Eating out is a popular pastime in Germany, with almost 51 million people sometimes doing so in 2022, and around 10.4 million people stating they often did so. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and subsequent closures of restaurants influenced figures for 2020 and 2021. 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.
Bon appetit
Germany has a varied restaurant landscape, with 70,619 restaurants counted in 2019. While restaurant numbers have decreased somewhat in recent years, it is still a competitive and dynamic industry which sees steadily rising revenues (with the exception of 2020 and 2021, the pandemic years). Eating out is obviously a social pastime and not just about the food. When looking at demographics, restaurants are also popular among singles.
Taste of success
Growing revenues in the restaurant sector are a trend that is predicted to continue. Again, 2020 and 2021 put a dent in predictions, but the industry is predicted to pick up after 2022.
Number of people who eat out in their leisure time in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency
(in millions)
Sample information:
Base: German-speaking population aged 14 and over in private households with the main place of residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Total sample information:
2019: 25,318 respondents, representing 70.60 million people
2020: 25,191 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
More information on the methodology can be found here.
This question was asked in the survey in the following wording: "What do you do in your spare time, if it is possible according to the season? Please mark in each row if you never, occasionally or frequently did so.“ Leisure: eating out.
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IfD Allensbach. (June 19, 2023). Number of people who eat out in their leisure time in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/561124/eating-out-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of people who eat out in their leisure time in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency (in millions)." Chart. June 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/561124/eating-out-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2023). Number of people who eat out in their leisure time in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/561124/eating-out-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of People Who Eat out in Their Leisure Time in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by Frequency (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/561124/eating-out-frequency-germany/
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