Number of new book titles published per million people in Iceland
Iceland: Number of new book titles published per million people was 5,677 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising
Latest (1996)
5,677 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 69 countries
All-time high
6,366 book titles per million people
in 1992
All-time low
2,278 book titles per million people
in 1955
Years of data
37
1940–1996
Number of new book titles published per million people in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 5,677 book titles per million people.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Iceland peaked at 6,366 book titles per million people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,278 book titles per million people, in 1955.
Iceland ranks 1st of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Number of new book titles published per million people in Iceland, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2,851 book titles per million people | — |
| 1950 | 3,932 book titles per million people | +37.9% |
| 1951 | 3,585 book titles per million people | -8.8% |
| 1952 | 2,839 book titles per million people | -20.8% |
| 1953 | 2,549 book titles per million people | -10.2% |
| 1954 | 2,543 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 2,278 book titles per million people | -10.4% |
| 1957 | 3,313 book titles per million people | +45.4% |
| 1958 | 3,674 book titles per million people | +10.9% |
| 1959 | 3,859 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1960 | 3,054 book titles per million people | -20.9% |
| 1961 | 3,410 book titles per million people | +11.7% |
| 1962 | 3,180 book titles per million people | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 2,766 book titles per million people | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 3,432 book titles per million people | +24.1% |
| 1966 | 3,256 book titles per million people | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 3,176 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 3,414 book titles per million people | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 3,366 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 3,302 book titles per million people | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 2,950 book titles per million people | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 2,948 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,510 book titles per million people | -14.9% |
| 1974 | 2,828 book titles per million people | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 3,646 book titles per million people | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 3,316 book titles per million people | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 3,611 book titles per million people | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 5,031 book titles per million people | +39.3% |
| 1988 | 4,978 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4,946 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5,948 book titles per million people | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 6,136 book titles per million people | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6,366 book titles per million people | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 5,079 book titles per million people | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 5,371 book titles per million people | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 5,689 book titles per million people | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 5,677 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 5,677 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 6.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 5,677 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 7.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,851 book titles per million people | 2,851 book titles per million people | 2,851 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 3,175 book titles per million people | 2,278 book titles per million people | 3,932 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1960s | 3,228 book titles per million people | 2,766 book titles per million people | 3,432 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,139 book titles per million people | 2,510 book titles per million people | 3,646 book titles per million people | 8 |
| 1980s | 4,985 book titles per million people | 4,946 book titles per million people | 5,031 book titles per million people | 3 |
| 1990s | 5,752 book titles per million people | 5,079 book titles per million people | 6,366 book titles per million people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Iceland?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Iceland was 5,677 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,366 book titles per million people in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,278 book titles per million people in 1955.
- How does Iceland rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.