Books published per country per year

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This page lists the number of book titles published per country per year from various sources. According to UNESCO, this is an important index of standard of living, education, and of a country's self-awareness. [1] No standardised way to track the number of books published exists which can make it difficult to compare countries or track the industry as a whole. [2] One method is to track how many International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) are registered by each country. [2]

Contents

List of countries

In descending order of number of new titles per year, as of the latest year available, sometimes "new titles and editions"

RankCountryYearTitlesNotesReferences
1Flag of the United States.svg United States 2013275,232New titles and re-editions [3]
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2013208,418New titles and re-editions [3]
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2018188,000 [4]
4Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2017139,078New titles and re-editions [5]
5Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 2020135,081 [6]
6Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2019115,171 [7]
7Flag of Iran.svg Iran 2018102,691New and revised [8]
8Flag of France.svg France 2018106,799 [4]
9Flag of India.svg India 201390,000Total; revised editions not included; 26% in Hindi, 24% in English, and the rest in other Indian languages [9] [10]
10Flag of Spain.svg Spain 201789,962New titles and re-editions (ediciones y reimpresiones) [11]
10Flag of Germany.svg Germany 202271,524 [12]
11Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 201975,667New titles and re-editions ("Derlenen Kitap Sayısı") [13]
12Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 201863,476New [14]
13Flag of Italy.svg Italy 201361,966New [15]
14Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 201846,829 [4]
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 201428,234 [16]
16Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 201028,08443,258 total [17]
17Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 201428,010New [18]
18Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 200924,589 [19]
19Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 201924,416 [20]
20Flag of Poland.svg Poland 201521,13034,920 total [21]
21Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 201917,330 [22]
22Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 201717,06618,508 total [23]
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 201416,502Only physical Dutch new titles [24]
24Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 201515,354Declined since 2013 at 19,987 [25]
25Flag of Romania.svg Romania 200814,984 [26]
26Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 201814,625 [27]
27Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 200514,603 [28]
28Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 199113,913 [29]
29Flag of Finland.svg Finland 20189,368 [4]
30Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 20186,750Only trade sector data; educational sector data not available [4]
31Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 20208,205 [30]
32Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 202013,096 [31]
33Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 200112,156 [32]
34Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 200712,000+ [33]
35Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 201012,000 [34]
36Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 201911,897 [35]
37Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 201211,645 [36]
38Flag of Norway.svg Norway 201510,204 [37]
39Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 201710,068 [38]
40Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 20069,400 [39]
41Flag of Israel.svg Israel 20138,411 [40]
42Flag of Austria.svg Austria 19968,056 [29]
43Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 19967,868 [29]
44Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 20127,52123,948 total [41]
45Flag of Greece.svg Greece 20026,826 [42]
46Flag of Chile.svg Chile 20125,6416,045 total [43]
47Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 19955,418 [44]
48Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 19964,115 [45]
49Flag of Peru.svg Peru 20064,101 [46]
50Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 20104,07430,857 total [47]
51Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 20083,955 [48]
52Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 20173,916 [49]
53Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 20142,387 [50]
54Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 20123,811Total; 2,943 in Urdu and 868 in English [51]
55Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 20053,686 [52]
56Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 2018/20193,677 [53]
57Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 19933,660 [45]
58Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 20033,600 [54]
59Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 20102,8544,164 total [55]
60Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 19902,795 [45]
61Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 20182,275 [4]
62Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 20012,000 [32]
63Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 20183,075 [4]
63Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 20182,910 [4]
64Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 19961,507 [45]
65Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 2018992 [4]
66Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 20191,767 [56]
67Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 20182,158 [4]
68Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 19911,314 [44]
69Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 19961,226 [45]
70Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria 20041,138 [57]
71Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 19961,003 [45]
72Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 2015970 [44]
73Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1996930 [45]
74Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 1996720 [44]
75Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 20181,866 [4]
76Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 20183,231 [4]
77Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 20181,578 [4]
78Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 1996581 [45]
79Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 1996542 [45]
80Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 1996511 [45]
81Flag of Panama.svg Panama 2018940 [4]
82Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 1994450 [45]
83Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 20181,042 [4]
84Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 20181,455 [4]
85Flag of Malta.svg Malta 1995404 [29]
86Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 1994401 [58]
87Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 1996396 [45]
88Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 20181,007 [4]
89Flag of Albania.svg Albania 1991390 [29]
90Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 201827 [4]
91Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1994300 [44]
92Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1993293 [45]
93Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 2018102 [4]
94Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 1996288 [44]
95Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 1992285 [45]
96Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2018661 [4]
97Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 1991240 [44]
98Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 1992232 [44]
99Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City 1996228 [29]
100Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 1996209 [45]
101Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 1992196 [45]
102Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 1990172 [44]
103Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 1991158 [44]
104Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 1996132 [45]
105Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 1991122 [58]
106Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 1996119 [44]
107Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 1996117 [44]
108Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 1996114 [45]
109Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1990106 [44]
110Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 200991 [19]
111Flag of Laos.svg Laos 199588 [45]
112Flag of Benin.svg Benin 199484 [44]
113Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 199680 [44]
114Flag of France.svg Réunion 199269 [44]
115Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo 199264 [44]
116Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 199457 [29]
117Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 199647 [59]
117Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa 198046 [60]
118Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 199642 [59]
119Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 199041 [29]
120Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 199640 [45]
121Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 199228 [44]
122Flag of Libya.svg Libya 199426 [44]
123Flag of Angola.svg Angola 199522 [44]
124Flag of Mali.svg Mali 199514 [44]
125Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 199614 [44]
126Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 199612 [44]
127Flag of Oman.svg Oman 19967 [45]

TOTAL: approximately 2,210,000

Countries by ISBN

Many published books have an ISBN and it is a useful measure for how productive a country's publishing industry is. [2] However, this data is not collected for all countries. It may not represent the total number of books a country has published, as not every registered ISBN is then used and as books may have multiple ISBNs. [2]

Number of ISBNs registered per country [2]
RankCountry2018
1Flag of the United States.svg United States 3,485,322
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 185,721
3Flag of Germany.svg Germany 139,940
4Flag of Italy.svg Italy 137,397
5Flag of India.svg India 129,326
6Flag of Russia.svg Russia 103,826
7Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 95,336
8Flag of Japan.svg Japan 95,129
9Flag of Spain.svg Spain 86,872
10Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 67,135
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 61,000
12Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 27,635
13Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 27,428
14Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 20,867
15Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 20,484
16Flag of Norway.svg Norway 9,209
17Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 6,143
18Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 4,744
19Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 2,465
20Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 1,137
21Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 388

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