Foreign-language book and newspaper readers Germany 2023

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the number of people reading foreign-language books and newspapers in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency. In 2023, roughly 5.69 million Germans aged 14 years and older read foreign-language books and papers on a regular basis.

Number of people reading foreign-language books and newspapers in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency (in million people)

Characteristic	Regularly	Sometimes	Never
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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 (2015)=25,140, projected to 69.24 million
n (2016)=23,854, projected to 69.56 million
n (2017)=23,356, projected to 70.09 million
n (2018)=23,389, projected to 70.45 million
n (2015)=23,318, projected to 70.60 million

Find more information on the methodology of this survey here.

The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following do you do regularly, sometimes or never? In each row, please select the answer applicable to you." (original German question: "Was von den folgenden Dingen machen Sie selbst regelmäßig, was gelegentlich und was nie? Würden Sie bitte in jeder Zeile die für Sie zutreffende Antwort ankreuzen?")

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