Purchased books per person within the past year in Germany 2019-2023

Information on base:
German-speaking resident population aged 14 years and older.

Information on random sample:
n (2019)=23,318, respondents projected to 70.60 million
n (2020)= 23,191 respondents projected to 70.64 million
n(2021)= 23,563 respondnets projected to 70.54 million
n(2022)= 23,015 respondnets projected to 70.60 million
n(2023)=23,524 respondnets projected to 70.08 million

Find more information on the methodology of this survey here.

The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "How many books have you approximately purchased within the last 12 months, or did you not buy any at all?" (original German question: "Wie viele Bücher haben Sie persönlich ungefähr in den letzten 12 Monaten gekauft, oder haben Sie in den letzten 12 Monaten keine Bücher gekauft?")