This statistic shows the results of a survey on the level of interest in books in Germany from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, roughly 16.23 million Germans aged 14 years and older were very interested in books. The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis (Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse or AWA in German) determines attitudes, consumer habits and media usage of the population in Germany on a broad statistical basis.
Number of people interested in books in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by level of interest
(in millions)
Information on the population:
German-speaking population aged 14 years and older in private households at main place of residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Information on total sample:
2019: 23,318 respondents, representing 70.60 million people
2020: 23,191 respondents, representing 70.64 million people
2021: 22,563 respondents, representing 70.54 million people
2022: 23,015 respondents, representing 70.6 million people
2023: 23,524 respondents, representing 70.08 million people
Find more information on the methodology of this survey here.
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "It is quite common to be interested to know more about certain things and to be less interested in other areas. Could you please look at these cards and put them on this sheet according to what you're interested in. Topic: books." (original German question: "Es ist ja oft so, dass man über das eine gern mehr erfahren möchte, anderes interessiert einen weniger. Könnten Sie jetzt bitte einmal die Karten hier ansehen und auf dieses Blatt verteilen, je nachdem, wie sehr Sie das interessiert. Sie sehen ja, was hier steht. Thema: Bücher")
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IfD Allensbach. (June 19, 2023). Number of people interested in books in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by level of interest (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382357/interest-in-books-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of people interested in books in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by level of interest (in millions)." Chart. June 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382357/interest-in-books-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2023). Number of people interested in books in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by level of interest (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382357/interest-in-books-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of People Interested in Books in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by Level of Interest (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382357/interest-in-books-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of people interested in books in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by level of interest (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382357/interest-in-books-germany/ (last visited December 09, 2024)
Number of people interested in books in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by level of interest (in millions) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, June 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382357/interest-in-books-germany/