Number of new book titles published per million people in Peru
Peru: Number of new book titles published per million people was 6 book titles per million people in 1799. ▼ Falling
Latest (1799)
6 book titles per million people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 68 countries
All-time high
7.49 book titles per million people
in 1584
All-time low
6 book titles per million people
in 1701
Years of data
216
1584–1799
Number of new book titles published per million people in Peru, 1584–1799
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
Peru recorded 6 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1799. That is the lowest value across all 216 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Peru peaked at 7.49 book titles per million people in 1584 and was at its lowest, 6 book titles per million people, in 1701.
Peru ranks 68th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 216 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1580s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 6 |
| 1590s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1600s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1610s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1620s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1630s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1640s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1650s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1660s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1670s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1680s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1690s | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1700s | 6.15 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 7.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1710s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1720s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1730s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1740s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1750s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1760s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1770s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1780s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1790s | 6 book titles per million people | 6 book titles per million people | 6 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 Peru?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Peru was 6 book titles per million people in 1799, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 book titles per million people in 1584.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 book titles per million people in 1701.
- How does Peru rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Peru ranks 68th out of 68 countries with data for 1799.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.