This statistic shows the results of a survey on the share of mobile phone users with a prepaid or postpaid phone plan in Germany from 2017 to 2020. In 2020, roughly 24.1 percent of German mobile phone users aged 14 years and older used a prepaid plan.
Share of mobile phone users with a prepaid or postpaid phone plan in Germany from 2017 to 2020
Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and older
Information on random sample:
2017: 23,106 respondents, projected base of 70.09 million people
2018: 23,086 respondents, projected base of 70.45 million people
2019: 23,120 respondents, projected base of 70.60 million people
2020: 23,138 respondents, projected base of 70.63 million people
Information on target group "German-speaking mobile phone users":
2017: projected base of 62.59 million people
2018: projected base of 63.81 million people
2019: projected base of 63.31 million people
2020: projected base of 65.15 million people
The figures refer to the following studies: 2017: VuMA 2018; 2018: VuMA 2019; 2019: VuMA 2020; 2020: VuMA 2021.
For additional information on the methodology used, please see here.
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VuMA. (November 18, 2020). Share of mobile phone users with a prepaid or postpaid phone plan in Germany from 2017 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/482860/mobile-communications-postpaid-vs-prepaid-germany/
VuMA. "Share of mobile phone users with a prepaid or postpaid phone plan in Germany from 2017 to 2020." Chart. November 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/482860/mobile-communications-postpaid-vs-prepaid-germany/
VuMA. (2020). Share of mobile phone users with a prepaid or postpaid phone plan in Germany from 2017 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/482860/mobile-communications-postpaid-vs-prepaid-germany/
VuMA. "Share of Mobile Phone Users with a Prepaid or Postpaid Phone Plan in Germany from 2017 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/482860/mobile-communications-postpaid-vs-prepaid-germany/
VuMA, Share of mobile phone users with a prepaid or postpaid phone plan in Germany from 2017 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/482860/mobile-communications-postpaid-vs-prepaid-germany/ (last visited May 17, 2022)