Opportunities in the Global Feminine Hygiene Sector 2024

Opportunities in the Global Feminine Hygiene Sector 2024


Summary

The global feminine hygiene sector was valued at $37.5 billion in 2023 and is forecast to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% during 2023-28 (forecast period), reaching $46.6 billion in 2028. In volume terms, the sector is forecast to grow from 12.7 billion units in 2023 to 14 billion units in 2028. In 2023, sanitary pads was the largest category in both value and volume terms, with shares of 63.5% and 74.1%, respectively. Asia-Pacific represented the largest region with a value share of 52.8% in the same year, followed by the Americas with 25.1% share. The feminine hygiene sector in the Americas is set to record the fastest value CAGR at 4.9% over the forecast period.

Provides an overview of current feminine hygiene scenario regarding the future outlook in terms of ingredients, product claims, labeling, distribution, and packaging. The analysis also covers regional overview across five regions - Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe - highlighting industry size, growth drivers, latest developments, and future inhibitors for the regions.

Sanitary pads was the largest category in the year, accounting for a 63.5% share of overall global value sales, followed by pantiliners & shields with a 12.3% share. Among all the categories, sanitary pads and internal cleansers & sprays are set to record the fastest value CAGRs, at 4.6% each, during 2023-28. The feminine hygiene sector in the Americas is set to record the fastest value CAGR, at 4.9%, over the forecast period.

Scope

This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the global feminine hygiene sector, analyzing data from 108 countries. It includes analysis on the following -
  • Sector overview: Provides an overview of the current sector scenarios in terms of ingredients, manufacturer claims, labeling, and packaging. The analysis also provides a regional overview across five regions-Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (MEA), the Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe-highlighting sector size, growth drivers, the latest developments, and future challenges for each region. This data includes both on-trade and off-trade data.
  • Change in consumption: Provides an overview of consumption changes in the overall cosmetics and toiletries (C&T) industry, including feminine hygiene products, over 2018-28 at global and regional levels.
  • High-potential countries: Provides risk-reward analysis of the top high-potential countries in each region based on market assessment, economic development, governance indicators, sociodemographic factors, and technological infrastructure.
  • Country and regional analysis: Provides a deep-dive analysis of 10 high-potential countries, covering value growth during 2023-28, key challenges, consumer demographics, and key trends. It also includes regional analysis, covering the future outlook for each region.
  • Competitive environment and brand shares: Provides an overview of the leading companies and brands at global and regional levels. Market shares of brands and private labels in each region are also detailed.
  • Key distribution channels: Provides an analysis of the leading distribution channels in the global feminine hygiene sector in 2023. It covers hypermarkets & supermarkets, e-retailers, parapharmacies/drugstores, convenience stores, chemists/pharmacies, health & beauty stores, department stores, cash & carries and warehouse clubs, “dollar stores”, variety stores and general merchandise retailers, direct sellers, and other retail channels.
  • Packaging analysis*: The report provides percentage share (in 2023) and growth analysis (during 2023-28) for various pack materials, pack types, closures, and primary outer types based on volume sales of feminine hygiene products.
Reasons to Buy
  • Manufacturers and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the sector in the region
  • The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances
  • The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion
  • To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the sector in the region with information about their market share and growth rates


  • Report Scope
  • Executive Summary
  • Sector Overview
    • Global Overview
    • Americas Overview
    • Asia-Pacific Overview
    • Eastern Europe Overview
    • Middle East and Africa Overview
    • Western Europe Overview
    • Feminine Hygiene: Global Challenges
  • Shift in C&T Value Share Patterns
    • Change in Value share in the Overall Cosmetics and Toiletries Industry, 2023-28
    • Reasons for Shift in Consumption Patterns
    • Change in Consumption Levels: Americas, 2018-28
    • Change in Consumption Levels: Asia-Pacific, 2018-28
    • Change in Consumption Levels: Eastern Europe, 2018-28
    • Change in Consumption Levels: Middle East and Africa, 2018-28
    • Change in Consumption Levels: Western Europe, 2018-28
  • Identifying High-Potential Countries by Region
    • Methodology - Identifying High-Potential Countries
    • Identifying High-Potential Countries by Region
  • Country Deep Dive
    • Vietnam
      • Overview of the Vietnamese Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Key Trends in the Vietnamese Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • South Korea
      • Overview of the South Korean Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • South Korea - Demographic Analysis*
      • South Korea: Market Size Analysis of Top Seven Cities
      • South Korea: Market Size Analysis of Top Seven Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the South Korean Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • Hong Kong (China SAR)
      • Overview of the Hong Kong Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Hong Kong - Demographic Analysis*
      • Key Trends in the Hong Kong Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Future Outlook for the Asia-Pacific Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • Canada
      • Overview of the Canadian Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Canada - Demographic Analysis*
      • Canada: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities
      • Canada: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the Canadian Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • Brazil
      • Overview of the Brazilian Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Brazil - Demographic Analysis*
      • Brazil: Market Size Analysis of Top Nine Cities
      • Brazil: Market Size Analysis of Top Nine Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the Brazilian Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Future Outlook for the Americas Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • United Kingdom
      • Overview of the United Kingdom Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • United Kingdom - Demographic Analysis*
      • United Kingdom: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities
      • United Kingdom: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the United Kingdom Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • Italy
      • Overview of the Italian Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Italy - Demographic Analysis*
      • Italy: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities
      • Italy: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the Italian Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Future Outlook for the Western European Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • Romania
      • Overview of the Romanian Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Romania - Demographic Analysis*
      • Romania: Market Size Analysis of Top Eight Cities
      • Romania: Market Size Analysis of Top Eight Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the Romanian Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • Poland
      • Overview of the Polish Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Poland - Demographic Analysis*
      • Poland: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities
      • Poland: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the Polish Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Future Outlook for the Eastern European Feminine Hygiene Sector
    • South Africa
      • Overview of the South African Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • South Africa - Demographic Analysis*
      • South Africa: Market Size Analysis of Top Eight Cities
      • South Africa: Market Size Analysis of Top Eight Cities by Category
      • Key Trends in the South Africa Feminine Hygiene Sector
      • Future Outlook for the Middle East and Africa Feminine Hygiene Sector
  • Competitive Environment
    • Leading Feminine Hygiene Companies by Value - Global
    • Company and Brand Share Analysis - Global
    • Company and Brand Share Analysis - Asia-Pacific
    • Company and Brand Share Analysis - Middle East and Africa
    • Company and Brand Share Analysis - Americas
    • Company and Brand Share Analysis - Western Europe
    • Company and Brand Share Analysis - Eastern Europe
  • Competitive Landscape - Market Analysis
    • Key Brands - Internal Cleansers & Sprays
    • Key Brands - Pantiliners & Shields
    • Key Brands - Sanitary Pads
    • Key Brands - Tampons
    • Key Brands - Women's Disposable Razors & Blades
  • Market Share of Private Labels
    • Private Labels' Share in Feminine Hygiene Sector - by Region
    • Private Labels' Share in Feminine Hygiene Sector - by Category
  • Key Distribution Channels
    • Leading Distribution Channels by Sector
  • Key Packaging Formats
    • Growth Analysis - by Pack Material and Pack Type
    • Growth Analysis - by Closure Type and Primary Outer Type
  • Select Industry Metrics
    • Global Patent Filings
    • Global Job Analytics by Company
    • Global Job Analytics by Theme
    • Global Deals
  • Appendix
    • Table Global market sales - value ($ million)
    • Table Global market sales - volume (million units)
    • Table Global feminine hygiene - sales, by region - value ($ million)
    • Table Global feminine hygiene - sales, by region - volume (million units)
    • Table Global - feminine hygiene distribution ($ million) in 2018 vs. 2023
    • Table The Americas - feminine hygiene distribution ($ million) in 2018 vs. 2023
    • Table Asia-Pacific - feminine hygiene distribution ($ million) in 2018 vs. 2023
    • Table Eastern Europe - feminine hygiene distribution ($ million) in 2018 vs. 2023
    • Table Middle East and Africa - feminine hygiene distribution ($ million) in 2018 vs. 2023
    • Table Western Europe - feminine hygiene distribution ($ million) in 2018 vs. 2023
    • Table Global value share, internal cleansers & sprays (2023, $ million)
    • Table Global value share, pantiliners & shields (2023, $ million)
    • Table Global value share, sanitary pads (2023, $ million)
    • Table Global value share, tampons (2023, $ million)
    • Table Global value share, women's disposable razors & blades (2023, $ million)
    • Table Global - brands vs. private labels value (2023, $ million)
    • Table The Americas - brands vs. private labels value (2023, $ million)
    • Table Asia-Pacific - brands vs. private labels value (2023, $ million)
    • Table Western Europe - brands vs. private labels value (2023, $ million)
    • Table Eastern Europe - brands vs. private labels value (2023, $ million)
    • Table Middle East and Africa - brands vs. private labels value (2023, $ million)
    • Table Pack materials in 2023 vs. 2028 (million units)
    • Table Pack types in 2023 vs. 2028 (million units)
    • Table Closure types in 2023 vs. 2028 (million units)
    • Table Primary outer types in 2023 vs. 2028 (million units)
  • Definitions
    • Definitions - Category
    • Definitions - Channel (1/2)
    • GlobalData's Eight Mega-Trends
    • The Eight Mega-Trends can be Broken Down into 43 Trends
    • Definitions - Trends: Health & Wellness
    • Definitions - Trends: Sensory & Indulgence
    • Definitions - Trends: Comfort & Uncertainty
    • Definitions - Trends: Sustainability & Ethics
    • Definitions - Trends: Individualism & Expression
    • Definitions - Trends: Digitalization
    • Definitions - Trends: Easy & Affordable
    • Definitions - Trends: Demographics

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