Dynamics of book and brochure production in the USSR and Russia
The table shows the publication of books and brochures in the USSR and Russia since 1940. Data are provided on the number of printed units in thousands and their print runs. The indicators reflect publishing volumes across different decades
The chart shows the dynamics of book and brochure publication in the USSR and Russia from 1940 to the present: the number of printed units (thousand) and their print runs
- Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou.
- Тиpаж — Circulation — всего, млн экз. — total, mln. copies
- Тиpаж — Circulation — в среднем на 1000 человек населения1), экз. — average per 1000 population1), copies
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Set in numbers
The table holds 3 series, running from 1940 to 2024, 22 reporting periods. 66 values in total.
“Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou.” multiplied by 3.1 between 1940 and 2024: from 33 to 103. The highest value in the series is 123 in 2011.
All table numbers are series: 3
| Series | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou. | 33,00 | 28,00 | 49,00 | 50,00 | 50,00 | 48,00 | 60,00 | 122,00 | 123,00 | 117,00 | 121,00 | 112,00 | 112,00 | 117,00 | 117,00 | 117,00 | 115,00 | 100,00 | 108,00 | 108,00 | 96,00 | 103,00 |
| Тиpаж — Circulation — всего, млн экз. — total, mln. copies | 354,00 | 647,00 | 990,00 | 1 005,00 | 1 393,00 | 421,00 | 471,00 | 654,00 | 613,00 | 540,00 | 542,00 | 485,00 | 459,00 | 446,00 | 471,00 | 432,00 | 435,00 | 351,00 | 389,00 | 392,00 | 335,00 | 370,00 |
| Тиpаж — Circulation — в среднем на 1000 человек населения1), экз. — average per 1000 population1), copies | 3 193,00 | 6 329,00 | 8 258,00 | 7 721,00 | 10 060,00 | 2 848,00 | 3 214,00 | 4 577,00 | 4 283,00 | 3 770,00 | 3 767,00 | 3 339,00 | 3 126,00 | 3 028,00 | 3 192,00 | 2 927,00 | 2 942,00 | 2 380,00 | 2 645,00 | 2 675,00 | 2 290,00 | 2 529,00 |
How to read this table
Compare the number of books and brochures with their print runs. In later decades, print runs increase while the number of titles decreases. Note the ratio of these indicators: since 1960, print runs have begun to exceed the number of titles several times over
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Тиpаж — Circulation — в среднем на 1000 человек населения1), экз. — average per 1000 population1), copies” — 2,529; the smallest is “Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou.” at 103. The gap between them is 24.6-fold.
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Russian Statistical Yearbook»
Period and application
The data covers the period from 1940 to the present. Updates are published annually as part of the Russian Statistical Yearbook. This information is useful for cultural history researchers, sociologists, and publishing industry specialists
1) Данные за 2011 – 2021 г. публикуются без учета итогов ВПН-2020.
1) Data for 2011 – 2021 are presented without using the All-Russian Population Census of 2020 results.
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