This statistic shows the results of a survey on the number of people who rented DVDs or videos in their spare time in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by frequency. In 2014, **** million Germans aged 14 years and older rented videos and DVDs in their spare time frequently.
Information on base:
German-speaking resident population aged 14 years and older.
Information on random sample:
n (2012)=27,104, projected to 70.21 millions
n (2013)=25,677, projected to 70.33 millions
n (2014)=25,363, projected to 70.52 millions
n (2015)=25,140, projected to 69.24 millions
Find more information on the methodology of this survey here.
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "What do you do in your spare time if the season allows it? For each row, please choose what you do frequently, occasionally or never. Leisure activities: Rent videos or DVDs." (original German question: "Was machen Sie in Ihrer Freizeit, wenn es von der Jahreszeit her möglich ist? Kreuzen Sie bitte in jeder Zeile an, ob Sie das nie, ab und zu oder häufig machen. Freizeit: Videofilme oder DVDs ausleihen.")
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IfD Allensbach. (July 2, 2015). Number of people who rented videos or DVDs in their spare time in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by frequency (in million) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382403/video-and-dvd-rentals-by-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of people who rented videos or DVDs in their spare time in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by frequency (in million)." Chart. July 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382403/video-and-dvd-rentals-by-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2015). Number of people who rented videos or DVDs in their spare time in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by frequency (in million). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382403/video-and-dvd-rentals-by-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of People Who Rented Videos or Dvds in Their Spare Time in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by Frequency (in Million)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382403/video-and-dvd-rentals-by-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of people who rented videos or DVDs in their spare time in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by frequency (in million) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382403/video-and-dvd-rentals-by-frequency-germany/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Number of people who rented videos or DVDs in their spare time in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by frequency (in million) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, July 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382403/video-and-dvd-rentals-by-frequency-germany/
