China Baby Diapers Market 2025

The Chinese baby diapers market faces significant structural challenges with a projected USD 0.8 billion contraction by 2030, reflecting a -2.6% CAGR as demographic and economic pressures converge to reshape the industry landscape. While the pace of China’s birth rate decline has moderated slightly, persistent economic uncertainties and subdued post-pandemic recovery continue to weigh heavily on young couples’ family planning decisions, creating sustained downward pressure on the core 0-3 year-old consumer base. This demographic reality is accelerating a fundamental product mix shift within the category, with disposable pants gaining disproportionate market share at the expense of traditional diapers due to their superior comfort and convenience features that resonate with China’s time-poor, convenience-seeking parents.

Product innovation is becoming increasingly targeted and occasion-specific as manufacturers attempt to mitigate volume declines through premiumization strategies. Night-time diaper solutions incorporating advanced absorbency technologies and leak-proof designs represent one such innovation frontier, addressing a key pain point in infant care while commanding price premiums. The market is witnessing growing sophistication in product segmentation, with manufacturers developing specialized offerings for different usage occasions, age groups, and skin sensitivity requirements. This trend reflects the evolving needs of China’s shrinking but increasingly discerning parent population, who demonstrate willingness to pay for functional benefits despite broader economic uncertainties.

The competitive landscape is polarizing between premium branded products with technological differentiators and value-oriented offerings that cater to cost-conscious consumers in lower-tier cities and rural areas. E-commerce platforms continue to gain importance as discovery and purchase channels for premium innovations, while traditional trade maintains relevance for everyday value purchases. Environmental considerations, while growing in awareness, remain secondary to functionality and price in purchase decisions, creating challenges for manufacturers attempting to position sustainable alternatives in a market where value-for-money remains paramount.

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the China baby diapers market, combining historical data from 2020 to 2024 with forward-looking projections through 2030. It examines market size, growth rates, and key trends, offering a detailed perspective on the industry’s evolution. The analysis is structured across critical dimensions, including product type, size and distribution channel, enabling stakeholders to identify opportunities and make informed strategic decisions.

Market Segmentation

The segmentation of the China baby diapers market is outlined below:
Product type: diaper pants, taped diapers
Size: newborn, medium, junior
Distribution channel: e-commerce, health and personal care stores, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, others

The China market for baby diapers is divided based on product type, size and distribution channel. By product type, it includes diaper pants, and taped diapers. Size categories include newborn, medium, and junior. Distribution channel segmentation comprises e-commerce, health and personal care stores, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, and others.

Competitive Landscape

The baby diapers market is characterized by dominance from key players such as Biba (Zhejiang) Care Products Co. Ltd., Bobdog (China) Children’s Products Co. Ltd., Chiaus Int’l Group Co. Limited, Daddybaby Co. Ltd., Daio Paper Corporation, Guangdong Winsun Personal Care Products Co. Ltd., Guangdong Yinyin Co. Ltd., Hangzhou Shutai Sanitary Products Co. Ltd., Hengan International Group Company Limited, Hunan Cosom Care Products Co. Ltd., Kao Corporation, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Lunaler Group, Quanzhou Jiahua Sanitary Articles Co. Ltd., Shanghai Xier Industrial Co. Ltd., The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) and Unicharm Corporation.

This report presents an extensive analysis of major entities in the baby diapers market, focusing on their performance from 2020 to 2024. Findings showcase changes in market share, recognizing both long-standing leaders and new challengers.

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Findings
Market Segmentation
Market Overview
China Baby Diapers Market – Product Type Analysis
China Baby Diapers Market – Size Analysis
China Baby Diapers Market – Distribution Channel Analysis
Key Players and Market Share
Biba (Zhejiang) Care Products Co., Ltd.
Bobdog (China) Children’s Products Co., Ltd.
Chiaus Int’l Group Co., Limited
Daddybaby Co., Ltd.
Daio Paper Corporation
Guangdong Winsun Personal Care Products Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Yinyin Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Shutai Sanitary Products Co., Ltd.
Hengan International Group Company Limited
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Macroeconomic Data and Forecast
Research Methodology
Disclaimer

FIGURES AND TABLES
Table China Baby Diapers Market 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market, Net Growth, 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market, Growth Rates, 2020-2030
Table China Baby Diapers Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market by Product Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Table China Baby Diapers Market by Size, 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market by Size, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market by Size, 2020-2030
Table China Baby Diapers Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market by Distribution Channel, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart China Baby Diapers Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Table China – Population (Millions) and Forecast
Table China – Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Forecast
Table China – Gross Domestic Product and Forecast
Table China Baby Diapers Market: Spend as a Proportion of GDP (%)
Table China Baby Diapers Market: Consumption per Capita (Population)

Companies Mentioned

Biba (Zhejiang) Care Products Co., Ltd.
Bobdog (China) Children’s Products Co., Ltd.
Chiaus Int’l Group Co., Limited
Daddybaby Co., Ltd.
Daio Paper Corporation
Guangdong Winsun Personal Care Products Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Yinyin Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Shutai Sanitary Products Co., Ltd.
Hengan International Group Company Limited
Hunan Cosom Care Products Co., Ltd.
Kao Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Lunaler Group
Quanzhou Jiahua Sanitary Articles Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Xier Industrial Co., Ltd.
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G)
Unicharm Corporation