Number of new book titles published per million people in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of new book titles published per million people was 2,629 book titles per million people in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2009)
2,629 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
3rd
of 69 countries
All-time high
3,402 book titles per million people
in 1995
All-time low
0.8415 book titles per million people
in 1549
Years of data
510
1500–2009
Number of new book titles published per million people in Netherlands, 1500–2009
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 2,629 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 2009.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Netherlands peaked at 3,402 book titles per million people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8415 book titles per million people, in 1549.
Netherlands ranks 3rd of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new book titles published per million people in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 39.55 book titles per million people | — |
| 1501 | 33.57 book titles per million people | -15.1% |
| 1502 | 59.8 book titles per million people | +78.2% |
| 1503 | 58.08 book titles per million people | -2.9% |
| 1504 | 46.25 book titles per million people | -20.4% |
| 1505 | 46.04 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1506 | 42.96 book titles per million people | -6.7% |
| 1507 | 22.81 book titles per million people | -46.9% |
| 1508 | 29.73 book titles per million people | +30.4% |
| 1509 | 33.9 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1510 | 22.5 book titles per million people | -33.6% |
| 1511 | 36.39 book titles per million people | +61.8% |
| 1512 | 36.23 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1513 | 54.1 book titles per million people | +49.3% |
| 1514 | 73.18 book titles per million people | +35.3% |
| 1515 | 68.72 book titles per million people | -6.1% |
| 1516 | 47.81 book titles per million people | -30.4% |
| 1517 | 49.03 book titles per million people | +2.6% |
| 1518 | 58.3 book titles per million people | +18.9% |
| 1519 | 48.58 book titles per million people | -16.7% |
| 1520 | 42.99 book titles per million people | -11.5% |
| 1521 | 44.13 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1522 | 25.22 book titles per million people | -42.8% |
| 1523 | 33.13 book titles per million people | +31.3% |
| 1524 | 29.02 book titles per million people | -12.4% |
| 1525 | 14.44 book titles per million people | -50.2% |
| 1526 | 27.45 book titles per million people | +90.0% |
| 1527 | 20.82 book titles per million people | -24.2% |
| 1528 | 7.77 book titles per million people | -62.7% |
| 1529 | 15.47 book titles per million people | +99.1% |
| 1530 | 11.55 book titles per million people | -25.3% |
| 1531 | 8.76 book titles per million people | -24.2% |
| 1532 | 11.45 book titles per million people | +30.7% |
| 1533 | 8.68 book titles per million people | -24.2% |
| 1534 | 8.82 book titles per million people | +1.6% |
| 1535 | 13.8 book titles per million people | +56.4% |
| 1536 | 12.49 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1537 | 18.65 book titles per million people | +49.3% |
| 1538 | 17.32 book titles per million people | -7.1% |
| 1539 | 15.63 book titles per million people | -9.8% |
| 1540 | 18.39 book titles per million people | +17.6% |
| 1541 | 13.43 book titles per million people | -27.0% |
| 1542 | 7.29 book titles per million people | -45.7% |
| 1543 | 9.68 book titles per million people | +32.7% |
| 1544 | 8.43 book titles per million people | -12.9% |
| 1545 | 2.4 book titles per million people | -71.6% |
| 1546 | 10.74 book titles per million people | +347.9% |
| 1547 | 1.19 book titles per million people | -88.9% |
| 1548 | 1.18 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1549 | 0.8415 book titles per million people | -28.8% |
| 1550 | 5.86 book titles per million people | +596.0% |
| 1551 | 11.54 book titles per million people | +97.1% |
| 1552 | 16.03 book titles per million people | +38.9% |
| 1553 | 9.24 book titles per million people | -42.3% |
| 1554 | 11.65 book titles per million people | +26.0% |
| 1555 | 4.58 book titles per million people | -60.7% |
| 1556 | 12.54 book titles per million people | +173.7% |
| 1557 | 13.61 book titles per million people | +8.6% |
| 1558 | 14.68 book titles per million people | +7.8% |
| 1559 | 16.7 book titles per million people | +13.8% |
| 1560 | 8.32 book titles per million people | -50.2% |
| 1561 | 11.88 book titles per million people | +42.8% |
| 1562 | 4.44 book titles per million people | -62.7% |
| 1563 | 13.96 book titles per million people | +214.8% |
| 1564 | 24.17 book titles per million people | +73.1% |
| 1565 | 22.17 book titles per million people | -8.3% |
| 1566 | 36.75 book titles per million people | +65.8% |
| 1567 | 23.94 book titles per million people | -34.9% |
| 1568 | 17.58 book titles per million people | -26.5% |
| 1569 | 9.37 book titles per million people | -46.7% |
| 1570 | 5.5 book titles per million people | -41.3% |
| 1571 | 11.07 book titles per million people | +101.3% |
| 1572 | 5.83 book titles per million people | -47.4% |
| 1573 | 9.65 book titles per million people | +65.7% |
| 1574 | 20.14 book titles per million people | +108.7% |
| 1575 | 9.61 book titles per million people | -52.3% |
| 1576 | 19.99 book titles per million people | +108.0% |
| 1577 | 22.8 book titles per million people | +14.1% |
| 1578 | 22.68 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1579 | 50.61 book titles per million people | +123.1% |
| 1580 | 46.02 book titles per million people | -9.1% |
| 1581 | 48.63 book titles per million people | +5.7% |
| 1582 | 58.63 book titles per million people | +20.6% |
| 1583 | 52.41 book titles per million people | -10.6% |
| 1584 | 92.13 book titles per million people | +75.8% |
| 1585 | 87.56 book titles per million people | -5.0% |
| 1586 | 84.57 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1587 | 75.7 book titles per million people | -10.5% |
| 1588 | 78.81 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1589 | 60.24 book titles per million people | -23.6% |
| 1590 | 71.88 book titles per million people | +19.3% |
| 1591 | 78.49 book titles per million people | +9.2% |
| 1592 | 51.15 book titles per million people | -34.8% |
| 1593 | 70.86 book titles per million people | +38.5% |
| 1594 | 93.84 book titles per million people | +32.4% |
| 1595 | 112.54 book titles per million people | +19.9% |
| 1596 | 113.39 book titles per million people | +0.8% |
| 1597 | 182.36 book titles per million people | +60.8% |
| 1598 | 184.83 book titles per million people | +1.4% |
| 1599 | 232.31 book titles per million people | +25.7% |
| 1600 | 230.59 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1601 | 158.06 book titles per million people | -31.5% |
| 1602 | 152.81 book titles per million people | -3.3% |
| 1603 | 203.03 book titles per million people | +32.9% |
| 1604 | 169.4 book titles per million people | -16.6% |
| 1605 | 169.61 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1606 | 110.96 book titles per million people | -34.6% |
| 1607 | 145.48 book titles per million people | +31.1% |
| 1608 | 158.87 book titles per million people | +9.2% |
| 1609 | 184.41 book titles per million people | +16.1% |
| 1610 | 180.52 book titles per million people | -2.1% |
| 1611 | 176.94 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1612 | 179.45 book titles per million people | +1.4% |
| 1613 | 174.07 book titles per million people | -3.0% |
| 1614 | 173.02 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1615 | 196.26 book titles per million people | +13.4% |
| 1616 | 216.3 book titles per million people | +10.2% |
| 1617 | 294.47 book titles per million people | +36.1% |
| 1618 | 351.32 book titles per million people | +19.3% |
| 1619 | 269.34 book titles per million people | -23.3% |
| 1620 | 203.1 book titles per million people | -24.6% |
| 1621 | 236.7 book titles per million people | +16.5% |
| 1622 | 197.95 book titles per million people | -16.4% |
| 1623 | 188.49 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1624 | 186.37 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1625 | 145.46 book titles per million people | -22.0% |
| 1626 | 167.94 book titles per million people | +15.5% |
| 1627 | 185.32 book titles per million people | +10.4% |
| 1628 | 192.83 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1629 | 222.47 book titles per million people | +15.4% |
| 1630 | 233.91 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1631 | 225.02 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1632 | 208.4 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 1633 | 216.75 book titles per million people | +4.0% |
| 1634 | 159.11 book titles per million people | -26.6% |
| 1635 | 163.93 book titles per million people | +3.0% |
| 1636 | 183.86 book titles per million people | +12.2% |
| 1637 | 181.66 book titles per million people | -1.2% |
| 1638 | 156.52 book titles per million people | -13.8% |
| 1639 | 188.62 book titles per million people | +20.5% |
| 1640 | 248.84 book titles per million people | +31.9% |
| 1641 | 266.6 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1642 | 314.19 book titles per million people | +17.9% |
| 1643 | 314.15 book titles per million people | -0.0% |
| 1644 | 336.22 book titles per million people | +7.0% |
| 1645 | 311.39 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 1646 | 296.79 book titles per million people | -4.7% |
| 1647 | 360.22 book titles per million people | +21.4% |
| 1648 | 365.17 book titles per million people | +1.4% |
| 1649 | 370.92 book titles per million people | +1.6% |
| 1650 | 423.39 book titles per million people | +14.1% |
| 1651 | 319.03 book titles per million people | -24.6% |
| 1652 | 356.58 book titles per million people | +11.8% |
| 1653 | 286.66 book titles per million people | -19.6% |
| 1654 | 326.87 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1655 | 367.99 book titles per million people | +12.6% |
| 1656 | 367.7 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1657 | 343.46 book titles per million people | -6.6% |
| 1658 | 398.8 book titles per million people | +16.1% |
| 1659 | 390.93 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1660 | 450.57 book titles per million people | +15.3% |
| 1661 | 380.61 book titles per million people | -15.5% |
| 1662 | 440.39 book titles per million people | +15.7% |
| 1663 | 370.08 book titles per million people | -16.0% |
| 1664 | 419.79 book titles per million people | +13.4% |
| 1665 | 336.6 book titles per million people | -19.8% |
| 1666 | 334.78 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1667 | 309.93 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 1668 | 352.06 book titles per million people | +13.6% |
| 1669 | 385.7 book titles per million people | +9.6% |
| 1670 | 303.68 book titles per million people | -21.3% |
| 1671 | 317.64 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1672 | 502.25 book titles per million people | +58.1% |
| 1673 | 323.39 book titles per million people | -35.6% |
| 1674 | 322.02 book titles per million people | -0.4% |
| 1675 | 307.64 book titles per million people | -4.5% |
| 1676 | 288.4 book titles per million people | -6.3% |
| 1677 | 295.72 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1678 | 312.78 book titles per million people | +5.8% |
| 1679 | 356.55 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1680 | 311.28 book titles per million people | -12.7% |
| 1681 | 258.47 book titles per million people | -17.0% |
| 1682 | 311.91 book titles per million people | +20.7% |
| 1683 | 355.46 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1684 | 566.34 book titles per million people | +59.3% |
| 1685 | 415.44 book titles per million people | -26.6% |
| 1686 | 371.5 book titles per million people | -10.6% |
| 1687 | 380.07 book titles per million people | +2.3% |
| 1688 | 536.65 book titles per million people | +41.2% |
| 1689 | 444.29 book titles per million people | -17.2% |
| 1690 | 428.6 book titles per million people | -3.5% |
| 1691 | 397.24 book titles per million people | -7.3% |
| 1692 | 387.12 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1693 | 372.44 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1694 | 326.87 book titles per million people | -12.2% |
| 1695 | 463.29 book titles per million people | +41.7% |
| 1696 | 393.89 book titles per million people | -15.0% |
| 1697 | 398.15 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1698 | 362.96 book titles per million people | -8.8% |
| 1699 | 388.1 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1700 | 463.94 book titles per million people | +19.5% |
| 1701 | 387.07 book titles per million people | -16.6% |
| 1702 | 544.34 book titles per million people | +40.6% |
| 1703 | 448 book titles per million people | -17.7% |
| 1704 | 487.44 book titles per million people | +8.8% |
| 1705 | 443.14 book titles per million people | -9.1% |
| 1706 | 434.36 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1707 | 455.56 book titles per million people | +4.9% |
| 1708 | 389.98 book titles per million people | -14.4% |
| 1709 | 407.68 book titles per million people | +4.5% |
| 1710 | 398.93 book titles per million people | -2.1% |
| 1711 | 390.91 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1712 | 433.12 book titles per million people | +10.8% |
| 1713 | 368.82 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1714 | 398.74 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1715 | 416.42 book titles per million people | +4.4% |
| 1716 | 460.54 book titles per million people | +10.6% |
| 1717 | 441.36 book titles per million people | -4.2% |
| 1718 | 443.69 book titles per million people | +0.5% |
| 1719 | 408.28 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1720 | 464.81 book titles per million people | +13.8% |
| 1721 | 348.25 book titles per million people | -25.1% |
| 1722 | 374.08 book titles per million people | +7.4% |
| 1723 | 366.99 book titles per million people | -1.9% |
| 1724 | 397.5 book titles per million people | +8.3% |
| 1725 | 431.32 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1726 | 377.1 book titles per million people | -12.6% |
| 1727 | 408.87 book titles per million people | +8.4% |
| 1728 | 390.85 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1729 | 369.35 book titles per million people | -5.5% |
| 1730 | 440.42 book titles per million people | +19.2% |
| 1731 | 461.84 book titles per million people | +4.9% |
| 1732 | 496.82 book titles per million people | +7.6% |
| 1733 | 477.74 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1734 | 514.89 book titles per million people | +7.8% |
| 1735 | 562.93 book titles per million people | +9.3% |
| 1736 | 517.74 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1737 | 554.56 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1738 | 506.17 book titles per million people | -8.7% |
| 1739 | 478.62 book titles per million people | -5.4% |
| 1740 | 487.67 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1741 | 481.16 book titles per million people | -1.3% |
| 1742 | 625.14 book titles per million people | +29.9% |
| 1743 | 500.73 book titles per million people | -19.9% |
| 1744 | 499.21 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 1745 | 451.93 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1746 | 448.17 book titles per million people | -0.8% |
| 1747 | 636.66 book titles per million people | +42.1% |
| 1748 | 863.18 book titles per million people | +35.6% |
| 1749 | 718.28 book titles per million people | -16.8% |
| 1750 | 684.47 book titles per million people | -4.7% |
| 1751 | 632.63 book titles per million people | -7.6% |
| 1752 | 527.77 book titles per million people | -16.6% |
| 1753 | 524.15 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1754 | 524.31 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 460.23 book titles per million people | -12.2% |
| 1756 | 526.39 book titles per million people | +14.4% |
| 1757 | 469.43 book titles per million people | -10.8% |
| 1758 | 541.9 book titles per million people | +15.4% |
| 1759 | 470.08 book titles per million people | -13.3% |
| 1760 | 400.37 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1761 | 465.2 book titles per million people | +16.2% |
| 1762 | 403.86 book titles per million people | -13.2% |
| 1763 | 404.46 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 403.15 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 1765 | 424.58 book titles per million people | +5.3% |
| 1766 | 513.18 book titles per million people | +20.9% |
| 1767 | 488.22 book titles per million people | -4.9% |
| 1768 | 510.91 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1769 | 507.63 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1770 | 483.31 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1771 | 407.45 book titles per million people | -15.7% |
| 1772 | 533.28 book titles per million people | +30.9% |
| 1773 | 505.55 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1774 | 516.24 book titles per million people | +2.1% |
| 1775 | 526.1 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1776 | 488.26 book titles per million people | -7.2% |
| 1777 | 475.89 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1778 | 559.06 book titles per million people | +17.5% |
| 1779 | 544.71 book titles per million people | -2.6% |
| 1780 | 535.03 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1781 | 815.37 book titles per million people | +52.4% |
| 1782 | 775.39 book titles per million people | -4.9% |
| 1783 | 752.26 book titles per million people | -3.0% |
| 1784 | 732 book titles per million people | -2.7% |
| 1785 | 655.19 book titles per million people | -10.5% |
| 1786 | 662.12 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1787 | 802.9 book titles per million people | +21.3% |
| 1788 | 506.42 book titles per million people | -36.9% |
| 1789 | 384.15 book titles per million people | -24.1% |
| 1790 | 473.14 book titles per million people | +23.2% |
| 1791 | 446.5 book titles per million people | -5.6% |
| 1792 | 423.86 book titles per million people | -5.1% |
| 1793 | 526.68 book titles per million people | +24.3% |
| 1794 | 509.02 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1795 | 947.26 book titles per million people | +86.1% |
| 1796 | 652.65 book titles per million people | -31.1% |
| 1797 | 556.11 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1798 | 486.26 book titles per million people | -12.6% |
| 1799 | 544.91 book titles per million people | +12.1% |
| 1800 | 502.48 book titles per million people | -7.8% |
| 1801 | 608.92 book titles per million people | +21.2% |
| 1802 | 652 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1803 | 714.24 book titles per million people | +9.5% |
| 1804 | 616.1 book titles per million people | -13.7% |
| 1805 | 699.88 book titles per million people | +13.6% |
| 1806 | 649.13 book titles per million people | -7.3% |
| 1807 | 624.72 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1808 | 551.96 book titles per million people | -11.6% |
| 1809 | 583.07 book titles per million people | +5.6% |
| 1810 | 616.34 book titles per million people | +5.7% |
| 1811 | 385.21 book titles per million people | -37.5% |
| 1812 | 250.39 book titles per million people | -35.0% |
| 1813 | 313.67 book titles per million people | +25.3% |
| 1814 | 627.34 book titles per million people | +100.0% |
| 1815 | 634.22 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1816 | 557.18 book titles per million people | -12.1% |
| 1817 | 570.94 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1818 | 582.86 book titles per million people | +2.1% |
| 1819 | 547.09 book titles per million people | -6.1% |
| 1820 | 576.08 book titles per million people | +5.3% |
| 1821 | 474.42 book titles per million people | -17.6% |
| 1822 | 490 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1823 | 482.96 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1824 | 483.83 book titles per million people | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 611.38 book titles per million people | +26.4% |
| 1826 | 469.92 book titles per million people | -23.1% |
| 1827 | 441.23 book titles per million people | -6.1% |
| 1828 | 487.81 book titles per million people | +10.6% |
| 1829 | 493.1 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1830 | 740.22 book titles per million people | +50.1% |
| 1831 | 610.25 book titles per million people | -17.6% |
| 1832 | 580.86 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1833 | 494.22 book titles per million people | -14.9% |
| 1834 | 521.24 book titles per million people | +5.5% |
| 1835 | 563.32 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1836 | 538.02 book titles per million people | -4.5% |
| 1837 | 504.12 book titles per million people | -6.3% |
| 1838 | 485.29 book titles per million people | -3.7% |
| 1839 | 534.88 book titles per million people | +10.2% |
| 1840 | 681.91 book titles per million people | +27.5% |
| 1841 | 550.84 book titles per million people | -19.2% |
| 1842 | 536.92 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1843 | 556.19 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1844 | 497.01 book titles per million people | -10.6% |
| 1845 | 621.27 book titles per million people | +25.0% |
| 1846 | 556.53 book titles per million people | -10.4% |
| 1847 | 536.96 book titles per million people | -3.5% |
| 1848 | 642.88 book titles per million people | +19.7% |
| 1849 | 610.53 book titles per million people | -5.0% |
| 1850 | 875.73 book titles per million people | +43.4% |
| 1851 | 612.83 book titles per million people | -30.0% |
| 1852 | 598.36 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1853 | 745.77 book titles per million people | +24.6% |
| 1854 | 674.95 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1855 | 723.65 book titles per million people | +7.2% |
| 1856 | 685.52 book titles per million people | -5.3% |
| 1857 | 646.02 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1858 | 628.72 book titles per million people | -2.7% |
| 1859 | 603.81 book titles per million people | -4.0% |
| 1860 | 870.1 book titles per million people | +44.1% |
| 1861 | 648.8 book titles per million people | -25.4% |
| 1862 | 647.95 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 713.57 book titles per million people | +10.1% |
| 1864 | 644.42 book titles per million people | -9.7% |
| 1865 | 728.03 book titles per million people | +13.0% |
| 1866 | 638.92 book titles per million people | -12.2% |
| 1867 | 659.83 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1868 | 668.36 book titles per million people | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 608.95 book titles per million people | -8.9% |
| 1870 | 844.32 book titles per million people | +38.7% |
| 1871 | 595.71 book titles per million people | -29.4% |
| 1872 | 673.13 book titles per million people | +13.0% |
| 1873 | 614.99 book titles per million people | -8.6% |
| 1874 | 614.95 book titles per million people | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 732.31 book titles per million people | +19.1% |
| 1876 | 597.34 book titles per million people | -18.4% |
| 1877 | 577.9 book titles per million people | -3.3% |
| 1878 | 600.94 book titles per million people | +4.0% |
| 1879 | 582.54 book titles per million people | -3.1% |
| 1880 | 783.58 book titles per million people | +34.5% |
| 1881 | 573.67 book titles per million people | -26.8% |
| 1882 | 564.65 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1883 | 563.88 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 569.1 book titles per million people | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 592.38 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1886 | 571.2 book titles per million people | -3.6% |
| 1887 | 567.84 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 583.71 book titles per million people | +2.8% |
| 1889 | 555.63 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1890 | 799.34 book titles per million people | +43.9% |
| 1891 | 556.38 book titles per million people | -30.4% |
| 1892 | 578.15 book titles per million people | +3.9% |
| 1893 | 560.85 book titles per million people | -3.0% |
| 1894 | 581.07 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1895 | 668.54 book titles per million people | +15.1% |
| 1896 | 595.15 book titles per million people | -11.0% |
| 1897 | 589.26 book titles per million people | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 644.61 book titles per million people | +9.4% |
| 1899 | 581.46 book titles per million people | -9.8% |
| 1900 | 1,010 book titles per million people | +73.7% |
| 1901 | 585.14 book titles per million people | -42.1% |
| 1902 | 614.89 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1903 | 625.53 book titles per million people | +1.7% |
| 1904 | 666.73 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1905 | 755.36 book titles per million people | +13.3% |
| 1906 | 681.82 book titles per million people | -9.7% |
| 1907 | 705.6 book titles per million people | +3.5% |
| 1908 | 718.8 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 736.61 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 970.28 book titles per million people | +31.7% |
| 1911 | 702.54 book titles per million people | -27.6% |
| 1912 | 801.09 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1913 | 805.97 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 633.11 book titles per million people | -21.4% |
| 1915 | 740.11 book titles per million people | +16.9% |
| 1916 | 695.67 book titles per million people | -6.0% |
| 1917 | 685 book titles per million people | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 688.54 book titles per million people | +0.5% |
| 1919 | 648.49 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1920 | 881.42 book titles per million people | +35.9% |
| 1921 | 588.35 book titles per million people | -33.2% |
| 1922 | 629.98 book titles per million people | +7.1% |
| 1923 | 675.8 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1924 | 692.46 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1925 | 835.87 book titles per million people | +20.7% |
| 1926 | 712.09 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1927 | 714.1 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 775.36 book titles per million people | +8.6% |
| 1929 | 749.29 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1930 | 1,096 book titles per million people | +46.3% |
| 1931 | 737.84 book titles per million people | -32.7% |
| 1932 | 751.94 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 743.96 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1934 | 748.11 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 911.55 book titles per million people | +21.8% |
| 1936 | 787.22 book titles per million people | -13.6% |
| 1937 | 803 book titles per million people | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 858.61 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1939 | 822.71 book titles per million people | -4.2% |
| 1940 | 776.66 book titles per million people | -5.6% |
| 1941 | 735 book titles per million people | -5.4% |
| 1942 | 466.49 book titles per million people | -36.5% |
| 1943 | 432.06 book titles per million people | -7.4% |
| 1944 | 402.4 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1945 | 598.03 book titles per million people | +48.6% |
| 1946 | 863.33 book titles per million people | +44.4% |
| 1947 | 852.54 book titles per million people | -1.2% |
| 1948 | 942.14 book titles per million people | +10.5% |
| 1949 | 845.12 book titles per million people | -10.3% |
| 1950 | 1,143 book titles per million people | +35.2% |
| 1951 | 759.43 book titles per million people | -33.6% |
| 1952 | 808.71 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1953 | 807.95 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 827.29 book titles per million people | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 943.83 book titles per million people | +14.1% |
| 1956 | 851.75 book titles per million people | -9.8% |
| 1957 | 841.98 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 857.08 book titles per million people | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 875.07 book titles per million people | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 1,119 book titles per million people | +27.8% |
| 1961 | 898.81 book titles per million people | -19.6% |
| 1962 | 972.24 book titles per million people | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 978.02 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,018 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 1,100 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 1,071 book titles per million people | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 1,144 book titles per million people | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 1,223 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 1,264 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 1,450 book titles per million people | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 1,328 book titles per million people | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 1,397 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 1,437 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1,649 book titles per million people | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 1,848 book titles per million people | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 1,947 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 2,037 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 2,125 book titles per million people | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 2,297 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 2,503 book titles per million people | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 2,441 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2,539 book titles per million people | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 2,553 book titles per million people | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2,644 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 2,788 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 2,763 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,825 book titles per million people | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2,973 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 2,941 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 3,041 book titles per million people | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3,122 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3,174 book titles per million people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3,315 book titles per million people | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 3,384 book titles per million people | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3,402 book titles per million people | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3,314 book titles per million people | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3,122 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 3,198 book titles per million people | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 3,121 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 3,075 book titles per million people | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,944 book titles per million people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2,980 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,791 book titles per million people | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 2,936 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2,721 book titles per million people | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 2,675 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2,621 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,741 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2,629 book titles per million people | -4.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2,629 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2,629 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 3.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Netherlands 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1550 | +596.0% | 0.8415 book titles per million people | 5.86 book titles per million people |
| 1546 | +347.9% | 2.4 book titles per million people | 10.74 book titles per million people |
| 1563 | +214.8% | 4.44 book titles per million people | 13.96 book titles per million people |
| 1556 | +173.7% | 4.58 book titles per million people | 12.54 book titles per million people |
| 1579 | +123.1% | 22.68 book titles per million people | 50.61 book titles per million people |
| 1574 | +108.7% | 9.65 book titles per million people | 20.14 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 41.27 book titles per million people | 22.81 book titles per million people | 59.8 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1510s | 49.48 book titles per million people | 22.5 book titles per million people | 73.18 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1520s | 26.04 book titles per million people | 7.77 book titles per million people | 44.13 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1530s | 12.71 book titles per million people | 8.68 book titles per million people | 18.65 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1540s | 7.36 book titles per million people | 0.8415 book titles per million people | 18.39 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1550s | 11.64 book titles per million people | 4.58 book titles per million people | 16.7 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1560s | 17.26 book titles per million people | 4.44 book titles per million people | 36.75 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1570s | 17.79 book titles per million people | 5.5 book titles per million people | 50.61 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1580s | 68.47 book titles per million people | 46.02 book titles per million people | 92.13 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1590s | 119.16 book titles per million people | 51.15 book titles per million people | 232.31 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1600s | 168.32 book titles per million people | 110.96 book titles per million people | 230.59 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1610s | 221.17 book titles per million people | 173.02 book titles per million people | 351.32 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1620s | 192.66 book titles per million people | 145.46 book titles per million people | 236.7 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1630s | 191.78 book titles per million people | 156.52 book titles per million people | 233.91 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1640s | 318.45 book titles per million people | 248.84 book titles per million people | 370.92 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1650s | 358.14 book titles per million people | 286.66 book titles per million people | 423.39 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1660s | 378.05 book titles per million people | 309.93 book titles per million people | 450.57 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1670s | 333.01 book titles per million people | 288.4 book titles per million people | 502.25 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1680s | 395.14 book titles per million people | 258.47 book titles per million people | 566.34 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1690s | 391.87 book titles per million people | 326.87 book titles per million people | 463.29 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1700s | 446.15 book titles per million people | 387.07 book titles per million people | 544.34 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1710s | 416.08 book titles per million people | 368.82 book titles per million people | 460.54 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1720s | 392.91 book titles per million people | 348.25 book titles per million people | 464.81 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1730s | 501.17 book titles per million people | 440.42 book titles per million people | 562.93 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1740s | 571.21 book titles per million people | 448.17 book titles per million people | 863.18 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1750s | 536.14 book titles per million people | 460.23 book titles per million people | 684.47 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1760s | 452.16 book titles per million people | 400.37 book titles per million people | 513.18 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1770s | 503.98 book titles per million people | 407.45 book titles per million people | 559.06 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1780s | 662.08 book titles per million people | 384.15 book titles per million people | 815.37 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1790s | 556.64 book titles per million people | 423.86 book titles per million people | 947.26 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1800s | 620.25 book titles per million people | 502.48 book titles per million people | 714.24 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1810s | 508.52 book titles per million people | 250.39 book titles per million people | 634.22 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1820s | 501.07 book titles per million people | 441.23 book titles per million people | 611.38 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1830s | 557.24 book titles per million people | 485.29 book titles per million people | 740.22 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1840s | 579.11 book titles per million people | 497.01 book titles per million people | 681.91 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1850s | 679.54 book titles per million people | 598.36 book titles per million people | 875.73 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1860s | 682.89 book titles per million people | 608.95 book titles per million people | 870.1 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1870s | 643.41 book titles per million people | 577.9 book titles per million people | 844.32 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1880s | 592.56 book titles per million people | 555.63 book titles per million people | 783.58 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 615.48 book titles per million people | 556.38 book titles per million people | 799.34 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 710.06 book titles per million people | 585.14 book titles per million people | 1,010 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 737.08 book titles per million people | 633.11 book titles per million people | 970.28 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 725.47 book titles per million people | 588.35 book titles per million people | 881.42 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 826.1 book titles per million people | 737.84 book titles per million people | 1,096 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 691.38 book titles per million people | 402.4 book titles per million people | 942.14 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 871.6 book titles per million people | 759.43 book titles per million people | 1,143 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,079 book titles per million people | 898.81 book titles per million people | 1,264 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,752 book titles per million people | 1,328 book titles per million people | 2,297 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,697 book titles per million people | 2,441 book titles per million people | 2,973 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,219 book titles per million people | 3,041 book titles per million people | 3,402 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,811 book titles per million people | 2,621 book titles per million people | 3,075 book titles per million people | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Netherlands?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Netherlands was 2,629 book titles per million people in 2009, 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,402 book titles per million people in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8415 book titles per million people in 1549.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 69 countries with data for 2009.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.