Market research on the beauty and personal care industry. Standar...
Market research on the beauty and personal care industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends and category level information.
Baby and child-specific products in Singapore continued to grow at a stable rate in current value terms in 2023, regardless of the declining birth rate in the country. One of the reasons for this is that there have been an increasing number of brands…
In Serbia, baby and child-specific products witnessed a steadfast allegiance among consumers in 2023, underpinned by a robust brand loyalty ethos. Rather than flitting between various brands or succumbing to the allure of cheaper alternatives,…
There has been an increased focus on personal health and hygiene since the pandemic in Saudi Arabia which continued to support demand for a wide range of baby and child-specific products in 2023. Parents are now focusing more on preventive care and…
Maintaining the trend seen in the previous two years, baby and child-specific products maintained solid retail volume growth in Romania in 2023, along with double-digit current value growth as prices rose. This category remains a priority for…
In 2023, baby and child-specific products registered growth in both volume and value terms in, with rising inflation driving the positive value performance. Baby-specific products drove the performance of the landscape, while items designed for older…
In 2023, baby and child-specific products maintained dynamic current value growth in Poland. This growth was purely due to price rises, as volume sales were unable to return to growth. However, different performances were seen across categories. For…
Baby and child-specific sun care led growth in baby and child-specific products in Peru in 2023. Peru has experienced high temperatures in recent years, with the coastal areas seeing a semi-arid subtropical climate, thus leading consumers to be more…
The demand for baby toiletries, encompassing shampoos, soaps, and lotions, experienced a notable surge in both retail volume and value sales in Pakistan in 2023. This growth trajectory was propelled by an augmented consumer consciousness regarding…
Baby and child-specific product sales remained stagnant in 2023. Norwegian parents continue to favour a minimalist approach to baby hygiene, using as few products as possible. This translates to a preference for gentle, multi-functional washing…
High inflation continued to impact baby and child-specific products in North Macedonia in 2023. There was only a minimal increase in constant value sales, with volume sales falling marginally, as the birth rate continued to fall. Medicated products…
The performance of baby and child-specific products in Nigeria in 2023 was strongly impacted by poor economic conditions. Thus, the modest overall decrease in retail volume sales in 2022 was followed by a double-digit decline in 2023. In particular,…
In 2023, products with gentle formulation continued to see strong demand in baby and child-specific products, with consumers gravitating towards products with natural or plant-based ingredients. More and more consumers are steering away from products…
The underwhelming sales performance registered in baby and child-specific products during 2022 can be attributed largely to the contraction of the end consumer base for these products. The number of babies being born in Morocco continues to decline…
Wet wipes, face masks, and sanitisers were seen as indispensable items by many consumers for a safe return to old pre-pandemic activities, with this supporting sales of baby wipes in 2022. With the relaxation of confinement rules and the decline in…
Baby and child-specific products in Malaysia saw growth in 2023 propelled by the accelerating trend towards natural and clean products, as parents sought to avoid ingredients perceived to be potentially harmful to children’s health. Examples of…
Baby and child-specific products in Lithuania recorded positive retail value growth in 2023, with positive retail volume growth in most areas, particularly sun care and hair care. The category has a very concrete consumer base, and when it comes to…
In Latvia, baby and child-specific products is a relatively small category in beauty and personal care. In 2023, retail volume sales declined due to further cutbacks together with the pressure of lower birth rates. Whilst lower inflation provided…
Baby and child-specific products was the home of controversy in Kenya in 2023. A lobby group, the African Centre for Corrective and Preventive Action (ACCPA), has filed a case seeking a ban on Johnson & Johnson baby powder in Kenya over alleged…
Baby and child-specific products in Kazakhstan is experiencing a surge in 2023, driven by a confluence of factors. A rise in the national birth rate is fuelling strong growth in sales volume. Coupled with this demographic shift is a growing awareness…
In 2023, baby and child-specific products in Japan returned to current value growth for the first time since 2020. Baby and child-specific sun care and baby and child-specific skin care saw the strongest increases, with baby and child-specific sun…
Baby and child-specific products continued to see current value growth in 2023, following on from the recovery seen in the post-pandemic period, with growth supported by the strong price increases seen across the various categories. With high…
Overall, baby and child-specific products saw current value growth in Israel in 2023. As local consumers become more aware of the potential negative impacts of over-exposure to the sun on skin health, the demand for sun protection products continues…
In 2023, despite rising inflation and growing price consciousness, baby and child-specific products in Ireland recorded positive retail volume growth. Many consumers continue to spend and invest in products for children during economic uncertainty,…
Despite a declining birth rate, baby and child-specific products in Indonesia saw healthy growth in current value terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. This stemmed partly from improved economic conditions, which translated into a…
In 2022, the competitive landscape for baby and child-specific products intensified, largely due to external investment in domestic baby products companies. This influx of funds allowed domestic brands to boost their reach, and as a result parents…
In 2023, prices of baby and child-specific products inevitably saw a significant price hike from manufacturers and retailers alike as Hungary continued to suffer from elevated inflation. As disposable income was squeezed a significant number of…
In 2023, demand for baby and child-specific products in Hong Kong continued to recover, driven by a number of trends. Sensitive skin remains one of the top concerns among local parents, and this trend reflects the growing awareness and emphasis on…
In 2023 Guatemalan parents showed a marked preference for lower-priced brands in baby and child-specific products, feeling the impact of constant price increases in products for feeding and caring for their children. They focused on finding local…
Excluding hair care and baby wipes, the baby and child-specific category registered volume decline in Greece in 2023, with current value growth resulting from unit price rises. Volume decline can be attributed to falling birth rates, leading to…
Retail current value sales of baby and child-specific products continued to grow in Germany in 2022, thanks to a steady rise in volume sales and an inflationary price push. As observed in other categories, baby and child-specific products also showed…
Baby and child-specific products in Georgia registered healthy volume growth in 2023, as well as positive constant value growth. Baby wipes continues to account for most value sales and also registered the highest value growth. Another strong…
Baby and child-specific products in France saw only minimal current value growth in 2023, and a notable volume decline, and was one of the worst performing categories in beauty and personal care in the country. The birth rate declined by another 6.8%…
The overarching trend shaping the baby and child-specific product market in Finland is the decline in birth rates, a phenomenon that persisted throughout 2023. Following the peak witnessed in 2020, birth rates steadily declined to reach their lowest…
In 2023, baby and child-specific products recorded double-digit retail value growth. However, much of this was driven by inflation. Price hikes continued to add pressure to consumption patterns, with retail volume growth struggling in areas including…
Baby and child-specific products saw current value growth in Egypt in 2023 despite the fact that the category saw downward pressure on volumes at the end of the review period as the difficult economic situation led consumers to rationalise their…
2023 saw significant growth in sales of baby wipes offered under brands imported from China. The appearance of these Chinese brands, which represent the ideal combination of high quality and low price, has played a key role in reenergising the…
Baby and child-specific products in the Dominican Republic is led by Johnson's Baby distributed by Johnson & Johnson Dominicana CxA. In 2023, this brand saw increasing pressure from lower-priced brands that were more attractive to frugal-minded…
Baby and child-specific products in Denmark continued to register positive current value growth in 2023, driven by price increases. Families continued to place a higher focus on children’s health, hygiene and safety standards, brought on by the…
Baby and child-specific sun care was among the top performing categories across baby and child-specific products in Croatia during 2023, with volume sales rising strongly despite steep unit price increases over the course of the year. The main reason…
During the initial years of the pandemic and for a period after associated restrictions were lifted, retail shelves in Costa Rica were somewhat lacking in variety when it came to baby and child-specific products, in that most stores only carried a…
Sales of baby and child-specific products continued to grow in current value terms in Colombia in 2023, with a drop in volume sales as inflationary effects continued to lead consumers to shift to family-orientated offerings. As consumers move between…
Despite a declining birth rate in China impacting the overall market for baby-related products, in 2023 baby and child-specific products exhibited recovery from its 2022 current value decline. This resilience can be attributed to its comparatively…
In 2023, baby and child-specific products in Chile followed the same trend as in the previous year, showing a contraction in volume terms, and positive but slower growth in current value terms. The only category that maintained positive performances…
Despite the prevailing high inflation rates that strained family budgets and escalated the costs of essential commodities such as groceries, the sales of baby and child-specific products remained resilient in 2023. Value growth was primarily…
Sensitisation campaigns of new mothers post birth and increased access to information on infant care is having an impact on the way most parents take care of their infants. There is a growing shift from the use of alternative cleaning techniques such…
Rising consumer awareness of the importance of proper skin care for babies and children, especially in rural areas, has led to an increase in demand for baby and child-specific skin care products in Bulgaria. Overall, this was the best performing…
In 2022, categories considered essential, such as baby wipes and medicated baby and child-specific products, emerged as the best-performing in baby and child specific products in current value terms. In both cases, their remarkable growth was…
Baby and child-specific products in Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing growing interest among local parents who are seeking beauty and personal care brands developed specifically for babies and children. Leading category players are focused on ensuring…
Among baby and child-specific products in Bolivia in 2023, sun care registered the highest current value and volume growth. Parents are becoming increasingly aware of the need to protect their children from the sun. In the western part of Bolivia,…
Baby and child-specific products in Belgium benefitted somewhat from the spike in birth rates during the COVID-19 pandemic years, which resulted in a broader consumer base for manufacturers to target. On the negative side, retail price inflation has…