Enteral Nutrition Market Future Prospects
The global enteral nutrition market size is USD 8.3 billion in 2024, and it is projected to reach USD 13.1 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% during 2025–2032. This growth can be attributed to the growing geriatric population, surging number of victims of malnutrition receiving treatment, and lower cost of products.
This is the most preferred way of feeding infants who are vulnerable to disease and death, due to undernutrition and deficiencies in vitamins and minerals. Furthermore, an increase in awareness about the advantages of early enteral feeding, which reduces septic and non-septic complications and improves clinical outcomes of critically ill and injured patients, is expected to boost the market growth over the years.
Moreover, shifting preference from parenteral nutrition to enteral is another major factor driving the market, as it is gaining popularity over the years, owing to the improvement in techniques, compositions, and materials. Parenteral is a less preferred technique due to its higher complication rate and cost. However, parenteral nutrition is preferred only when patients are unable to tolerate enteral procedures. This has shifted the interest of players providing clinical nutrition from parenteral nutrition to enteral, which is also is being preferred for long-term feeding in old age patients, thereby fueling the product demand in the market.