Purchased books per person within the past year in Germany 2016-2020

Published by Evgenia Koptyug, Aug 14, 2020

This statistic shows the number of purchased books per person in Germany from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, 2.28 million Germans aged 14 years and older had purchased 20 books or more within the last 12 months.

Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2016 to 2020 (in million people)

	20 books and more	10-19 books	5-9 books	3-4 books	1-2 books
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Release date

July 2020

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2016 to 2020

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

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

Information on random sample:
n (2015)=25,140, projected to 69.24 million
n (2016)=23,854, projected to 69.56 million
n (2017)=23,356, projected to 70.09 million
n (2018)=23,389, projected to 70.45 million
n (2019)=23,318, projected to 70.60 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?")