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Publishing production. Titles published. By languages

Publishing production. Titles published. By languages 2023
Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
Català 5,417 6,797 79.7
Valencià 66 613 10.8
Castellà 12,328 48,570 25.4
Gallec 61 1,430 4.3
Euskera 60 905 6.6
Alemany 24 36 66.7
Francès 197 319 61.8
Anglès 326 1,594 20.5
Italià 17 58 29.3
Portuguès 18 124 14.5
Altres 560 2,402 23.3
Total 19,074 62,848 30.3
Units: Number of titles.
Source: Ministry of Culture. Statistics on Book Publishing Production.
Note: As of 2015, the autonomous community of publication is considered to be the autonomous community where the publishing house holds its head office.

Last update: April 14, 2026.

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

The statistics on Book publishing production statistic produced by the Spanish Ministry of Culture together with INE covers the non-periodical print publications published in Spain and made available to the public, except for the following publications:

  • Published with advertising purposes, catalogues, brochures, etc.
  • Publications ephemerality: schedules, rates, show guides, statutes, etc.
  • Musical works (sheet music) and the cartographic production, except atlases.

The units of analysis are books and booklets.

With the entry into force of Law 23/2011 of 29 July on Legal Deposit, a change of adaptation for the publications is introduced, which is based on the new role that is attributed to the editor.

The presence of the editor as principal applicant subject (not the printer as before the Act).

This implies a change in the field of statistics going exclusively to publications published in Spain regardless of where they were printed (in previous research focused on the set of printed publications in Spain even coming from foreign publishers).

In 2012, due to adaptation to the methodological changes of the statistics, information about reprints, copies, and consequently, medium production volumes is not included.

The variable "Others" includes titles published in two or more languages/dialects from Spain, as well as in other foreign languages.