The various labels for the generations refer to the birth years of the respondents. Classification differs depending on the source, the most widely used are presented in the statistic.
Generation Z: persons who were 12 to 25 years old at the time of the survey and born between 1996 and 2009.
Generation Y: persons who were 26 to 40 years old at the time of the survey and born between 1981 and 1995. This generation is often referred to as Millennials.
Generation X: persons who were 41 to 55 years old at the time of the survey and born between 1966 to 1980.
As the Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse (Consumption and media analysis) includes data on the population aged 14 and older, the complete age span of Generation Z cannot be displayed.
Information on total sample:
2021: 23,299 respondents, projection to 70.54 million people
Information on target group "Generation Z (14 to 25 years)":
Projection to 9.91 million people
Information on target group "Generation Y (26 to 40 years)":
Projection to 15.82 million people
Information on target group "Generation X (41 to 55 years)":
Projection to16.93 million people
Further information on methodology available .
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Generations in Germany 2021, by shopping behavior and brand awareness
In 2021, nearly ** percent of Gen Z respondents stated that they often spent more money than they had planned to. The same was true for just over ** percent of Millennials (Gen Y), while only around ** percent of those aged between 41 and 55 years (Gen X) agreed that they frequently spent more than planned. The figures are based on a survey conducted in Germany.
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