Press release No. 052 of 14 February 2017
WIESBADEN – In Germany, roughly 3.1 million people make music in an amateur choir that is a member of an association, in an amateur instrumental group or in one of their church-related counterparts. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this is 38 people per 1,000 inhabitants in Germany.
In contrast to professional musicians, people making music in amateur choirs or instrumental groups do not do so for profit.