Number of new book titles published per million people in USSR
USSR: Number of new book titles published per million people was 124.69 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising
Number of new book titles published per million people in USSR, 1845–1996
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
USSR recorded 124.69 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1996.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in USSR peaked at 360.67 book titles per million people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 9.44 book titles per million people, in 1850.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 83 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 11.72 book titles per million people | 11.72 book titles per million people | 11.72 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.12 book titles per million people | 9.44 book titles per million people | 16.8 book titles per million people | 2 |
| 1860s | 28.27 book titles per million people | 28.27 book titles per million people | 28.27 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 66.56 book titles per million people | 66.56 book titles per million people | 66.56 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 191.58 book titles per million people | 191.58 book titles per million people | 191.58 book titles per million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 146.06 book titles per million people | 39.14 book titles per million people | 221.71 book titles per million people | 4 |
| 1920s | 219.17 book titles per million people | 174.34 book titles per million people | 256.99 book titles per million people | 6 |
| 1930s | 239.02 book titles per million people | 203.93 book titles per million people | 272.05 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 161.26 book titles per million people | 86.96 book titles per million people | 237.96 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 269.24 book titles per million people | 217.42 book titles per million people | 330.76 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 335.16 book titles per million people | 312.03 book titles per million people | 360.67 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 326.12 book titles per million people | 305.44 book titles per million people | 349.09 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 296.2 book titles per million people | 267.08 book titles per million people | 309.58 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.31 book titles per million people | 98.7 book titles per million people | 237.7 book titles per million people | 7 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More reference data data for USSR
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- Free country 1 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (1990)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (1990)
- Elected parliament 1 (1990)
- Competitive elections 0 (1990)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (1990)
- Universal right to vote 2 (1990)
- Democracy 3 (1990)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in USSR?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in USSR was 124.69 book titles per million people in 1996, 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 USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 360.67 book titles per million people in 1962.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 book titles per million people in 1850.
- How does USSR rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this USSR 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.