Number of Employees in Books, Periodicals and Other Publishing Activities

This key economic indicator for the Publishing sector has been recently updated.

  1. South Korea was down by 1.6% of Number of Employees in Books, Periodicals and Other Publishing Activities in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 South Korea Number of Employees in Books, Periodicals and Other Publishing Activities rose 0.3% year on year to 72.6 Thousand Persons.
  3. In 2019 United Kingdom was number 3 in Number of Employees in Books, Periodicals and Other Publishing Activities.

Top Countries in Number of Employees in Books, Periodicals and Other Publishing Activities

Thousand Units (Persons) - 1998 to 2019

# 23 Countries Thousand Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
381.00 2019 -3.3 % -4.5 % View data
2 #2
Germany
146.00 2019 -3.3 % -5.7 % View data
3 #3
United Kingdom
108.47 2019 -1.9 % -2.2 % View data
4 #4
South Korea
72.60 2019 -1.6 % +0.3 % View data
5 #5
France
52.00 2019 -3.7 % -4.4 % View data
6 #6
Spain
29.90 2019 -5.7 % -5.2 % View data
7 #7
Poland
29.00 2019 -1.0 % +0.2 % View data
8 #8
Italy
28.70 2019 -1.7 % -2.1 % View data
9 #9
Netherlands
23.00 2019 +0.0 % -2.4 % View data
10 #10
Denmark
16.04 2019 -0.8 % +1.2 % View data
11 #11
Finland
13.70 2019 -1.4 % -2.9 % View data
12 #12
Austria
10.23 2019 +0.6 % +1.1 % View data
13 #13
Norway
10.20 2019 -2.9 % -4.3 % View data
14 #14
Hungary
9.55 2019 -3.9 % -5.7 % View data
15 #15
Czech Republic
9.42 2019 -2.7 % -3.3 % View data
16 #16
Belgium
8.70 2019 -1.1 % -2.1 % View data
17 #17
Slovakia
5.12 2019 -0.7 % -0.4 % View data
18 #18
Portugal
4.50 2019 -7.0 % -7.1 % View data
19 #19
Estonia
2.50 2019 +0.0 % +0.8 % View data
20 #20
Lithuania
2.30 2019 -8.0 % -10.0 % View data
21 #21
Slovenia
2.12 2019 -2.8 % -4.9 % View data
22 #22
Latvia
2.11 2019 -5.7 % -2.4 % View data
23 #23
Luxembourg
0.92 2019 -2.0 % -0.9 % View data

Source: OECD

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