The statistic illustrates the results of a survey on the number of individuals who are familiar with handball in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by level of interest. In 2015, it was found that approximately **** million people in Germany had a special interest in handball.
The base consisted of German population of 14 years or older at their household's main residence.
Base information:
2012: n=27.104, extrapolation 70,21 million individuals
2013: n=25.677, extrapolation 70,33 million individuals
2014: n=25.363, extrapolation 70,52 million individuals
2015: n=25.140, extrapolation 69,24 million individuals
More information on the methodology can be found: here.
The question of the survey was as follows: "On these cards there are several types of sport listed. Please distribute the cards on the paper according to how interested you are in that sport [handball] depending on if you are familiar with that sport."
Please note the question has been translated from German to English.
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IfD Allensbach. (July 2, 2015). Number of individuals who are familiar with handball in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by level of interest (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580706/number-of-individuals-familiar-with-handball-by-level-of-interest-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of individuals who are familiar with handball in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by level of interest (in millions)." Chart. July 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580706/number-of-individuals-familiar-with-handball-by-level-of-interest-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2015). Number of individuals who are familiar with handball in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by level of interest (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580706/number-of-individuals-familiar-with-handball-by-level-of-interest-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of Individuals Who Are Familiar with Handball in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by Level of Interest (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580706/number-of-individuals-familiar-with-handball-by-level-of-interest-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of individuals who are familiar with handball in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by level of interest (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580706/number-of-individuals-familiar-with-handball-by-level-of-interest-germany/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Number of individuals who are familiar with handball in Germany from 2012 to 2015, by level of interest (in millions) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, July 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580706/number-of-individuals-familiar-with-handball-by-level-of-interest-germany/
