Teens with computers/laptops by gender Germany

In 2023, around 77 percent of teenage boys stated that they owned either a computer or a laptop, compared with 68 percent of teenage girls. This is a slight decrease from the year before but keeps in line with the trend of the majority of teenagers (over 70 percent) owning a computer or laptop for over a decade.

Share of teenagers who owned a computer or laptop in Germany from 2007 to 2023, by gender

Characteristic	Boys	Girls
2023	77%	68%
2022	75%	71%
2021	80%	72%
2020	74%	70%
2019	70%	61%
2018	77%	65%
2017	72%	65%
2016	77%	71%
2015	80%	72%
2014	78%	73%
2013	80%	80%
2012	85%	79%
2011	81%	76%
2010	80%	77%
2009	77%	72%
2008	77%	64%
2007	72%	61%

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2007 to 2023

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Age group

12-19 years

Special properties

teenagers

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

JIM is a series of surveys published by the Medienpädagogische Forschungsbund Südwest, which is supported by the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK) and the Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation Rheinlandpfalz (LMK). The surveys are developed in cooperation with SWR Medienforschung, the Zeitungs Marketing Gesellschaft (ZMG), the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, the Landeszentralen für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz and the Stiftung Lesen.

The figures for 2007 to 2011 were taken from previous publications.
The number of respondents varied slightly from year to year.

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