Number of new book titles published per million people in Russia

Russia: Number of new book titles published per million people was 898.49 book titles per million people in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
898.49 book titles per million people
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
18th
of 69 countries
All-time high
898.49 book titles per million people
in 2009
All-time low
0 book titles per million people
in 1701
Years of data
187
1700–2009

Number of new book titles published per million people in Russia, 1700–2009

0200400600800170018542009

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 Russia is 898.49 book titles per million people, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 187 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 176.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Russia peaked at 898.49 book titles per million people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 book titles per million people, in 1701.

That places Russia 18th out of 69 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Russia, year by year

Annual values for Number of new book titles published per million people in Russia, 1700 to 2009.
Year book titles per million people Change
1700 0.1883 book titles per million people
1701 0 book titles per million people -100.0%
1702 0.2233 book titles per million people
1703 0.2589 book titles per million people +16.0%
1704 0.0735 book titles per million people -71.6%
1705 0.2193 book titles per million people +198.2%
1706 0.0363 book titles per million people -83.4%
1707 0.0722 book titles per million people +98.8%
1708 0 book titles per million people -100.0%
1709 0.4637 book titles per million people
1710 0 book titles per million people -100.0%
1711 0.141 book titles per million people
1712 0 book titles per million people -100.0%
1713 0.2786 book titles per million people
1714 0 book titles per million people -100.0%
1715 0 book titles per million people
1716 0.2367 book titles per million people
1717 0.2353 book titles per million people -0.6%
1718 0.4678 book titles per million people +98.8%
1719 0 book titles per million people -100.0%
1720 0.3466 book titles per million people
1721 0.2297 book titles per million people -33.7%
1722 0.4566 book titles per million people +98.8%
1723 0.6808 book titles per million people +49.1%
1724 0.5639 book titles per million people -17.2%
1725 1.46 book titles per million people +158.4%
1726 1.21 book titles per million people -16.9%
1727 0.2164 book titles per million people -82.1%
1728 1.28 book titles per million people +489.5%
1729 1.04 book titles per million people -18.1%
1730 0.9238 book titles per million people -11.6%
1731 2.02 book titles per million people +118.3%
1732 1.29 book titles per million people -36.1%
1733 0.7788 book titles per million people -39.5%
1734 1.05 book titles per million people +35.1%
1735 1.79 book titles per million people +69.7%
1736 2.31 book titles per million people +29.3%
1737 1.18 book titles per million people -48.9%
1738 2.41 book titles per million people +104.1%
1739 1.49 book titles per million people -38.1%
1740 1.55 book titles per million people +4.0%
1741 2.11 book titles per million people +36.5%
1742 2.82 book titles per million people +33.6%
1743 1.14 book titles per million people -59.5%
1744 1.84 book titles per million people +61.4%
1745 2.21 book titles per million people +19.6%
1746 0.8514 book titles per million people -61.4%
1747 1.14 book titles per million people +34.0%
1748 1.12 book titles per million people -1.7%
1749 0.6607 book titles per million people -41.0%
1750 0.9377 book titles per million people +41.9%
1751 0.7087 book titles per million people -24.4%
1752 1.04 book titles per million people +47.4%
1753 0.8893 book titles per million people -14.8%
1754 0.8738 book titles per million people -1.7%
1755 1.78 book titles per million people +104.1%
1756 1.43 book titles per million people -19.9%
1757 1.59 book titles per million people +11.6%
1758 1.57 book titles per million people -1.7%
1759 2.4 book titles per million people +53.3%
1760 2.9 book titles per million people +20.9%
1761 2.5 book titles per million people -14.0%
1762 5.31 book titles per million people +112.9%
1763 4.99 book titles per million people -6.1%
1764 5.8 book titles per million people +16.3%
1765 8.03 book titles per million people +38.3%
1766 5.98 book titles per million people -25.5%
1767 4.54 book titles per million people -24.1%
1768 5.62 book titles per million people +23.7%
1769 5.57 book titles per million people -0.8%
1770 6.03 book titles per million people +8.3%
1771 4.78 book titles per million people -20.7%
1772 4.89 book titles per million people +2.3%
1773 7.26 book titles per million people +48.4%
1774 8.27 book titles per million people +13.9%
1775 6.82 book titles per million people -17.5%
1776 6.43 book titles per million people -5.8%
1777 5.73 book titles per million people -10.8%
1778 6.25 book titles per million people +9.0%
1779 7.48 book titles per million people +19.7%
1780 7.56 book titles per million people +1.1%
1781 6.68 book titles per million people -11.7%
1782 7.14 book titles per million people +6.8%
1783 7.5 book titles per million people +5.0%
1784 7.09 book titles per million people -5.4%
1785 6.26 book titles per million people -11.6%
1786 8.6 book titles per million people +37.3%
1787 10.59 book titles per million people +23.1%
1788 11.18 book titles per million people +5.6%
1789 9.65 book titles per million people -13.7%
1790 7.73 book titles per million people -19.9%
1791 8.44 book titles per million people +9.2%
1792 8.28 book titles per million people -1.9%
1793 9.13 book titles per million people +10.2%
1794 8.58 book titles per million people -6.1%
1795 6.93 book titles per million people -19.2%
1796 6.71 book titles per million people -3.1%
1797 4.58 book titles per million people -31.8%
1798 6.95 book titles per million people +51.8%
1799 8.01 book titles per million people +15.3%
1800 6.59 book titles per million people -17.7%
1924 224.55 book titles per million people +3307.9%
1925 270.46 book titles per million people +20.4%
1926 323.27 book titles per million people +19.5%
1927 329.65 book titles per million people +2.0%
1928 252.47 book titles per million people -23.4%
1929 278.21 book titles per million people +10.2%
1930 292.94 book titles per million people +5.3%
1931 330.73 book titles per million people +12.9%
1932 309.53 book titles per million people -6.4%
1933 307.5 book titles per million people -0.7%
1934 317.5 book titles per million people +3.3%
1935 306.73 book titles per million people -3.4%
1936 312.31 book titles per million people +1.8%
1937 267.89 book titles per million people -14.2%
1938 284.67 book titles per million people +6.3%
1939 302.01 book titles per million people +6.1%
1940 296.73 book titles per million people -1.7%
1941 257.34 book titles per million people -13.3%
1942 117.55 book titles per million people -54.3%
1943 109.36 book titles per million people -7.0%
1944 122.27 book titles per million people +11.8%
1945 139.01 book titles per million people +13.7%
1946 168.97 book titles per million people +21.5%
1947 213.31 book titles per million people +26.2%
1948 276.06 book titles per million people +29.4%
1949 280.1 book titles per million people +1.5%
1950 280.82 book titles per million people +0.3%
1951 268.1 book titles per million people -4.5%
1952 281.15 book titles per million people +4.9%
1953 256.21 book titles per million people -8.9%
1954 302.85 book titles per million people +18.2%
1955 328.15 book titles per million people +8.4%
1956 352.07 book titles per million people +7.3%
1957 334.52 book titles per million people -5.0%
1958 355 book titles per million people +6.1%
1959 380.57 book titles per million people +7.2%
1960 411.1 book titles per million people +8.0%
1961 377.48 book titles per million people -8.2%
1962 415.93 book titles per million people +10.2%
1963 406.13 book titles per million people -2.4%
1964 403.17 book titles per million people -0.7%
1965 387.57 book titles per million people -3.9%
1966 363.84 book titles per million people -6.1%
1967 375.79 book titles per million people +3.3%
1968 376.55 book titles per million people +0.2%
1969 364.49 book titles per million people -3.2%
1970 384.38 book titles per million people +5.5%
1971 421.16 book titles per million people +9.6%
1972 375.04 book titles per million people -11.0%
1973 396.53 book titles per million people +5.7%
1974 412.14 book titles per million people +3.9%
1975 366.69 book titles per million people -11.0%
1976 401.36 book titles per million people +9.5%
1977 408.45 book titles per million people +1.8%
1978 394.78 book titles per million people -3.3%
1979 359.44 book titles per million people -9.0%
1980 356.47 book titles per million people -0.8%
1981 371.43 book titles per million people +4.2%
1982 349.82 book titles per million people -5.8%
1983 350.07 book titles per million people +0.1%
1984 352.03 book titles per million people +0.6%
1985 354.97 book titles per million people +0.8%
1986 353.88 book titles per million people -0.3%
1987 342.98 book titles per million people -3.1%
1988 337.74 book titles per million people -1.5%
1989 312.33 book titles per million people -7.5%
1990 278.66 book titles per million people -10.8%
1991 229.27 book titles per million people -17.7%
1992 195.36 book titles per million people -14.8%
1993 195.3 book titles per million people -0.0%
1994 201.85 book titles per million people +3.4%
1995 228.56 book titles per million people +13.2%
1996 242.27 book titles per million people +6.0%
1997 303.29 book titles per million people +25.2%
1998 310.49 book titles per million people +2.4%
1999 324.99 book titles per million people +4.7%
2000 408.01 book titles per million people +25.5%
2001 478.36 book titles per million people +17.2%
2002 481 book titles per million people +0.6%
2003 559.63 book titles per million people +16.3%
2004 618.05 book titles per million people +10.4%
2005 669.83 book titles per million people +8.4%
2006 714.61 book titles per million people +6.7%
2007 765.23 book titles per million people +7.1%
2008 863.81 book titles per million people +12.9%
2009 898.49 book titles per million people +4.0%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 898.49 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 898.49 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Russia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1924 +3307.9% 6.59 book titles per million people 224.55 book titles per million people
1728 +489.5% 0.2164 book titles per million people 1.28 book titles per million people
1705 +198.2% 0.0735 book titles per million people 0.2193 book titles per million people
1725 +158.4% 0.5639 book titles per million people 1.46 book titles per million people
1731 +118.3% 0.9238 book titles per million people 2.02 book titles per million people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1700s 0.1536 book titles per million people 0 book titles per million people 0.4637 book titles per million people 10
1710s 0.1359 book titles per million people 0 book titles per million people 0.4678 book titles per million people 10
1720s 0.7484 book titles per million people 0.2164 book titles per million people 1.46 book titles per million people 10
1730s 1.52 book titles per million people 0.7788 book titles per million people 2.41 book titles per million people 10
1740s 1.55 book titles per million people 0.6607 book titles per million people 2.82 book titles per million people 10
1750s 1.32 book titles per million people 0.7087 book titles per million people 2.4 book titles per million people 10
1760s 5.12 book titles per million people 2.5 book titles per million people 8.03 book titles per million people 10
1770s 6.39 book titles per million people 4.78 book titles per million people 8.27 book titles per million people 10
1780s 8.22 book titles per million people 6.26 book titles per million people 11.18 book titles per million people 10
1790s 7.53 book titles per million people 4.58 book titles per million people 9.13 book titles per million people 10
1800s 6.59 book titles per million people 6.59 book titles per million people 6.59 book titles per million people 1
1920s 279.77 book titles per million people 224.55 book titles per million people 329.65 book titles per million people 6
1930s 303.18 book titles per million people 267.89 book titles per million people 330.73 book titles per million people 10
1940s 198.07 book titles per million people 109.36 book titles per million people 296.73 book titles per million people 10
1950s 313.95 book titles per million people 256.21 book titles per million people 380.57 book titles per million people 10
1960s 388.21 book titles per million people 363.84 book titles per million people 415.93 book titles per million people 10
1970s 392 book titles per million people 359.44 book titles per million people 421.16 book titles per million people 10
1980s 348.17 book titles per million people 312.33 book titles per million people 371.43 book titles per million people 10
1990s 251 book titles per million people 195.3 book titles per million people 324.99 book titles per million people 10
2000s 645.7 book titles per million people 408.01 book titles per million people 898.49 book titles per million people 10

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 15 New Zealand 1,047 book titles per million people compare
  2. 16 Lithuania 993.64 book titles per million people compare
  3. 17 Austria 985.47 book titles per million people compare
  4. 19 Hungary 894.82 book titles per million people compare
  5. 20 Germany 873.3 book titles per million people compare
  6. 21 France 818.98 book titles per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of new book titles published per million people in Russia?
Number of new book titles published per million people in Russia was 898.49 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 Russia?
The highest recorded value was 898.49 book titles per million people in 2009.
What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 book titles per million people in 1701.
How does Russia rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
Russia ranks 18th out of 69 countries with data for 2009.
Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 176.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russia 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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Indicator
Number of new book titles published per million people
Unit
book titles per million people
Source
Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 8,270 data points, 1500–2009
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