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New book titles published this year:
 

Books published in the world - sources and methods

The data on books published displayed on the Worldometers' counter is based on statistics published by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

Below is shown the number of new titles per year, per country, as of the latest year available:

 
1. United Kingdom (2005) 206,000 [2] 206000
2. United States (2005) 172,000 [2] 172000
3. China (1994) 100,951 [3] 100951
4. Germany (1996) 71,515 [4] 71515
5. Japan (1996) 56,221 [3] 56221
6. Spain (1996) 46,330 [4] 46330
7. Russian Federation (1996) 36,237 [4] 36237
8. Italy (1996) 35,236 [4] 35236
9. France (1996) 34,766 [4] 34766
10. Netherlands (1993) 34,067 [4] 34067
11. Brazil (1994) 21,574 [5] 21574
12. Canada (1996) 19,900 [5] 19900
13. Switzerland (1996) 15,371 [4] 15371
14. Poland (1996) 14,104 [4] 14104
15. Belgium (1991) 13,913 [4] 13913
16. Sweden (1996) 13,496 [4] 13496
17. Finland (1996) 13,104 [4] 13104
18. India (1996) 11,903 [3] 11903
19. Australia (1994) 10,835 [6] 10835
20. Argentina (1996) 9,850 [5] 9850
21. Austria (1996) 8,056 [4] 8056
22. Romania (1996) 7,199 [4] 7199
23. Israel (2006) 6,866 [7] 686
24. Greece (2002) 6,826 [8] 6826
25. Turkey (1996) 6,546 [3] 6546
26. Ukraine (1995) 6,225 [4] 6225
27. South Africa (1995) 5,418 [9] 5418
28. Lebanon (2005) 3,686 [10] 3686
29. Venezuela (1996) 3,468 [5] 3468
30. Afghanistan (1990) 2,795 [3] 2795
31. Chile (1995) 2,469 [5] 2469
32. Egypt (1995) 2,215 [9] 2215
33. Latvia (1996) 1,965 [4] 1965
34. Iceland (2006) 1,419 [11] 1419
35. Morocco (1996) 918 [9] 918
36. Tunisia (1996) 720 [9] 720
37. Algeria (1996) 670 [9] 670
38. Syria (1992) 598 [3] 598
39. Jordan(1996) 511 [3] 511
40. Malta (1995) 404 [4] 404
41. Fiji (1994) 401 [6] 401
42. Albania (1991) 381 [4] 381
43. Kenya (1994) 300 [9] 300
44. United Arab Emirates (1993) 293 [3] 293
45. Ethiopia (1991) 240 [9] 240
46. Zimbabwe (1992) 232 [9] 232
47. Vatican City (1996) 228 [4] 228
48. Qatar (1996) 209 [3] 209
49. Kuwait (1992) 196 [3] 196
50. Tanzania (1990) 172 [9] 172
51. Botswana (1991) 158 [9] 158
52. Paraguay (1993) 152 [5] 152
53. Tajikistan (1996) 132 [3] 132
54. Papua New Guinea (1991) 122 [6] 122
55. Madagascar (1996) 119 [9] 119
56. Malawi (1996) 117 [9] 117
57. Palestine (1996) 114 [3] 114
58. Namibia (1990) 106 [9] 103
59. Eritrea (1993) 106 [9] 103
60. Laos (1995) 88 [3] 88
61. Benin (1994) 84 [9] 84
62. Mauritius (1996) 80 [9] 80
63. Réunion (1992) 69 [9] 69
64. Democratic Republic of the Congo (1992) 64 [9] 64
65. Andorra (1994) 57 [4] 57
66. Suriname (1996) 47 [5] 47
67. Brunei Darussalam (1992) 45 [3] 45
68. Guyana (1996) 42 [5] 45
69. Monaco (1990) 41 [4] 41
70. Bahrain (1996) 40 [3] 40
71. Ghana (1992) 28 [9] 28
72. Libya (1994) 26 [9] 26
73. Angola (1990) 22 [9] 22
74. Mali (1995) 14 [9] 14
75. Burkina Faso (1996) 12 [9] 12
76. Ecuador (1995) 12 [5] 12
77. Oman (1996) 7 [3] 7
78. Niger (1991) 5 [9] 5
TOTAL 1,004,725

 

References and useful links

  • UNESCO. "Europe", Book production: number of titles by UDC classes, UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • UNESCO "America", Book production: number of titles by UDC classes, UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • UNESCO "Asia", Book production: number of titles by UDC classes, UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • UNESCO "Africa", Book production: number of titles by UDC classes, UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • UNESCO "Oceania", Book production: number of titles by UDC classes, UNESCO Institute of Statistics


  • Books published per country per year - Wikipedia

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