Purchased books in the last 12 months Germany 2023

This statistic shows the number of purchased books per person in Germany from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, 2.8 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 2019 to 2023 (in million people)

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

June 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2019 to 2023

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 (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?")

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