Political interest in Germany 2023

In 2023, there were around 16.5 million people in the German-speaking population, aged 14 years and older, who were particularly interested in politics. Around 12.4 million people saw themselves as somewhat of an expert and often gave advice on political topics. In contrast, around 21 percent stated that they were barely interested in politics at all. However, in total, almost half of the respondents were somewhat interested in politics.

The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis (Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse or AWA in German) determines attitudes, consumer habits and media usage of the population in Germany on a broad statistical basis.

Interest in politics in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in millions)

Characteristic	Generally interested	Especially interested	I am interested, but not that much	I am barely interested or not at all	I am interested and often give advice, I am regarded as an expert	I regularly inform myself about this topic on the internet
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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

The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis, or AWA, determines the attitudes, consumer habits and media use of the German population on a broad statistical basis.

Information on the population:

The basis is the German-speaking population aged 14 years and over in private households at the place of main residence in Germany.

Information on the entire 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 70.6 million people
2023: 23,524 respondents, representing 70.08 million people

Further information on the methodology can be found here.

This question was asked in the survey with the following wording: "It is often the case that you would like to know more about one thing, but are less interested in another. Could you please look at the cards here and distribute them on this sheet, depending on how interested you are. You can see what is written here. Topic: Politics"

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