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 68 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 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 68 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.