Number of new book titles published per million people in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of new book titles published per million people was 1,047 book titles per million people in 1984. ▲ Rising
Latest (1984)
1,047 book titles per million people
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
15th
of 69 countries
All-time high
1,047 book titles per million people
in 1984
All-time low
134.05 book titles per million people
in 1956
Years of data
35
1949–1984
Number of new book titles published per million people in New Zealand, 1949–1984
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1,047 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1984. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in New Zealand peaked at 1,047 book titles per million people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 134.05 book titles per million people, in 1956.
New Zealand ranks 15th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of new book titles published per million people in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 148.05 book titles per million people | — |
| 1950 | 189.7 book titles per million people | +28.1% |
| 1951 | 171.51 book titles per million people | -9.6% |
| 1952 | 163.93 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 175.83 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1954 | 169.15 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 305.69 book titles per million people | +80.7% |
| 1956 | 134.05 book titles per million people | -56.1% |
| 1957 | 157.44 book titles per million people | +17.4% |
| 1959 | 341.47 book titles per million people | +116.9% |
| 1960 | 511.86 book titles per million people | +49.9% |
| 1961 | 456.33 book titles per million people | -10.8% |
| 1962 | 487.03 book titles per million people | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 616.21 book titles per million people | +26.5% |
| 1964 | 626.55 book titles per million people | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 572.64 book titles per million people | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 600.55 book titles per million people | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 311.57 book titles per million people | -48.1% |
| 1968 | 508.52 book titles per million people | +63.2% |
| 1969 | 457.24 book titles per million people | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 558.69 book titles per million people | +22.2% |
| 1971 | 428.13 book titles per million people | -23.4% |
| 1972 | 414.8 book titles per million people | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 447.48 book titles per million people | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 522.5 book titles per million people | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 605.23 book titles per million people | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 581.88 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 612.66 book titles per million people | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 656.71 book titles per million people | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 788.74 book titles per million people | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 899.01 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 784.5 book titles per million people | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 915.14 book titles per million people | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 903.62 book titles per million people | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1,047 book titles per million people | +15.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,047 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,047 book titles per million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 369.42 book titles per million people, 2.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +116.9% | 157.44 book titles per million people | 341.47 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 148.05 book titles per million people | 148.05 book titles per million people | 148.05 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 200.97 book titles per million people | 134.05 book titles per million people | 341.47 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1960s | 514.85 book titles per million people | 311.57 book titles per million people | 626.55 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 561.68 book titles per million people | 414.8 book titles per million people | 788.74 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 909.79 book titles per million people | 784.5 book titles per million people | 1,047 book titles per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 12 Cyprus 1,259 book titles per million people compare
- 13 Spain 1,164 book titles per million people compare
- 14 Malta 1,072 book titles per million people compare
- 16 Lithuania 993.64 book titles per million people compare
- 17 Austria 985.47 book titles per million people compare
- 18 Russia 898.49 book titles per million people compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in New Zealand?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in New Zealand was 1,047 book titles per million people in 1984, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,047 book titles per million people in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.05 book titles per million people in 1956.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- New Zealand ranks 15th out of 69 countries with data for 1984.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.