This statistic shows the number of purchased books per person in Germany from 2017 to 2021. In 2021, 2.6 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 2017 to 2021
(in million people)
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?")
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IfD Allensbach. (June 28, 2021). Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2017 to 2021 (in million people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2017 to 2021 (in million people)." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2021). Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2017 to 2021 (in million people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of Purchased Books per Person over The past Year in Germany from 2017 to 2021 (in Million People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2017 to 2021 (in million people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
