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
Latest (1996)
124.69 book titles per million people
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
52nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
360.67 book titles per million people
in 1962
All-time low
9.44 book titles per million people
in 1850
Years of data
83
1845–1996
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.
USSR ranks 52nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 83 years of available data.
Number of new book titles published per million people in USSR, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1845 | 11.72 book titles per million people | — |
| 1850 | 9.44 book titles per million people | -19.4% |
| 1855 | 16.8 book titles per million people | +78.0% |
| 1860 | 28.27 book titles per million people | +68.3% |
| 1889 | 66.56 book titles per million people | +135.4% |
| 1908 | 191.58 book titles per million people | +187.8% |
| 1912 | 221.71 book titles per million people | +15.7% |
| 1914 | 207.04 book titles per million people | -6.6% |
| 1916 | 116.36 book titles per million people | -43.8% |
| 1918 | 39.14 book titles per million people | -66.4% |
| 1924 | 174.34 book titles per million people | +345.4% |
| 1925 | 210.69 book titles per million people | +20.9% |
| 1926 | 253.24 book titles per million people | +20.2% |
| 1927 | 256.99 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 198.2 book titles per million people | -22.9% |
| 1929 | 221.55 book titles per million people | +11.8% |
| 1930 | 249.17 book titles per million people | +12.5% |
| 1931 | 272.05 book titles per million people | +9.2% |
| 1932 | 253.9 book titles per million people | -6.7% |
| 1933 | 239.52 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1934 | 247.37 book titles per million people | +3.3% |
| 1935 | 237.32 book titles per million people | -4.1% |
| 1936 | 239.39 book titles per million people | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 203.93 book titles per million people | -14.8% |
| 1938 | 215.12 book titles per million people | +5.5% |
| 1939 | 232.42 book titles per million people | +8.0% |
| 1940 | 237.96 book titles per million people | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 205.41 book titles per million people | -13.7% |
| 1942 | 94 book titles per million people | -54.2% |
| 1943 | 86.96 book titles per million people | -7.5% |
| 1944 | 97.5 book titles per million people | +12.1% |
| 1945 | 109.98 book titles per million people | +12.8% |
| 1946 | 137.03 book titles per million people | +24.6% |
| 1947 | 175.85 book titles per million people | +28.3% |
| 1948 | 230.6 book titles per million people | +31.1% |
| 1949 | 237.32 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 240.27 book titles per million people | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 228.28 book titles per million people | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 232.49 book titles per million people | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 217.42 book titles per million people | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 261.49 book titles per million people | +20.3% |
| 1955 | 280.67 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 299.94 book titles per million people | +6.9% |
| 1957 | 291.14 book titles per million people | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 309.92 book titles per million people | +6.5% |
| 1959 | 330.76 book titles per million people | +6.7% |
| 1960 | 359.04 book titles per million people | +8.5% |
| 1961 | 343.07 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 360.67 book titles per million people | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 348.12 book titles per million people | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 345.82 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 332.17 book titles per million people | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 314.79 book titles per million people | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 316.14 book titles per million people | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 319.77 book titles per million people | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 312.03 book titles per million people | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 325.39 book titles per million people | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 349.09 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 325.68 book titles per million people | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 321.15 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 344.27 book titles per million people | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 309.2 book titles per million people | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 327.61 book titles per million people | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 329.42 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 323.97 book titles per million people | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 305.44 book titles per million people | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 303.38 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 309.58 book titles per million people | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 298.36 book titles per million people | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 302.84 book titles per million people | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 300.68 book titles per million people | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 302.41 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 297.72 book titles per million people | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 293.62 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 286.3 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 267.08 book titles per million people | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 237.7 book titles per million people | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 117.43 book titles per million people | -50.6% |
| 1992 | 98.7 book titles per million people | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 99.64 book titles per million people | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 104.41 book titles per million people | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 115.6 book titles per million people | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 124.69 book titles per million people | +7.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people in USSR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | +345.4% | 39.14 book titles per million people | 174.34 book titles per million people |
| 1908 | +187.8% | 66.56 book titles per million people | 191.58 book titles per million people |
| 1889 | +135.4% | 28.27 book titles per million people | 66.56 book titles per million people |
| 1855 | +78.0% | 9.44 book titles per million people | 16.8 book titles per million people |
| 1860 | +68.3% | 16.8 book titles per million people | 28.27 book titles per million people |
| 1918 | -66.4% | 116.36 book titles per million people | 39.14 book titles per million people |
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
- 49 Ukraine 136.49 book titles per million people compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 134.15 book titles per million people compare
- 51 South Africa 128.3 book titles per million people compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 122.5 book titles per million people compare
- 54 Jordan 117.11 book titles per million people compare
- 55 Brazil 113.69 book titles per million people compare
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- Per capita sources of protein 49.74 grams of protein per day per capita (1991)
- Daily per capita fat supply 88.33 grams of fat per day per capita (1991)
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 52nd out of 69 countries 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.