Number of people who spend their leisure time on DIY activities like handcrafting, wood and textile crafting, pottering and enamel in Germany from 2019 to 2025, by frequency
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Information about the population: German-speaking resident population aged 14 years and older.
Information on random sample: 2018: 23,389 respondents, representing 70.45 million people 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: 23,015respondents, 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
Find more information on the methodology of this survey .
The original survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following activities do you do in your leisure time if the seasons allow it? Please place a cross in the respective box depending on if you do the activities often, sometimes or never. - DIY/crafting."
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Frequency of doing DIY activities in Germany 2019-2025
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the level of interest in DIY activities in Germany between 2019 and 2025. In the period of consideration, the number of people who reported often spending their leisure time doing handcrafting, wood or textile crafting, pottering, etc. has been fluctuating, amounting to **** million in 2025. 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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IfD Allensbach. (June 18, 2025). Number of people who spend their leisure time on DIY activities like handcrafting, wood and textile crafting, pottering and enamel in Germany from 2019 to 2025, by frequency (in million) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/887807/diy-crafting-survey-on-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of people who spend their leisure time on DIY activities like handcrafting, wood and textile crafting, pottering and enamel in Germany from 2019 to 2025, by frequency (in million)." Chart. June 18, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/887807/diy-crafting-survey-on-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2025). Number of people who spend their leisure time on DIY activities like handcrafting, wood and textile crafting, pottering and enamel in Germany from 2019 to 2025, by frequency (in million). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/887807/diy-crafting-survey-on-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of People Who Spend Their Leisure Time on Diy Activities like Handcrafting, Wood and Textile Crafting, Pottering and Enamel in Germany from 2019 to 2025, by Frequency (in Million)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 Jun 2025, /statistics/887807/diy-crafting-survey-on-frequency-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of people who spend their leisure time on DIY activities like handcrafting, wood and textile crafting, pottering and enamel in Germany from 2019 to 2025, by frequency (in million) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/887807/diy-crafting-survey-on-frequency-germany/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Number of people who spend their leisure time on DIY activities like handcrafting, wood and textile crafting, pottering and enamel in Germany from 2019 to 2025, by frequency (in million) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, June 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/887807/diy-crafting-survey-on-frequency-germany/