 book titles per million people | -28.7% |
| 1617 | 71.5 book titles per million people | +5.6% |
| 1618 | 77.92 book titles per million people | +9.0% |
| 1619 | 98.65 book titles per million people | +26.6% |
| 1620 | 86.8 book titles per million people | -12.0% |
| 1621 | 67.92 book titles per million people | -21.7% |
| 1622 | 81.54 book titles per million people | +20.0% |
| 1623 | 78.27 book titles per million people | -4.0% |
| 1624 | 69.29 book titles per million people | -11.5% |
| 1625 | 72.51 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1626 | 73.51 book titles per million people | +1.4% |
| 1627 | 64.02 book titles per million people | -12.9% |
| 1628 | 67.97 book titles per million people | +6.2% |
| 1629 | 61.45 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1630 | 70.15 book titles per million people | +14.2% |
| 1631 | 72.97 book titles per million people | +4.0% |
| 1632 | 58.07 book titles per million people | -20.4% |
| 1633 | 64.73 book titles per million people | +11.5% |
| 1634 | 73.2 book titles per million people | +13.1% |
| 1635 | 72.36 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1636 | 71.35 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1637 | 81.58 book titles per million people | +14.3% |
| 1638 | 79.1 book titles per million people | -3.0% |
| 1639 | 69.05 book titles per million people | -12.7% |
| 1640 | 77.25 book titles per million people | +11.9% |
| 1641 | 76.96 book titles per million people | -0.4% |
| 1642 | 77.2 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 1643 | 93.62 book titles per million people | +21.3% |
| 1644 | 100.66 book titles per million people | +7.5% |
| 1645 | 82.42 book titles per million people | -18.1% |
| 1646 | 78 book titles per million people | -5.4% |
| 1647 | 95.04 book titles per million people | +21.8% |
| 1648 | 89.19 book titles per million people | -6.2% |
| 1649 | 192.73 book titles per million people | +116.1% |
| 1650 | 93.02 book titles per million people | -51.7% |
| 1651 | 104.61 book titles per million people | +12.5% |
| 1652 | 99.84 book titles per million people | -4.6% |
| 1653 | 77.03 book titles per million people | -22.8% |
| 1654 | 82.22 book titles per million people | +6.7% |
| 1655 | 84.93 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1656 | 83.57 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1657 | 85.56 book titles per million people | +2.4% |
| 1658 | 96.86 book titles per million people | +13.2% |
| 1659 | 86.89 book titles per million people | -10.3% |
| 1660 | 112.53 book titles per million people | +29.5% |
| 1661 | 86.63 book titles per million people | -23.0% |
| 1662 | 92.62 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1663 | 97.2 book titles per million people | +4.9% |
| 1664 | 119.36 book titles per million people | +22.8% |
| 1665 | 112.57 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1666 | 101.11 book titles per million people | -10.2% |
| 1667 | 97.32 book titles per million people | -3.7% |
| 1668 | 96.83 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1669 | 99.46 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1670 | 93.27 book titles per million people | -6.2% |
| 1671 | 90.89 book titles per million people | -2.6% |
| 1672 | 98.33 book titles per million people | +8.2% |
| 1673 | 82.03 book titles per million people | -16.6% |
| 1674 | 91.18 book titles per million people | +11.2% |
| 1675 | 101.16 book titles per million people | +10.9% |
| 1676 | 87.32 book titles per million people | -13.7% |
| 1677 | 101.55 book titles per million people | +16.3% |
| 1678 | 88.6 book titles per million people | -12.8% |
| 1679 | 116.76 book titles per million people | +31.8% |
| 1680 | 91.57 book titles per million people | -21.6% |
| 1681 | 91.61 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1682 | 94.53 book titles per million people | +3.2% |
| 1683 | 91.51 book titles per million people | -3.2% |
| 1684 | 90.36 book titles per million people | -1.3% |
| 1685 | 99.01 book titles per million people | +9.6% |
| 1686 | 84.36 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1687 | 86.59 book titles per million people | +2.6% |
| 1688 | 97.57 book titles per million people | +12.7% |
| 1689 | 85.67 book titles per million people | -12.2% |
| 1690 | 88.56 book titles per million people | +3.4% |
| 1691 | 80.56 book titles per million people | -9.0% |
| 1692 | 86.46 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1693 | 95.35 book titles per million people | +10.3% |
| 1694 | 90.38 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1695 | 84.58 book titles per million people | -6.4% |
| 1696 | 91.78 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1697 | 93.47 book titles per million people | +1.8% |
| 1698 | 84.21 book titles per million people | -9.9% |
| 1699 | 82.27 book titles per million people | -2.3% |
| 1700 | 94.38 book titles per million people | +14.7% |
| 1701 | 67.46 book titles per million people | -28.5% |
| 1702 | 65.83 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1703 | 75.54 book titles per million people | +14.8% |
| 1704 | 68.01 book titles per million people | -10.0% |
| 1705 | 67.7 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1706 | 62 book titles per million people | -8.4% |
| 1707 | 64.31 book titles per million people | +3.7% |
| 1708 | 68.4 book titles per million people | +6.4% |
| 1709 | 60.31 book titles per million people | -11.8% |
| 1710 | 55.81 book titles per million people | -7.5% |
| 1711 | 57.95 book titles per million people | +3.8% |
| 1712 | 64.11 book titles per million people | +10.6% |
| 1713 | 58.02 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1714 | 69.12 book titles per million people | +19.1% |
| 1715 | 72.18 book titles per million people | +4.4% |
| 1716 | 73.78 book titles per million people | +2.2% |
| 1717 | 70.91 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 1718 | 68.37 book titles per million people | -3.6% |
| 1719 | 63.31 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 1720 | 72.2 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1721 | 71.57 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1722 | 75.2 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1723 | 70.79 book titles per million people | -5.9% |
| 1724 | 70.32 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1725 | 68.76 book titles per million people | -2.2% |
| 1726 | 60.64 book titles per million people | -11.8% |
| 1727 | 57.86 book titles per million people | -4.6% |
| 1728 | 61.47 book titles per million people | +6.2% |
| 1729 | 65.84 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1730 | 73.91 book titles per million people | +12.3% |
| 1731 | 65.09 book titles per million people | -11.9% |
| 1732 | 77.61 book titles per million people | +19.2% |
| 1733 | 73.9 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1734 | 63.91 book titles per million people | -13.5% |
| 1735 | 67.3 book titles per million people | +5.3% |
| 1736 | 71.74 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1737 | 71.74 book titles per million people | -0.0% |
| 1738 | 72.65 book titles per million people | +1.3% |
| 1739 | 78.88 book titles per million people | +8.6% |
| 1740 | 82.65 book titles per million people | +4.8% |
| 1741 | 72.03 book titles per million people | -12.8% |
| 1742 | 71.42 book titles per million people | -0.8% |
| 1743 | 72.48 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1744 | 66.91 book titles per million people | -7.7% |
| 1745 | 67.06 book titles per million people | +0.2% |
| 1746 | 61.53 book titles per million people | -8.3% |
| 1747 | 61.7 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 1748 | 72.15 book titles per million people | +16.9% |
| 1749 | 91.18 book titles per million people | +26.4% |
| 1750 | 86.98 book titles per million people | -4.6% |
| 1751 | 93.83 book titles per million people | +7.9% |
| 1752 | 93.26 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1753 | 101.23 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1754 | 94.34 book titles per million people | -6.8% |
| 1755 | 90.85 book titles per million people | -3.7% |
| 1756 | 101.82 book titles per million people | +12.1% |
| 1757 | 95.71 book titles per million people | -6.0% |
| 1758 | 102.98 book titles per million people | +7.6% |
| 1759 | 111.07 book titles per million people | +7.9% |
| 1760 | 98.92 book titles per million people | -10.9% |
| 1761 | 89.44 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1762 | 105.24 book titles per million people | +17.7% |
| 1763 | 102.65 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1764 | 105.92 book titles per million people | +3.2% |
| 1765 | 101.91 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1766 | 94.53 book titles per million people | -7.2% |
| 1767 | 107.12 book titles per million people | +13.3% |
| 1768 | 100.19 book titles per million people | -6.5% |
| 1769 | 95.83 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1770 | 119.37 book titles per million people | +24.6% |
| 1771 | 119.44 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 114.92 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1773 | 108.34 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1774 | 120.36 book titles per million people | +11.1% |
| 1775 | 131.33 book titles per million people | +9.1% |
| 1776 | 127.51 book titles per million people | -2.9% |
| 1777 | 125.63 book titles per million people | -1.5% |
| 1778 | 122.94 book titles per million people | -2.1% |
| 1779 | 103.89 book titles per million people | -15.5% |
| 1780 | 102.09 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1781 | 96.78 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1782 | 108.41 book titles per million people | +12.0% |
| 1783 | 107.42 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1784 | 142.77 book titles per million people | +32.9% |
| 1785 | 148.4 book titles per million people | +3.9% |
| 1786 | 138.07 book titles per million people | -7.0% |
| 1787 | 130.6 book titles per million people | -5.4% |
| 1788 | 147.65 book titles per million people | +13.1% |
| 1789 | 271.24 book titles per million people | +83.7% |
| 1790 | 274.43 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1791 | 232.75 book titles per million people | -15.2% |
| 1792 | 190.01 book titles per million people | -18.4% |
| 1793 | 142.52 book titles per million people | -25.0% |
| 1794 | 119.36 book titles per million people | -16.2% |
| 1795 | 122.54 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1796 | 88 book titles per million people | -28.2% |
| 1797 | 104.21 book titles per million people | +18.4% |
| 1798 | 108.95 book titles per million people | +4.5% |
| 1799 | 109.79 book titles per million people | +0.8% |
| 1800 | 106.78 book titles per million people | -2.7% |
| 1828 | 182.28 book titles per million people | +70.7% |
| 1889 | 374.96 book titles per million people | +105.7% |
| 1914 | 602.76 book titles per million people | +60.8% |
| 1938 | 193.61 book titles per million people | -67.9% |
| 1940 | 131.71 book titles per million people | -32.0% |
| 1941 | 98.18 book titles per million people | -25.5% |
| 1942 | 152.49 book titles per million people | +55.3% |
| 1943 | 203.03 book titles per million people | +33.1% |
| 1944 | 223.14 book titles per million people | +9.9% |
| 1945 | 176 book titles per million people | -21.1% |
| 1946 | 220.7 book titles per million people | +25.4% |
| 1947 | 329.87 book titles per million people | +49.5% |
| 1948 | 344.03 book titles per million people | +4.3% |
| 1949 | 238.86 book titles per million people | -30.6% |
| 1950 | 235.03 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1951 | 240.26 book titles per million people | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 241.06 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 230.3 book titles per million people | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 242.39 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1955 | 266.7 book titles per million people | +10.0% |
| 1957 | 229.54 book titles per million people | -13.9% |
| 1958 | 256.82 book titles per million people | +11.9% |
| 1959 | 260.83 book titles per million people | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 254.85 book titles per million people | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 269.58 book titles per million people | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 276.2 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 235.21 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1964 | 273.09 book titles per million people | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 344.12 book titles per million people | +26.0% |
| 1966 | 383.83 book titles per million people | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 375.54 book titles per million people | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 365.36 book titles per million people | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 426.62 book titles per million people | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 441.75 book titles per million people | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 426.69 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 463.13 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 509.74 book titles per million people | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 488.86 book titles per million people | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 523.49 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 542.31 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 582.46 book titles per million people | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 388.72 book titles per million people | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 456.25 book titles per million people | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 586.43 book titles per million people | +28.5% |
| 1981 | 673.44 book titles per million people | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 757.42 book titles per million people | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 671.85 book titles per million people | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 661.18 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 670.21 book titles per million people | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 580.59 book titles per million people | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 763.39 book titles per million people | +31.5% |
| 1988 | 681.62 book titles per million people | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 693.78 book titles per million people | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 717.23 book titles per million people | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 746.52 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 770.98 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 696.88 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 762.23 book titles per million people | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 582.23 book titles per million people | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 818.98 book titles per million people | +40.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 818.98 book titles per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- France's 818.98 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1649 | +116.1% | 89.19 book titles per million people | 192.73 book titles per million people |
| 1889 | +105.7% | 182.28 book titles per million people | 374.96 book titles per million people |
| 1789 | +83.7% | 147.65 book titles per million people | 271.24 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 26.71 book titles per million people | 18.78 book titles per million people | 36.21 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1510s | 48.15 book titles per million people | 41.28 book titles per million people | 55.51 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1520s | 42.11 book titles per million people | 28.74 book titles per million people | 60.88 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1530s | 59.41 book titles per million people | 51.34 book titles per million people | 74.35 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1540s | 83.67 book titles per million people | 76.21 book titles per million people | 93.78 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1550s | 86.46 book titles per million people | 68.51 book titles per million people | 101.77 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1560s | 58.31 book titles per million people | 36.89 book titles per million people | 90.24 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1570s | 47.41 book titles per million people | 33.8 book titles per million people | 57.27 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1580s | 55.64 book titles per million people | 46.37 book titles per million people | 70.41 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1590s | 35.44 book titles per million people | 28.8 book titles per million people | 43.16 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1600s | 57.28 book titles per million people | 49.35 book titles per million people | 72.72 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1610s | 78.43 book titles per million people | 61.03 book titles per million people | 98.65 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1620s | 72.33 book titles per million people | 61.45 book titles per million people | 86.8 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1630s | 71.26 book titles per million people | 58.07 book titles per million people | 81.58 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1640s | 96.31 book titles per million people | 76.96 book titles per million people | 192.73 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1650s | 89.45 book titles per million people | 77.03 book titles per million people | 104.61 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1660s | 101.56 book titles per million people | 86.63 book titles per million people | 119.36 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1670s | 95.11 book titles per million people | 82.03 book titles per million people | 116.76 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1680s | 91.28 book titles per million people | 84.36 book titles per million people | 99.01 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1690s | 87.76 book titles per million people | 80.56 book titles per million people | 95.35 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1700s | 69.39 book titles per million people | 60.31 book titles per million people | 94.38 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1710s | 65.36 book titles per million people | 55.81 book titles per million people | 73.78 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1720s | 67.46 book titles per million people | 57.86 book titles per million people | 75.2 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1730s | 71.67 book titles per million people | 63.91 book titles per million people | 78.88 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1740s | 71.91 book titles per million people | 61.53 book titles per million people | 91.18 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1750s | 97.21 book titles per million people | 86.98 book titles per million people | 111.07 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1760s | 100.17 book titles per million people | 89.44 book titles per million people | 107.12 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1770s | 119.37 book titles per million people | 103.89 book titles per million people | 131.33 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1780s | 139.34 book titles per million people | 96.78 book titles per million people | 271.24 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1790s | 149.25 book titles per million people | 88 book titles per million people | 274.43 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1800s | 106.78 book titles per million people | 106.78 book titles per million people | 106.78 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 182.28 book titles per million people | 182.28 book titles per million people | 182.28 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 374.96 book titles per million people | 374.96 book titles per million people | 374.96 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 602.76 book titles per million people | 602.76 book titles per million people | 602.76 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 193.61 book titles per million people | 193.61 book titles per million people | 193.61 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 211.8 book titles per million people | 98.18 book titles per million people | 344.03 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 244.77 book titles per million people | 229.54 book titles per million people | 266.7 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1960s | 320.44 book titles per million people | 235.21 book titles per million people | 426.62 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 482.34 book titles per million people | 388.72 book titles per million people | 582.46 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 673.99 book titles per million people | 580.59 book titles per million people | 763.39 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 727.87 book titles per million people | 582.23 book titles per million people | 818.98 book titles per million people | 7 |
Countries ranked near France
- 18 Russia 898.49 book titles per million people compare
- 19 Hungary 894.82 book titles per million people compare
- 20 Germany 873.3 book titles per million people compare
- 22 Latvia 798.69 book titles per million people compare
- 23 Portugal 779.02 book titles per million people compare
- 24 Ireland 756.78 book titles per million people compare
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in France?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in France was 818.98 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 818.98 book titles per million people in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.78 book titles per million people in 1502.
- How does France rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- France ranks 21st out of 69 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.