Purchased books by type Germany 2023

This statistic shows data on the mainly purchased types of books in Germany from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, around 16.14 million Germans aged 14 years and older mostly bought paperbacks.
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.

Mainly purchased types of books (hardbacks or paperbacks) in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in million people)

Characteristic	Mainly paperbacks	Mainly hardbacks	Both	I don't buy books
2023	16.14	5.24	27.42	21.28
2022	16.22	5.41	27.36	21.6
2021	16.87	5.38	26.39	21.9
2020	17.51	5.62	26.44	21.07
2019	17.89	5.71	26.23	20.77

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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

Information on base:
German-speaking resident population aged 14 years and older.

Information on random sample:
n (2019)=23,318, representing 70.60 million
n (2020)=23,191, representing 70.64 million
n (2021)=22,563, representing 70.54 million
n (2022)=23,015, representing 70.60 million
n (2023)=22,524, representing 70.08 million

Find more information on the methodology of this survey here.

The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "What types of books do you buy - would you say..." (original German question: "Was für Bücher kaufen Sie - würden Sie sagen ...")

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