Number of new book titles published per million people in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of new book titles published per million people was 1,460 book titles per million people in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2009)
1,460 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 69 countries
All-time high
1,729 book titles per million people
in 1997
All-time low
5.9 book titles per million people
in 1729
Years of data
397
1500–2009
Number of new book titles published per million people in Switzerland, 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
Switzerland recorded 1,460 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Switzerland peaked at 1,729 book titles per million people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.9 book titles per million people, in 1729.
Switzerland ranks 10th of 69 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 81.54 book titles per million people | — |
| 1501 | 25.63 book titles per million people | -68.6% |
| 1502 | 75 book titles per million people | +192.6% |
| 1503 | 22.31 book titles per million people | -70.3% |
| 1504 | 20.94 book titles per million people | -6.2% |
| 1505 | 11.26 book titles per million people | -46.2% |
| 1506 | 87.76 book titles per million people | +679.1% |
| 1507 | 37.77 book titles per million people | -57.0% |
| 1508 | 23.9 book titles per million people | -36.7% |
| 1509 | 15.91 book titles per million people | -33.4% |
| 1510 | 36.84 book titles per million people | +131.5% |
| 1511 | 31.04 book titles per million people | -15.7% |
| 1512 | 9.89 book titles per million people | -68.1% |
| 1513 | 32.23 book titles per million people | +225.7% |
| 1514 | 20.01 book titles per million people | -37.9% |
| 1515 | 34.94 book titles per million people | +74.7% |
| 1516 | 65.53 book titles per million people | +87.6% |
| 1517 | 71.19 book titles per million people | +8.6% |
| 1518 | 107.62 book titles per million people | +51.2% |
| 1519 | 115.89 book titles per million people | +7.7% |
| 1520 | 97.4 book titles per million people | -16.0% |
| 1521 | 144.76 book titles per million people | +48.6% |
| 1522 | 128.74 book titles per million people | -11.1% |
| 1523 | 132.37 book titles per million people | +2.8% |
| 1524 | 135.96 book titles per million people | +2.7% |
| 1525 | 114.66 book titles per million people | -15.7% |
| 1526 | 125.17 book titles per million people | +9.2% |
| 1527 | 110.93 book titles per million people | -11.4% |
| 1528 | 111.82 book titles per million people | +0.8% |
| 1529 | 149.36 book titles per million people | +33.6% |
| 1530 | 127.08 book titles per million people | -14.9% |
| 1531 | 146.73 book titles per million people | +15.5% |
| 1532 | 172.91 book titles per million people | +17.8% |
| 1533 | 144.14 book titles per million people | -16.6% |
| 1534 | 178.07 book titles per million people | +23.5% |
| 1535 | 220.97 book titles per million people | +24.1% |
| 1536 | 158.09 book titles per million people | -28.5% |
| 1537 | 166.6 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1538 | 224.66 book titles per million people | +34.9% |
| 1539 | 221.09 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1540 | 209.78 book titles per million people | -5.1% |
| 1541 | 210.17 book titles per million people | +0.2% |
| 1542 | 178.45 book titles per million people | -15.1% |
| 1543 | 196.86 book titles per million people | +10.3% |
| 1544 | 239.29 book titles per million people | +21.6% |
| 1545 | 197.71 book titles per million people | -17.4% |
| 1546 | 165.31 book titles per million people | -16.4% |
| 1547 | 114.34 book titles per million people | -30.8% |
| 1548 | 146.38 book titles per million people | +28.0% |
| 1549 | 194.33 book titles per million people | +32.8% |
| 1550 | 244.35 book titles per million people | +25.7% |
| 1551 | 244.53 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1552 | 188.15 book titles per million people | -23.1% |
| 1553 | 210.6 book titles per million people | +11.9% |
| 1554 | 240.17 book titles per million people | +14.0% |
| 1555 | 262.21 book titles per million people | +9.2% |
| 1556 | 340.85 book titles per million people | +30.0% |
| 1557 | 315.32 book titles per million people | -7.5% |
| 1558 | 227.68 book titles per million people | -27.8% |
| 1559 | 283.98 book titles per million people | +24.7% |
| 1560 | 266.12 book titles per million people | -6.3% |
| 1561 | 298.1 book titles per million people | +12.0% |
| 1562 | 265.02 book titles per million people | -11.1% |
| 1563 | 254.5 book titles per million people | -4.0% |
| 1564 | 207.86 book titles per million people | -18.3% |
| 1565 | 177.9 book titles per million people | -14.4% |
| 1566 | 246.6 book titles per million people | +38.6% |
| 1567 | 210.96 book titles per million people | -14.5% |
| 1568 | 188.24 book titles per million people | -10.8% |
| 1569 | 181.72 book titles per million people | -3.5% |
| 1570 | 191.18 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1571 | 154.1 book titles per million people | -19.4% |
| 1572 | 207.59 book titles per million people | +34.7% |
| 1573 | 197.71 book titles per million people | -4.8% |
| 1574 | 126.39 book titles per million people | -36.1% |
| 1575 | 198.24 book titles per million people | +56.8% |
| 1576 | 148.59 book titles per million people | -25.0% |
| 1577 | 186.6 book titles per million people | +25.6% |
| 1578 | 180.3 book titles per million people | -3.4% |
| 1579 | 153.26 book titles per million people | -15.0% |
| 1580 | 203.83 book titles per million people | +33.0% |
| 1581 | 196.44 book titles per million people | -3.6% |
| 1582 | 163.18 book titles per million people | -16.9% |
| 1583 | 138.8 book titles per million people | -14.9% |
| 1584 | 119.99 book titles per million people | -13.6% |
| 1585 | 119.48 book titles per million people | -0.4% |
| 1586 | 110.47 book titles per million people | -7.5% |
| 1587 | 122.68 book titles per million people | +11.1% |
| 1588 | 91.62 book titles per million people | -25.3% |
| 1589 | 74.45 book titles per million people | -18.7% |
| 1590 | 82.48 book titles per million people | +10.8% |
| 1591 | 92.52 book titles per million people | +12.2% |
| 1592 | 116.96 book titles per million people | +26.4% |
| 1593 | 88.63 book titles per million people | -24.2% |
| 1594 | 76.96 book titles per million people | -13.2% |
| 1595 | 101.16 book titles per million people | +31.4% |
| 1596 | 69.18 book titles per million people | -31.6% |
| 1597 | 72.94 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1598 | 71.61 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1599 | 74.32 book titles per million people | +3.8% |
| 1600 | 95 book titles per million people | +27.8% |
| 1601 | 59.89 book titles per million people | -37.0% |
| 1602 | 53.8 book titles per million people | -10.2% |
| 1603 | 43.76 book titles per million people | -18.7% |
| 1604 | 57.58 book titles per million people | +31.6% |
| 1605 | 65.4 book titles per million people | +13.6% |
| 1606 | 65.28 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1607 | 76.02 book titles per million people | +16.5% |
| 1608 | 56.17 book titles per million people | -26.1% |
| 1609 | 86.57 book titles per million people | +54.1% |
| 1610 | 93.28 book titles per million people | +7.8% |
| 1611 | 58.81 book titles per million people | -37.0% |
| 1612 | 59.68 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1613 | 88.87 book titles per million people | +48.9% |
| 1614 | 55.56 book titles per million people | -37.5% |
| 1615 | 66.17 book titles per million people | +19.1% |
| 1616 | 61.19 book titles per million people | -7.5% |
| 1617 | 51.38 book titles per million people | -16.0% |
| 1618 | 57.1 book titles per million people | +11.1% |
| 1619 | 87.9 book titles per million people | +54.0% |
| 1620 | 83.88 book titles per million people | -4.6% |
| 1621 | 68.33 book titles per million people | -18.5% |
| 1622 | 64.37 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1623 | 37.4 book titles per million people | -41.9% |
| 1624 | 36.37 book titles per million people | -2.7% |
| 1625 | 49.68 book titles per million people | +36.6% |
| 1626 | 27.66 book titles per million people | -44.3% |
| 1627 | 36.17 book titles per million people | +30.8% |
| 1628 | 62.72 book titles per million people | +73.4% |
| 1629 | 56.91 book titles per million people | -9.3% |
| 1630 | 44.5 book titles per million people | -21.8% |
| 1631 | 44.42 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1632 | 24.53 book titles per million people | -44.8% |
| 1633 | 27.31 book titles per million people | +11.3% |
| 1634 | 38.54 book titles per million people | +41.1% |
| 1635 | 31.9 book titles per million people | -17.2% |
| 1636 | 31.84 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1637 | 29.91 book titles per million people | -6.1% |
| 1638 | 18.66 book titles per million people | -37.6% |
| 1639 | 37.25 book titles per million people | +99.6% |
| 1640 | 22.31 book titles per million people | -40.1% |
| 1641 | 37.12 book titles per million people | +66.4% |
| 1642 | 26.86 book titles per million people | -27.6% |
| 1643 | 21.27 book titles per million people | -20.8% |
| 1644 | 33.22 book titles per million people | +56.2% |
| 1645 | 23.95 book titles per million people | -27.9% |
| 1646 | 11.03 book titles per million people | -53.9% |
| 1647 | 21.11 book titles per million people | +91.3% |
| 1648 | 22.91 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1649 | 17.38 book titles per million people | -24.1% |
| 1650 | 33.78 book titles per million people | +94.4% |
| 1651 | 20.05 book titles per million people | -40.6% |
| 1652 | 25.47 book titles per million people | +27.0% |
| 1653 | 39.04 book titles per million people | +53.3% |
| 1654 | 16.31 book titles per million people | -58.2% |
| 1655 | 28.95 book titles per million people | +77.5% |
| 1656 | 18.96 book titles per million people | -34.5% |
| 1657 | 18.93 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1658 | 24.29 book titles per million people | +28.3% |
| 1659 | 30.53 book titles per million people | +25.7% |
| 1660 | 36.75 book titles per million people | +20.4% |
| 1661 | 31.32 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1662 | 49.12 book titles per million people | +56.9% |
| 1663 | 24.07 book titles per million people | -51.0% |
| 1664 | 38.26 book titles per million people | +59.0% |
| 1665 | 47.97 book titles per million people | +25.4% |
| 1666 | 45.22 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1667 | 47.79 book titles per million people | +5.7% |
| 1668 | 22.97 book titles per million people | -51.9% |
| 1669 | 43.21 book titles per million people | +88.1% |
| 1670 | 35.21 book titles per million people | -18.5% |
| 1671 | 40.41 book titles per million people | +14.8% |
| 1672 | 30.69 book titles per million people | -24.1% |
| 1673 | 29.76 book titles per million people | -3.0% |
| 1674 | 25.34 book titles per million people | -14.9% |
| 1675 | 36.63 book titles per million people | +44.6% |
| 1676 | 38.31 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1677 | 56.49 book titles per million people | +47.5% |
| 1678 | 34.7 book titles per million people | -38.6% |
| 1679 | 47.62 book titles per million people | +37.2% |
| 1680 | 65.69 book titles per million people | +37.9% |
| 1681 | 37.96 book titles per million people | -42.2% |
| 1682 | 31.86 book titles per million people | -16.1% |
| 1683 | 33.52 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1684 | 31.75 book titles per million people | -5.3% |
| 1685 | 43.68 book titles per million people | +37.6% |
| 1686 | 67.54 book titles per million people | +54.6% |
| 1687 | 42.67 book titles per million people | -36.8% |
| 1688 | 41.74 book titles per million people | -2.2% |
| 1689 | 27.21 book titles per million people | -34.8% |
| 1690 | 23.76 book titles per million people | -12.7% |
| 1691 | 23.72 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1692 | 27.9 book titles per million people | +17.6% |
| 1693 | 35.45 book titles per million people | +27.0% |
| 1694 | 23.59 book titles per million people | -33.5% |
| 1695 | 19.34 book titles per million people | -18.0% |
| 1696 | 33.58 book titles per million people | +73.6% |
| 1697 | 14.24 book titles per million people | -57.6% |
| 1698 | 19.24 book titles per million people | +35.0% |
| 1699 | 20.87 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1700 | 23.33 book titles per million people | +11.8% |
| 1701 | 22.41 book titles per million people | -4.0% |
| 1702 | 16.53 book titles per million people | -26.2% |
| 1703 | 12.34 book titles per million people | -25.3% |
| 1704 | 9.01 book titles per million people | -27.0% |
| 1705 | 11.42 book titles per million people | +26.7% |
| 1706 | 18.69 book titles per million people | +63.6% |
| 1707 | 7.28 book titles per million people | -61.0% |
| 1708 | 12.09 book titles per million people | +66.0% |
| 1709 | 16.05 book titles per million people | +32.8% |
| 1710 | 13.58 book titles per million people | -15.4% |
| 1711 | 15.12 book titles per million people | +11.3% |
| 1712 | 9.51 book titles per million people | -37.1% |
| 1713 | 11.84 book titles per million people | +24.5% |
| 1714 | 8.64 book titles per million people | -27.0% |
| 1715 | 20.34 book titles per million people | +135.4% |
| 1716 | 24.93 book titles per million people | +22.6% |
| 1717 | 16.29 book titles per million people | -34.6% |
| 1718 | 15.45 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1719 | 20.77 book titles per million people | +34.4% |
| 1720 | 12.26 book titles per million people | -41.0% |
| 1721 | 22.89 book titles per million people | +86.7% |
| 1722 | 21.27 book titles per million people | -7.1% |
| 1723 | 16.65 book titles per million people | -21.8% |
| 1724 | 13.56 book titles per million people | -18.5% |
| 1725 | 18.01 book titles per million people | +32.8% |
| 1726 | 23.16 book titles per million people | +28.6% |
| 1727 | 18.6 book titles per million people | -19.7% |
| 1728 | 12.6 book titles per million people | -32.3% |
| 1729 | 5.9 book titles per million people | -53.1% |
| 1730 | 15.43 book titles per million people | +161.4% |
| 1731 | 30 book titles per million people | +94.4% |
| 1732 | 26.96 book titles per million people | -10.1% |
| 1733 | 12.33 book titles per million people | -54.2% |
| 1734 | 12.28 book titles per million people | -0.4% |
| 1735 | 23.02 book titles per million people | +87.4% |
| 1736 | 13.61 book titles per million people | -40.9% |
| 1737 | 19.26 book titles per million people | +41.5% |
| 1738 | 17.76 book titles per million people | -7.8% |
| 1739 | 29.71 book titles per million people | +67.3% |
| 1740 | 29.59 book titles per million people | -0.4% |
| 1741 | 44.2 book titles per million people | +49.4% |
| 1742 | 31.44 book titles per million people | -28.9% |
| 1743 | 26.44 book titles per million people | -15.9% |
| 1744 | 41.57 book titles per million people | +57.2% |
| 1745 | 27.59 book titles per million people | -33.6% |
| 1746 | 28.85 book titles per million people | +4.6% |
| 1747 | 23.26 book titles per million people | -19.4% |
| 1748 | 40.87 book titles per million people | +75.7% |
| 1749 | 25.1 book titles per million people | -38.6% |
| 1750 | 49.99 book titles per million people | +99.2% |
| 1751 | 27.58 book titles per million people | -44.8% |
| 1752 | 34.16 book titles per million people | +23.9% |
| 1753 | 30.02 book titles per million people | -12.1% |
| 1754 | 36.54 book titles per million people | +21.7% |
| 1755 | 20.51 book titles per million people | -43.9% |
| 1756 | 25.03 book titles per million people | +22.1% |
| 1757 | 35.42 book titles per million people | +41.5% |
| 1758 | 51.61 book titles per million people | +45.7% |
| 1759 | 58.54 book titles per million people | +13.4% |
| 1760 | 82.27 book titles per million people | +40.5% |
| 1761 | 62.57 book titles per million people | -23.9% |
| 1762 | 50.75 book titles per million people | -18.9% |
| 1763 | 55.65 book titles per million people | +9.7% |
| 1764 | 55.42 book titles per million people | -0.4% |
| 1765 | 67.87 book titles per million people | +22.5% |
| 1766 | 51.16 book titles per million people | -24.6% |
| 1767 | 45.29 book titles per million people | -11.5% |
| 1768 | 66.4 book titles per million people | +46.6% |
| 1769 | 44.91 book titles per million people | -32.4% |
| 1770 | 48.45 book titles per million people | +7.9% |
| 1771 | 45.15 book titles per million people | -6.8% |
| 1772 | 47.43 book titles per million people | +5.0% |
| 1773 | 44.16 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1774 | 31.76 book titles per million people | -28.1% |
| 1775 | 55.35 book titles per million people | +74.3% |
| 1776 | 52.09 book titles per million people | -5.9% |
| 1777 | 82.03 book titles per million people | +57.5% |
| 1778 | 77.48 book titles per million people | -5.5% |
| 1779 | 77.75 book titles per million people | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 75.76 book titles per million people | -2.6% |
| 1781 | 80.33 book titles per million people | +6.0% |
| 1782 | 74.1 book titles per million people | -7.8% |
| 1783 | 80.06 book titles per million people | +8.0% |
| 1784 | 96.2 book titles per million people | +20.2% |
| 1785 | 82.88 book titles per million people | -13.9% |
| 1786 | 68.68 book titles per million people | -17.1% |
| 1787 | 75.78 book titles per million people | +10.4% |
| 1788 | 92.37 book titles per million people | +21.9% |
| 1789 | 61.66 book titles per million people | -33.3% |
| 1790 | 73.54 book titles per million people | +19.3% |
| 1791 | 78.61 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1792 | 73.86 book titles per million people | -6.0% |
| 1793 | 70.18 book titles per million people | -5.0% |
| 1794 | 73.84 book titles per million people | +5.2% |
| 1795 | 37.32 book titles per million people | -49.5% |
| 1796 | 49.11 book titles per million people | +31.6% |
| 1797 | 33.52 book titles per million people | -31.8% |
| 1798 | 44.54 book titles per million people | +32.9% |
| 1799 | 32.09 book titles per million people | -28.0% |
| 1800 | 31.91 book titles per million people | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 303.03 book titles per million people | +849.5% |
| 1915 | 442.44 book titles per million people | +46.0% |
| 1916 | 407.67 book titles per million people | -7.9% |
| 1917 | 442.39 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1918 | 454.64 book titles per million people | +2.8% |
| 1919 | 420.26 book titles per million people | -7.6% |
| 1920 | 374.77 book titles per million people | -10.8% |
| 1921 | 343.65 book titles per million people | -8.3% |
| 1922 | 366.29 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1923 | 387.33 book titles per million people | +5.7% |
| 1924 | 413.24 book titles per million people | +6.7% |
| 1925 | 447.06 book titles per million people | +8.2% |
| 1926 | 463.63 book titles per million people | +3.7% |
| 1927 | 482.56 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1928 | 481.95 book titles per million people | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 499.5 book titles per million people | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 517.16 book titles per million people | +3.5% |
| 1931 | 502.21 book titles per million people | -2.9% |
| 1932 | 595.81 book titles per million people | +18.6% |
| 1933 | 477.2 book titles per million people | -19.9% |
| 1934 | 474.64 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 469.8 book titles per million people | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 474.81 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 506.94 book titles per million people | +6.8% |
| 1938 | 515.74 book titles per million people | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 428.44 book titles per million people | -16.9% |
| 1940 | 403.45 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1941 | 590.03 book titles per million people | +46.2% |
| 1942 | 670.79 book titles per million people | +13.7% |
| 1943 | 776.77 book titles per million people | +15.8% |
| 1944 | 877.86 book titles per million people | +13.0% |
| 1945 | 895.06 book titles per million people | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 895.68 book titles per million people | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 842.17 book titles per million people | -6.0% |
| 1948 | 1,024 book titles per million people | +21.6% |
| 1949 | 767.67 book titles per million people | -25.0% |
| 1950 | 751.38 book titles per million people | -2.1% |
| 1951 | 758.26 book titles per million people | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 673.94 book titles per million people | -11.1% |
| 1953 | 736.16 book titles per million people | +9.2% |
| 1954 | 745.59 book titles per million people | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 768.88 book titles per million people | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 773.64 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 822.47 book titles per million people | +6.3% |
| 1958 | 874.98 book titles per million people | +6.4% |
| 1959 | 831.15 book titles per million people | -5.0% |
| 1960 | 919.81 book titles per million people | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 865.93 book titles per million people | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 903.28 book titles per million people | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 856.11 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 843.89 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 880.36 book titles per million people | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 810.04 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 875.97 book titles per million people | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 855.35 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 973.76 book titles per million people | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 1,033 book titles per million people | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 964.8 book titles per million people | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 1,076 book titles per million people | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 947.2 book titles per million people | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 1,138 book titles per million people | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 1,209 book titles per million people | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 1,153 book titles per million people | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1,202 book titles per million people | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1,200 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,315 book titles per million people | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 1,224 book titles per million people | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 1,210 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,278 book titles per million people | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,257 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,295 book titles per million people | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,289 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,210 book titles per million people | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 1,398 book titles per million people | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 1,303 book titles per million people | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 1,378 book titles per million people | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1,431 book titles per million people | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,508 book titles per million people | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1,469 book titles per million people | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,502 book titles per million people | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,475 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1,508 book titles per million people | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,517 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,729 book titles per million people | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 1,638 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,633 book titles per million people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,500 book titles per million people | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 1,480 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,525 book titles per million people | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,401 book titles per million people | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 1,485 book titles per million people | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1,352 book titles per million people | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1,578 book titles per million people | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 1,510 book titles per million people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1,468 book titles per million people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,460 book titles per million people | -0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,460 book titles per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 873.3 book titles per million people, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,460 book titles per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 788.85 book titles per million people, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +849.5% | 31.91 book titles per million people | 303.03 book titles per million people |
| 1506 | +679.1% | 11.26 book titles per million people | 87.76 book titles per million people |
| 1513 | +225.7% | 9.89 book titles per million people | 32.23 book titles per million people |
| 1502 | +192.6% | 25.63 book titles per million people | 75 book titles per million people |
| 1730 | +161.4% | 5.9 book titles per million people | 15.43 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 40.2 book titles per million people | 11.26 book titles per million people | 87.76 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1510s | 52.52 book titles per million people | 9.89 book titles per million people | 115.89 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1520s | 125.12 book titles per million people | 97.4 book titles per million people | 149.36 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1530s | 176.03 book titles per million people | 127.08 book titles per million people | 224.66 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1540s | 185.26 book titles per million people | 114.34 book titles per million people | 239.29 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1550s | 255.78 book titles per million people | 188.15 book titles per million people | 340.85 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1560s | 229.7 book titles per million people | 177.9 book titles per million people | 298.1 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1570s | 174.4 book titles per million people | 126.39 book titles per million people | 207.59 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1580s | 134.09 book titles per million people | 74.45 book titles per million people | 203.83 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1590s | 84.68 book titles per million people | 69.18 book titles per million people | 116.96 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1600s | 65.95 book titles per million people | 43.76 book titles per million people | 95 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1610s | 67.99 book titles per million people | 51.38 book titles per million people | 93.28 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1620s | 52.35 book titles per million people | 27.66 book titles per million people | 83.88 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1630s | 32.89 book titles per million people | 18.66 book titles per million people | 44.5 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1640s | 23.72 book titles per million people | 11.03 book titles per million people | 37.12 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1650s | 25.63 book titles per million people | 16.31 book titles per million people | 39.04 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1660s | 38.67 book titles per million people | 22.97 book titles per million people | 49.12 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1670s | 37.52 book titles per million people | 25.34 book titles per million people | 56.49 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1680s | 42.36 book titles per million people | 27.21 book titles per million people | 67.54 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1690s | 24.17 book titles per million people | 14.24 book titles per million people | 35.45 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1700s | 14.92 book titles per million people | 7.28 book titles per million people | 23.33 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1710s | 15.65 book titles per million people | 8.64 book titles per million people | 24.93 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1720s | 16.49 book titles per million people | 5.9 book titles per million people | 23.16 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1730s | 20.04 book titles per million people | 12.28 book titles per million people | 30 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1740s | 31.89 book titles per million people | 23.26 book titles per million people | 44.2 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1750s | 36.94 book titles per million people | 20.51 book titles per million people | 58.54 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1760s | 58.23 book titles per million people | 44.91 book titles per million people | 82.27 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1770s | 56.17 book titles per million people | 31.76 book titles per million people | 82.03 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1780s | 78.78 book titles per million people | 61.66 book titles per million people | 96.2 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1790s | 56.66 book titles per million people | 32.09 book titles per million people | 78.61 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1800s | 31.91 book titles per million people | 31.91 book titles per million people | 31.91 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 303.03 book titles per million people | 303.03 book titles per million people | 303.03 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 433.48 book titles per million people | 407.67 book titles per million people | 454.64 book titles per million people | 5 |
| 1920s | 426 book titles per million people | 343.65 book titles per million people | 499.5 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 496.27 book titles per million people | 428.44 book titles per million people | 595.81 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 774.33 book titles per million people | 403.45 book titles per million people | 1,024 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 773.64 book titles per million people | 673.94 book titles per million people | 874.98 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 878.45 book titles per million people | 810.04 book titles per million people | 973.76 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,124 book titles per million people | 947.2 book titles per million people | 1,315 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,284 book titles per million people | 1,210 book titles per million people | 1,398 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,541 book titles per million people | 1,431 book titles per million people | 1,729 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,476 book titles per million people | 1,352 book titles per million people | 1,578 book titles per million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 7 United Kingdom 2,115 book titles per million people compare
- 8 Estonia 1,841 book titles per million people compare
- 9 Slovenia 1,714 book titles per million people compare
- 11 Belgium 1,322 book titles per million people compare
- 12 Cyprus 1,259 book titles per million people compare
- 13 Spain 1,164 book titles per million people compare
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Switzerland?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Switzerland was 1,460 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,729 book titles per million people in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 book titles per million people in 1729.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2009.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.