Number of new book titles published per million people in Norway
Norway: Number of new book titles published per million people was 3,277 book titles per million people in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2009)
3,277 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
2nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
4,998 book titles per million people
in 1997
All-time low
28.24 book titles per million people
in 1806
Years of data
209
1801–2009
Number of new book titles published per million people in Norway, 1801–2009
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new book titles published per million people in Norway is 3,277 book titles per million people, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Norway peaked at 4,998 book titles per million people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 28.24 book titles per million people, in 1806.
Norway ranks 2nd 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 73.74 book titles per million people | — |
| 1802 | 44.48 book titles per million people | -39.7% |
| 1803 | 42.13 book titles per million people | -5.3% |
| 1804 | 40.96 book titles per million people | -2.8% |
| 1805 | 46.82 book titles per million people | +14.3% |
| 1806 | 28.24 book titles per million people | -39.7% |
| 1807 | 44.06 book titles per million people | +56.0% |
| 1808 | 65.53 book titles per million people | +48.7% |
| 1809 | 71.18 book titles per million people | +8.6% |
| 1810 | 58.75 book titles per million people | -17.5% |
| 1811 | 66.66 book titles per million people | +13.5% |
| 1812 | 46.32 book titles per million people | -30.5% |
| 1813 | 55.36 book titles per million people | +19.5% |
| 1814 | 126.53 book titles per million people | +128.6% |
| 1815 | 122.02 book titles per million people | -3.6% |
| 1816 | 78.35 book titles per million people | -35.8% |
| 1817 | 96.91 book titles per million people | +23.7% |
| 1818 | 74.23 book titles per million people | -23.4% |
| 1819 | 43.3 book titles per million people | -41.7% |
| 1820 | 90.72 book titles per million people | +109.5% |
| 1821 | 70.12 book titles per million people | -22.7% |
| 1822 | 68.14 book titles per million people | -2.8% |
| 1823 | 74.04 book titles per million people | +8.7% |
| 1824 | 107.98 book titles per million people | +45.8% |
| 1825 | 66.09 book titles per million people | -38.8% |
| 1826 | 75.33 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1827 | 95.46 book titles per million people | +26.7% |
| 1828 | 88.75 book titles per million people | -7.0% |
| 1829 | 101.08 book titles per million people | +13.9% |
| 1830 | 97.86 book titles per million people | -3.2% |
| 1831 | 96.75 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1832 | 102.61 book titles per million people | +6.1% |
| 1833 | 122.96 book titles per million people | +19.8% |
| 1834 | 116.69 book titles per million people | -5.1% |
| 1835 | 137.21 book titles per million people | +17.6% |
| 1836 | 143.93 book titles per million people | +4.9% |
| 1837 | 147.45 book titles per million people | +2.4% |
| 1838 | 129.09 book titles per million people | -12.5% |
| 1839 | 113.54 book titles per million people | -12.0% |
| 1840 | 157.94 book titles per million people | +39.1% |
| 1841 | 135.57 book titles per million people | -14.2% |
| 1842 | 146.34 book titles per million people | +7.9% |
| 1843 | 150.85 book titles per million people | +3.1% |
| 1844 | 149.77 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1845 | 172.86 book titles per million people | +15.4% |
| 1846 | 142.11 book titles per million people | -17.8% |
| 1847 | 144.34 book titles per million people | +1.6% |
| 1848 | 159.94 book titles per million people | +10.8% |
| 1849 | 132.9 book titles per million people | -16.9% |
| 1850 | 206.18 book titles per million people | +55.1% |
| 1851 | 146.2 book titles per million people | -29.1% |
| 1852 | 156.49 book titles per million people | +7.0% |
| 1853 | 175.69 book titles per million people | +12.3% |
| 1854 | 168.84 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 1855 | 161.6 book titles per million people | -4.3% |
| 1856 | 227.18 book titles per million people | +40.6% |
| 1857 | 186.06 book titles per million people | -18.1% |
| 1858 | 186.65 book titles per million people | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 191.72 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1860 | 243.11 book titles per million people | +26.8% |
| 1861 | 226.77 book titles per million people | -6.7% |
| 1862 | 212.66 book titles per million people | -6.2% |
| 1863 | 224.18 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1864 | 174.46 book titles per million people | -22.2% |
| 1865 | 179.88 book titles per million people | +3.1% |
| 1866 | 213.82 book titles per million people | +18.9% |
| 1867 | 213.29 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 226.8 book titles per million people | +6.3% |
| 1869 | 208.79 book titles per million people | -7.9% |
| 1870 | 299.71 book titles per million people | +43.5% |
| 1871 | 220.06 book titles per million people | -26.6% |
| 1872 | 231.91 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1873 | 264.29 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1874 | 269.21 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 290.63 book titles per million people | +8.0% |
| 1876 | 288.14 book titles per million people | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 303.46 book titles per million people | +5.3% |
| 1878 | 304.74 book titles per million people | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 342.27 book titles per million people | +12.3% |
| 1880 | 417.4 book titles per million people | +22.0% |
| 1881 | 361.93 book titles per million people | -13.3% |
| 1882 | 359.9 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 412.71 book titles per million people | +14.7% |
| 1884 | 449.46 book titles per million people | +8.9% |
| 1885 | 420.27 book titles per million people | -6.5% |
| 1886 | 436.67 book titles per million people | +3.9% |
| 1887 | 498.99 book titles per million people | +14.3% |
| 1888 | 451.69 book titles per million people | -9.5% |
| 1889 | 449.09 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 586.38 book titles per million people | +30.6% |
| 1891 | 442.62 book titles per million people | -24.5% |
| 1892 | 451.13 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 1893 | 465.16 book titles per million people | +3.1% |
| 1894 | 442.88 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1895 | 431.59 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1896 | 466.38 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1897 | 497.2 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1898 | 467.34 book titles per million people | -6.0% |
| 1899 | 411.98 book titles per million people | -11.8% |
| 1900 | 830.94 book titles per million people | +101.7% |
| 1901 | 381.38 book titles per million people | -54.1% |
| 1902 | 432.09 book titles per million people | +13.3% |
| 1903 | 421.33 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1904 | 425.77 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 446.51 book titles per million people | +4.9% |
| 1906 | 451.06 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 465.01 book titles per million people | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 486.79 book titles per million people | +4.7% |
| 1909 | 476.98 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 539.01 book titles per million people | +13.0% |
| 1911 | 490.21 book titles per million people | -9.1% |
| 1912 | 512.59 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1913 | 475.28 book titles per million people | -7.3% |
| 1914 | 577.67 book titles per million people | +21.5% |
| 1915 | 497.2 book titles per million people | -13.9% |
| 1916 | 454 book titles per million people | -8.7% |
| 1917 | 498.24 book titles per million people | +9.7% |
| 1918 | 522.11 book titles per million people | +4.8% |
| 1919 | 513.25 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1920 | 640.61 book titles per million people | +24.8% |
| 1921 | 495.5 book titles per million people | -22.7% |
| 1922 | 543.6 book titles per million people | +9.7% |
| 1923 | 575.75 book titles per million people | +5.9% |
| 1924 | 565.04 book titles per million people | -1.9% |
| 1925 | 549.33 book titles per million people | -2.8% |
| 1926 | 527.33 book titles per million people | -4.0% |
| 1927 | 568.65 book titles per million people | +7.8% |
| 1928 | 548.65 book titles per million people | -3.5% |
| 1929 | 631.49 book titles per million people | +15.1% |
| 1930 | 682.94 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1931 | 494.69 book titles per million people | -27.6% |
| 1932 | 616.47 book titles per million people | +24.6% |
| 1933 | 637.16 book titles per million people | +3.4% |
| 1934 | 636.05 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 642.09 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 682.16 book titles per million people | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 675.23 book titles per million people | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 662.47 book titles per million people | -1.9% |
| 1939 | 728.84 book titles per million people | +10.0% |
| 1940 | 629.33 book titles per million people | -13.7% |
| 1941 | 718.73 book titles per million people | +14.2% |
| 1942 | 691.59 book titles per million people | -3.8% |
| 1943 | 674.14 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1944 | 560.46 book titles per million people | -16.9% |
| 1945 | 793.59 book titles per million people | +41.6% |
| 1946 | 857.69 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 781.99 book titles per million people | -8.8% |
| 1948 | 792.88 book titles per million people | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 862.09 book titles per million people | +8.7% |
| 1950 | 962.9 book titles per million people | +11.7% |
| 1951 | 796.15 book titles per million people | -17.3% |
| 1952 | 873.27 book titles per million people | +9.7% |
| 1953 | 845.91 book titles per million people | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 828.17 book titles per million people | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 845.83 book titles per million people | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 867.34 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 837.64 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 846.16 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 933.62 book titles per million people | +10.3% |
| 1960 | 1,022 book titles per million people | +9.4% |
| 1961 | 979 book titles per million people | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 1,128 book titles per million people | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 1,029 book titles per million people | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 1,016 book titles per million people | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1,111 book titles per million people | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 1,157 book titles per million people | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 1,257 book titles per million people | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 1,317 book titles per million people | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 1,490 book titles per million people | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 1,765 book titles per million people | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 1,653 book titles per million people | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 1,758 book titles per million people | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 1,779 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1,825 book titles per million people | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,871 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1,974 book titles per million people | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 2,048 book titles per million people | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 2,060 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,979 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 2,036 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2,039 book titles per million people | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2,070 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2,115 book titles per million people | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2,081 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2,107 book titles per million people | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2,161 book titles per million people | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2,386 book titles per million people | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 2,574 book titles per million people | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 2,934 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 3,919 book titles per million people | +33.6% |
| 1991 | 4,171 book titles per million people | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 4,574 book titles per million people | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 4,618 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4,841 book titles per million people | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 4,952 book titles per million people | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4,810 book titles per million people | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 4,998 book titles per million people | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4,598 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 4,354 book titles per million people | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 4,167 book titles per million people | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 3,827 book titles per million people | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 3,689 book titles per million people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3,817 book titles per million people | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3,541 book titles per million people | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 3,608 book titles per million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,959 book titles per million people | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3,755 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3,480 book titles per million people | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 3,277 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3,277 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 3.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3,277 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | +128.6% | 55.36 book titles per million people | 126.53 book titles per million people |
| 1820 | +109.5% | 43.3 book titles per million people | 90.72 book titles per million people |
| 1900 | +101.7% | 411.98 book titles per million people | 830.94 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 50.79 book titles per million people | 28.24 book titles per million people | 73.74 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1810s | 76.84 book titles per million people | 43.3 book titles per million people | 126.53 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1820s | 83.77 book titles per million people | 66.09 book titles per million people | 107.98 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1830s | 120.81 book titles per million people | 96.75 book titles per million people | 147.45 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1840s | 149.26 book titles per million people | 132.9 book titles per million people | 172.86 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1850s | 180.66 book titles per million people | 146.2 book titles per million people | 227.18 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1860s | 212.38 book titles per million people | 174.46 book titles per million people | 243.11 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1870s | 281.44 book titles per million people | 220.06 book titles per million people | 342.27 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1880s | 425.81 book titles per million people | 359.9 book titles per million people | 498.99 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 466.27 book titles per million people | 411.98 book titles per million people | 586.38 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 481.78 book titles per million people | 381.38 book titles per million people | 830.94 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 507.96 book titles per million people | 454 book titles per million people | 577.67 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 564.59 book titles per million people | 495.5 book titles per million people | 640.61 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 645.81 book titles per million people | 494.69 book titles per million people | 728.84 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 736.25 book titles per million people | 560.46 book titles per million people | 862.09 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 863.7 book titles per million people | 796.15 book titles per million people | 962.9 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,151 book titles per million people | 979 book titles per million people | 1,490 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,871 book titles per million people | 1,653 book titles per million people | 2,060 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,250 book titles per million people | 2,036 book titles per million people | 2,934 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,583 book titles per million people | 3,919 book titles per million people | 4,998 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,712 book titles per million people | 3,277 book titles per million people | 4,167 book titles per million people | 10 |
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More reference data data for Norway
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Norway?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Norway was 3,277 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4,998 book titles per million people in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.24 book titles per million people in 1806.
- How does Norway rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Norway ranks 2nd out of 69 countries with data for 2009.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.