Wipes in South Korea

Retail current value sales of wipes saw only negligible growth in South Korea in 2024. However, performances differed widely across categories. Baby wipes remained the dominant category within wipes in 2024, but as South Korea’s birth rate has been on a declining trend, this category experienced a continued decline in value terms in 2024. Meanwhile, all other wipes categories saw growth in this year, with all purpose cleaning wipes (within home care wipes and floor cleaning systems) seeing the s...

Euromonitor International's Wipes in South Korea report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Home Care Wipes and Floor Cleaning Systems, Personal Wipes.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Wipes in South Korea
Euromonitor International
April 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
WIPES IN SOUTH KOREA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Despite overall decline, high value growth for facial cleansing wipes
Yuhan Kimberly maintains its lead, while players address the decline in baby wipes
Bulk-buying, and cost-effective wipes are key in general purpose wipes
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Multifunctionality of personal wipes becomes crucial
Wipes likely to be increasingly integrated into beauty and personal care routines
Wipes expected to see a move towards sustainable and vegan
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 2 Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Retail Wipes: % Value 2020-2024
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Wipes: % Value 2021-2024
Table 5 Forecast Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 6 Forecast Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
TISSUE AND HYGIENE IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tissue and hygiene in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
What next for tissue and hygiene?
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 7 Birth Rates 2019-2024
Table 8 Infant Population 2019-2024
Table 9 Female Population by Age 2019-2024
Table 10 Total Population by Age 2019-2024
Table 11 Households 2019-2024
Table 12 Forecast Infant Population 2024-2029
Table 13 Forecast Female Population by Age 2024-2029
Table 14 Forecast Total Population by Age 2024-2029
Table 15 Forecast Households 2024-2029
MARKET DATA
Table 16 Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 17 Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Retail Tissue and Hygiene: % Value 2020-2024
Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Tissue and Hygiene: % Value 2021-2024
Table 20 Penetration of Private Label in Retail Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value 2019-2024
Table 21 Distribution of Retail Tissue and Hygiene by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 22 Distribution of Retail Tissue and Hygiene by Format and Category: % Value 2024
Table 23 Forecast Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 24 Forecast Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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