Information on population: Base: German-speaking population aged 14 years and older in private households in the main place of residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Information on total 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 70.60 million people 2023: 23,524 respondents, representing 70.08 million people 2024: 23,485 respondents, representing 70.48 million people 2025: 23,075 respondents, representing 71 million people
Further information on methodology available .
This question was asked during the survey in the following wording: „Which of the following things do you yourself do regularly, occasionally and never? Would you please mark the answer which applies to you in each line?"
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Number of people who cook in Germany 2019-2024, by frequency
In 2025, around million people in Germany cooked regularly, while million did so occasionally. The timeline is based on a survey conducted in Germany from 2019 to 2025 among respondents aged 14 years and over. 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.
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