Book publishing in Iran: statistics and data

Iran published 107,826 book titles in 1401 (2022/23), the latest year in the official yearbook. The highest figure in the series was 111,189 in 1400 (2021/22). Published book titles and print run in Iran, 1381–1401 (2002–2023)

Of the 116,754 book titles published in Iran in 1403 (2024/25), 73% were original works and 23% translations. Share of original and translated works among book titles published in Iran in 1403 (2024/25)

Namafar estimates Iran's book market at 14.4 thousand billion tomans in 1402 (2023/24), up from 10.1 thousand billion in 1401 (2022/23). The values are nominal. Book market value trend in Iran (thousand billion tomans), 1380–1402 (2001–2024)

Of Iran's 12,137 licensed publishers, 4,710 were active in 1401 (2022/23). Number of publishers in Iran by activity status, 1381–1401 (2002–2023)

The Tehran International Book Fair had 100 foreign publishers and agencies in 1402 (2023/24), against 800 at the last fair before the pandemic, in 1398 (2019/20). Foreign publishers at the Tehran International Book Fair, 1367–1402 (1988–2024)

19,856 literature titles were published in 1401 (2022/23), more than in any other subject, according to the Culture and Art Statistical Yearbook. Published book titles in Iran by subject, 1381–1401 (2002–2023)