2025-11-08 18:00
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2025-11-08 18:00
Over the last five years, the pet food and accessories market in Poland has grown at a rate of approximately 14%. annually and will reach approximately PLN 9.6 billion this year – “Rzeczpospolita” reported on Thursday, citing an analysis conducted by the consulting company OC&C Strategy Consultants.
Analysts estimate that in 2029 the animal products market will reach a value of almost PLN 13 billion, which means an increase of 30% within four years.
The newspaper pointed out that for the needs of pets, Poles spend “much more than when shopping for children's products, such as diapers or food.”
The editors refer to data from two years ago from GfK, now YouGov, which indicated that at that time in Poland There were fewer households with children in Poland than those with dogs.
There are more pets than children at home
“We currently have over 8.4 million dogs at home, which means an increase of almost 700,000 compared to 2019.” – emphasized “Rz”. According to data from the European Pet Food Producers Association, 7.5 million cats also live in Polish homes. “Meanwhile, in 2024, approximately 252,000 children were born in Poland, the lowest number in over 200 years,” the daily added.
According to the OC&C research results quoted by the editors, “animal food and accessories are exceptionally resistant to economic downturns”, as indicated by 7 percent. customers who plan to reduce their spending on this type of products. “For comparison, 22 percent plan to reduce spending on clothes, 21 percent on electronic equipment, and 28 percent on going to restaurants and bars. Moreover, as many as 39 percent of consumers plan to further increase spending on pet products,” the newspaper notes.
“Rz” also reported that A consumer in Poland in 2024 spent an average of EUR 57 on products for their pets. That's about half the amount spent by animal guardians in France or the UK. Residents of Romania also spend more money for this purpose – EUR 59 and the Czech Republic – EUR 69.
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