This statistic shows the number of purchased books per person in Germany from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, *** million Germans aged 14 years and older had purchased ** books or more within the last 12 months.
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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IfD Allensbach. (June 18, 2023). Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in million people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 25, 2025, 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 2019 to 2023 (in million people)." Chart. June 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2023). Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in million people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2025. 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 2019 to 2023 (in Million People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2023, 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 2019 to 2023 (in million people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/ (last visited July 25, 2025)
Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in million people) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, June 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382138/purchased-books-in-the-last-12-months-germany/
