Datum: 04.09.2011
copyright Munich tourist office
Interesting facts and figures
- Visitors since 1990
- Business facts
- Technical facts
- Oktoberfest 1950-2010
- A glance back at Oktoberfest 2010
Visitors since 1990
| Year | Visitors |
| 1990 | 6,7 Mio. |
| 1991 | 6,4 Mio. |
| 1992 | 5,9 Mio |
| 1993 | 6,5 Mio. |
| 1994 | 6,6 Mio. |
| 1995 | 6,7 Mio. |
| 1996 | 6,9 Mio. |
| 1997 | 6,4 Mio |
| 1998 | 6,5 Mio. |
| 1999 | 6,5 Mio. |
| 2000 | 6,9 Mio. |
| 2001 | 5,5 Mio. |
| 2002 | 5,9 Mio. |
| 2003 | 6,3 Mio. |
| 2004 | 5,9 Mio. |
| 2005 | 6,1 Mio. |
| 2006 | 6,5 Mio. |
| 2007 | 6,2 Mio. |
| 2008 | 6,0 Mio. |
| 2009 | 5,7 Mio. |
| 2010 | 6,4 Mio. |
source: Munich tourist office
The famous Oktoberfest with thousands of visitors from all over the world has an enormous influence on the economy of Munich and the surrounding area . Approximately 830 Millions EURO during the 16 days are spent - 324 Mio EURO on the festival grounds for food, drinks and entertainment, 205 Mio EUR0 for shopping in and around Munich, public transport and restaurants as well as about 301 Mio EURO for hotel accomodation. About 12,000 people are employed to enable the world´s largest and most popular festival.
Technical facts
| Area: | 103.79 acres ( 0.42 km² ) |
| Seats in the festival halls: | ca. 100,000 |
| Expenditure of electricity: | 2,96 Mio. kWh ( as much as 14 % of Munich´s daily need or as much as a four person family will need in 52 years and 4 months) |
| Expenditure of gas: | about 198.489 m³ |
| Expenditure of water: | about 107.489 m³ ( as much as 27 % of Munich´s daily need ) |
| Waste: | 678 t (2004) |
| Toilettes: | about 980 seats, more than 878 metres stands and 17 for disabled persons |
| Lost property: | about 4000 items, among them 260 pairs of glasses, 200 mobile phones, a wedding ring and two crutches... |
| Telephone: | 83, also for international creditcards |
Oktoberfest 1950 - 2010
| Year | Beer(hectorliter) | Chicken (units) | Pork sausage (pairs) |
| 1950 | 15.012 | 88.294 | 648.338 |
| 1960 | 28.751 | 235.896 | 696.630 |
| 1970 | 39.985 | 487.570 | 795.358 |
| 1980 | 38.438 | 552.198 | 287.693 |
| 1990 | 54.300 | 750.947 | 303.352 |
| 1995 | 50.162 | 628.890 | 183.504 |
| 1996 | 52.622 | 595.580 | 254.788 |
| 1997 | 55.891 | 699.562 | 210.268 |
| 1998 | 56.165 | 603.746 | 176.590 |
| 1999 | 61.463 | 609.661 | 152.025 |
| 2000 | 66.295 | 681.242 | 235.474 |
| 2001 | 49.720 | 351.705 | 145.506 |
| 2002 | 57.614 | 459.259 | 219.405 |
| 2003 | 62.294 | 487.487 | 190.635 |
| 2004 | 61.163 | 481.649 | 179.889 |
| 2005 | 61.012 | 479.610 | 179.557 |
| 2006 | 68.617 | 494.135 | 144.635 |
| 2007 | 69.406 | 521.872 | 142.253 |
| 2008 | 64.922 | 459.356 | 116.758 |
| 2009 | 66.436 | 488.137 | 116.923 |
| 2010 | 71.000 | 505.901 | 119.302 |
| Visitors: | 6.4 million |
| Beer: |
appr. 71.000 hl + 1.512 hl of non-alkoholic beer |
| Wine: | 89.259 litres |
| Sparkling wine: | 37.733 litres |
| Coffee, tea: | 245.335 litres |
| Water, lemonade: | 1.028.522 1/2 litres |
| Chicken: | 505.901 units |
| Pork sausages: | 119.302 pairs |
| Fish: | 40.850 kg |
| Pork knuckles: | 69.293 units |
| Oxen: | 119 units |
