Number of new book titles published per million people in Lithuania

Lithuania: Number of new book titles published per million people was 993.64 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising

Latest (1996)
993.64 book titles per million people
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
16th
of 69 countries
All-time high
993.64 book titles per million people
in 1996
All-time low
69.29 book titles per million people
in 1943
Years of data
56
1940–1996

Number of new book titles published per million people in Lithuania, 1940–1996

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 993.64 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1996. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Lithuania peaked at 993.64 book titles per million people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 69.29 book titles per million people, in 1943.

Lithuania ranks 16th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of new book titles published per million people in Lithuania, 1940 to 1996.
Year book titles per million people Change
1940 151.58 book titles per million people
1941 145.63 book titles per million people -3.9%
1942 70.95 book titles per million people -51.3%
1943 69.29 book titles per million people -2.3%
1944 81.44 book titles per million people +17.5%
1945 93.05 book titles per million people +14.3%
1946 126.51 book titles per million people +36.0%
1947 196.72 book titles per million people +55.5%
1948 303.9 book titles per million people +54.5%
1949 362.19 book titles per million people +19.2%
1950 420.26 book titles per million people +16.0%
1951 446.71 book titles per million people +6.3%
1952 478.72 book titles per million people +7.2%
1953 504.26 book titles per million people +5.3%
1954 679.9 book titles per million people +34.8%
1955 708.4 book titles per million people +4.2%
1956 696.66 book titles per million people -1.7%
1957 689.39 book titles per million people -1.0%
1958 666.11 book titles per million people -3.4%
1959 786.33 book titles per million people +18.0%
1960 797.87 book titles per million people +1.5%
1961 674.67 book titles per million people -15.4%
1962 688.37 book titles per million people +2.0%
1963 681.52 book titles per million people -1.0%
1964 698.67 book titles per million people +2.5%
1965 730.27 book titles per million people +4.5%
1966 781.2 book titles per million people +7.0%
1967 673.1 book titles per million people -13.8%
1968 705.81 book titles per million people +4.9%
1969 701.85 book titles per million people -0.6%
1970 696.72 book titles per million people -0.7%
1971 592.91 book titles per million people -14.9%
1972 573.87 book titles per million people -3.2%
1973 508.08 book titles per million people -11.5%
1974 568.31 book titles per million people +11.9%
1975 543.39 book titles per million people -4.4%
1976 442.77 book titles per million people -18.5%
1977 451.89 book titles per million people +2.1%
1978 514.62 book titles per million people +13.9%
1979 504.56 book titles per million people -2.0%
1980 486.71 book titles per million people -3.5%
1981 588.33 book titles per million people +20.9%
1982 661.23 book titles per million people +12.4%
1983 692.23 book titles per million people +4.7%
1984 729.66 book titles per million people +5.4%
1985 794.81 book titles per million people +8.9%
1986 790.7 book titles per million people -0.5%
1987 805.29 book titles per million people +1.8%
1988 824.18 book titles per million people +2.3%
1989 729.64 book titles per million people -11.5%
1990 873.61 book titles per million people +19.7%
1992 638.06 book titles per million people -27.0%
1993 602.87 book titles per million people -5.5%
1994 784.04 book titles per million people +30.1%
1995 861.29 book titles per million people +9.9%
1996 993.64 book titles per million people +15.4%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 993.64 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 993.64 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 160.13 book titles per million people 69.29 book titles per million people 362.19 book titles per million people 10
1950s 607.67 book titles per million people 420.26 book titles per million people 786.33 book titles per million people 10
1960s 713.33 book titles per million people 673.1 book titles per million people 797.87 book titles per million people 10
1970s 539.71 book titles per million people 442.77 book titles per million people 696.72 book titles per million people 10
1980s 710.28 book titles per million people 486.71 book titles per million people 824.18 book titles per million people 10
1990s 792.25 book titles per million people 602.87 book titles per million people 993.64 book titles per million people 6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 13 Spain 1,164 book titles per million people compare
  2. 14 Malta 1,072 book titles per million people compare
  3. 15 New Zealand 1,047 book titles per million people compare
  4. 17 Austria 985.47 book titles per million people compare
  5. 18 Russia 898.49 book titles per million people compare
  6. 19 Hungary 894.82 book titles per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of new book titles published per million people in Lithuania?
Number of new book titles published per million people in Lithuania was 993.64 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 993.64 book titles per million people in 1996.
What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 69.29 book titles per million people in 1943.
How does Lithuania rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
Lithuania ranks 16th out of 69 countries with data for 1996.
Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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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
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