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Asia accounts for more than half of the global footwear consumption
In 2023 Asia’s consumption accounted for more than half (54.7%) of the worldwide total, an increase in the share registered for this continent in the previous year. Europe and North America followed with shares of 13.9% and 13.4% respectively.
Per capita footwear consumption varies from 1.5 pairs in Africa to 4.6 pairs in North America.
China remains the leading consumer of footwear, although its share of the global total has further declined to now stand at 17.1%. Consumption in the United States recorded a significant reduction with the country losing the second position achieved in the previous year and exchanging places, once again, with India.
The European Union, when taken as one region, represents the third largest consumer market for footwear with 1 948 million pairs consumed in 2023.
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About the World Footwear
APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association, has now published the 14th edition of its World Footwear Yearbook, launched in 2011. The Yearbook analyses the most important trends within the worldwide footwear industry. The availability of data for 2023, both in quantity and value, makes it possible to position the main players with regard to production, consumption, exports and imports. This publication also includes a specific analysis of 84 different markets as well as addressing the evolution of the sector’s leading global players.