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
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 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
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 |
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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 68 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.