Number of people in Germany who bought lactose-free products 2019-2024

Information on population:
Base: German-speaking population from 14 years of age in private households at main place of residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Information on total random sample:
2019: 23,318 respondents, representing 70.60 million people.
2020: 23,191 respondents, representing 70.64 million people.
2021: 22,563 respondents, representing 70.54 million people.
2022: 23,015 respondents, representing 70.60 million people.
2023: 23,524 respondents, representing 70.08 million people.
2024: 23,485 respondents, representing 70.48 million people.

Further information on the methodology can be found here.
During the survey, the question was asked in the following wording: “Could you please look through this list of food and other products, and name everything which you personally have bought in the last 14 days? – Lactose-free products.”