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Publishing production. Titles published. By languages

Publishing production. Titles published. By languages Catalonia
Català Valencià Castellà Gallec Euskera Alemany Francès Anglès Italià Portuguès Altres Total
2021 4,714 45 11,086 33 31 5 125 229 10 42 586 16,906
2020 4,473 10 9,805 53 38 13 114 217 4 188 622 15,537
2019 5,073 16 12,269 28 34 34 209 423 38 129 790 19,043
2018 4,866 19 11,473 49 80 26 179 424 17 86 585 17,804
2017 4,881 33 12,185 33 55 30 154 356 65 31 697 18,520
2016 4,473 43 10,758 66 51 29 284 377 22 83 709 16,895
2015 4,971 102 11,082 93 55 29 221 360 43 74 805 17,835
2014 4,482 77 10,196 27 15 44 161 301 37 61 678 16,079
Units: Number of titles.
Source:
2014-2019: INE.
2020-2021: Ministry of Culture.
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: February 9, 2024.

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.