Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan

Jordan: Number of new book titles published per million people was 117.11 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising

Latest (1996)
117.11 book titles per million people
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
54th
of 69 countries
All-time high
231.84 book titles per million people
in 1975
All-time low
24.38 book titles per million people
in 1966
Years of data
17
1963–1996

Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan, 1963–1996

0501001502002501963197919961963: 166.2 book titles per million people1966: 24.4 book titles per million people1967: 129.1 book titles per million people1968: 111.4 book titles per million people1969: 154.1 book titles per million people1970: 75.9 book titles per million people1971: 46.9 book titles per million people1972: 65.1 book titles per million people1973: 58.5 book titles per million people1974: 76 book titles per million people1975: 231.8 book titles per million people1976: 209.7 book titles per million people1991: 182.6 book titles per million people1992: 204.3 book titles per million people1993: 125.5 book titles per million people1995: 110.7 book titles per million people1996: 117.1 book titles per million people

Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 117.11 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1996.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan peaked at 231.84 book titles per million people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 24.38 book titles per million people, in 1966.

Jordan ranks 54th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan, 1963 to 1996.
Year book titles per million people Change
1963 166.23 book titles per million people
1966 24.38 book titles per million people -85.3%
1967 129.08 book titles per million people +429.4%
1968 111.39 book titles per million people -13.7%
1969 154.11 book titles per million people +38.3%
1970 75.85 book titles per million people -50.8%
1971 46.91 book titles per million people -38.2%
1972 65.07 book titles per million people +38.7%
1973 58.53 book titles per million people -10.1%
1974 75.97 book titles per million people +29.8%
1975 231.84 book titles per million people +205.2%
1976 209.66 book titles per million people -9.6%
1991 182.61 book titles per million people -12.9%
1992 204.27 book titles per million people +11.9%
1993 125.5 book titles per million people -38.6%
1995 110.67 book titles per million people -11.8%
1996 117.11 book titles per million people +5.8%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 117.11 book titles per million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.4 book titles per million people, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 117.11 book titles per million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.11 book titles per million people, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan 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.

YearChange FromTo
1967 +429.4% 24.38 book titles per million people 129.08 book titles per million people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 117.04 book titles per million people 24.38 book titles per million people 166.23 book titles per million people 5
1970s 109.12 book titles per million people 46.91 book titles per million people 231.84 book titles per million people 7
1990s 148.03 book titles per million people 110.67 book titles per million people 204.27 book titles per million people 5

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 51 South Africa 128.3 book titles per million people compare
  2. 52 USSR 124.69 book titles per million people compare
  3. 53 Kazakhstan 122.5 book titles per million people compare
  4. 55 Brazil 113.69 book titles per million people compare
  5. 56 Azerbaijan 110.57 book titles per million people compare
  6. 57 Turkey 103.88 book titles per million people compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

More reference data data for Jordan

All data for Jordan →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan?
Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan was 117.11 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 231.84 book titles per million people in 1975.
What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 24.38 book titles per million people in 1966.
How does Jordan rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
Jordan ranks 54th out of 69 countries with data for 1996.
Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan. Statizoid, drawing on Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/new-books-per-million/jordan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/new-books-per-million/jordan/">Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.