Business Opportunities For Aging Population: Adult Diapers

Business opportunities for an aging population: adult diapers

The global population is entering an aging phase. The number and proportion of older people in almost every country in the world is increasing. According to the World Population Prospects: Revised 2017, the number of people aged 60 and over will more than triple by 2050 and more than triple by 2100, from 962 million in 2017 to 2050. 2.1 billion and 3.1 billion in 2100. The population aged 60 and over has grown faster than younger people.

The level and trend of population aging

In 2017, the global population over 60 years old was about 962 million, accounting for 13% of the global population, and growing at a rate of around 3% per year. At present, Europe has the largest proportion of people aged 60 and over (25%). The problem of rapid ageing also exists in other parts of the world. By 2050, the population of people aged 60 and over in all regions of the world except Africa will approach or even exceed one-third. The number of elderly people in the world will reach 1.4 billion in 2030, 2.1 billion in 2050, and 3.1 billion in 2100.

By 2050, the number of people aged 80 and over is expected to triple, from 137 million in 2017 to 425 million in 2050. By 2100, it will grow to 909 million, nearly seven times that of 2017.

An aging population is likely to be one of the most important social trends of the 21st century, affecting almost all sectors of society, including labor and financial markets, demand for goods and services such as housing, transportation and social security, family structure and intergenerational relationship.

Business Opportunities

With the constant changes in the demographic structure, the adult diaper industry has entered a rapid growth period in recent years. From the perspective of the commodity market, the growing trend of population aging has promoted the demand for adult hygiene, such as adult diapers, adult nursing pads and other commodities.

Hospitals, nursing homes, and families with elderly people are in great need of these products.

At present, the market for adult diapers is a market to be developed in different countries and regions. Establishing a brand of your own, starting to promote sales from your own region, and then slowly infiltrating into nearby areas, even the country, is a good choice to establish a new business or expand the scope of business.

First, you need to find a reliable adult diaper supplier. DTH as a professional diaper manufacturer in China, has been producing kinds of diapers for many years, and export it to many countries. For more info, please move to our products page.