Number of new book titles published per million people in Latvia
Latvia: Number of new book titles published per million people was 798.69 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising
Number of new book titles published per million people in Latvia, 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
The most recent figure for number of new book titles published per million people in Latvia is 798.69 book titles per million people, measured in 1996.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Latvia peaked at 1,160 book titles per million people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 148.37 book titles per million people, in 1942.
Latvia ranks 22nd of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 342.57 book titles per million people | 148.37 book titles per million people | 663.98 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 707.13 book titles per million people | 529.29 book titles per million people | 946.42 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 960.99 book titles per million people | 802.2 book titles per million people | 1,160 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 946.54 book titles per million people | 871.83 book titles per million people | 1,079 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 857.88 book titles per million people | 722.45 book titles per million people | 1,008 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 652.93 book titles per million people | 523.14 book titles per million people | 798.69 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 Latvia?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Latvia was 798.69 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,160 book titles per million people in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 148.37 book titles per million people in 1942.
- How does Latvia rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Latvia ranks 22nd out of 68 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.