Garment Industry Statistics

The global apparel market is expected to grow annually by 2.72% from 2025 to 2029 [1]

The global maternity wear market size was valued at $19.7 billion in 2023 [2]

The global hosiery market size was valued at $47.7 billion in 2023 [3]

The global underwear market size was valued at $91.47 billion in 2023 [4]

The global workwear market size was valued at $18.76 billion in 2023 [5]

The global wedding wear market size was valued at $61.6 billion in 2022 [6]

The global luxury apparel market size was valued at $80.13 billion in 2023 [7]

The global denim jeans market size was valued at $64.5 billion in 2023 [8]

The U.S. second-hand apparel market reached $43 billion in 2023 [9]

The fast fashion market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 10.7% from 2023 to 2030 [10]

The sports apparel market is projected to reach $305.67 billion by 2030 [11]

The children’s wear market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% from 2024 to 2030 [12]

The U.S. cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry had annual payroll of $3.1 billion in 2023 [13]

U.S. apparel knitting mills had annual payroll of $791.5 million in 2023 [14]

U.S. cut and sew apparel contractors had annual payroll of $794.7 million in 2023 [15]

U.S. women’s, girls’, and infants’ cut and sew apparel manufacturing had annual payroll of $717.1 million in 2023 [16]

U.S. men’s and boys’ cut and sew apparel manufacturing had annual payroll of $373.1 million in 2023 [17]

U.S. apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing had annual payroll of $396.5 million in 2023 [18]

Global leather production was 7.3 million tonnes in 2023 [19]

China produced 22.3 billion garments in 2023 [20]

China’s chemical fiber output reached 71.27 million metric tons in 2023 [21]

China’s yarn output was 21.5 million metric tons in 2023 [22]

China’s cloth output totaled 29.9 billion meters in 2023 [23]

U.S. textile mills shipments totaled $36.7 billion in 2022 [24]

$3.1 billion in annual payroll (cut and sew apparel manufacturing) in 2023 [25]

$791.5 million in annual payroll (apparel knitting mills) in 2023 [26]

$794.7 million in annual payroll (cut and sew apparel contractors) in 2023 [27]

$717.1 million in annual payroll (women’s, girls’, and infants’ cut and sew apparel manufacturing) in 2023 [28]

$373.1 million in annual payroll (men’s and boys’ cut and sew apparel manufacturing) in 2023 [29]

$396.5 million in annual payroll (apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing) in 2023 [30]

The online share of global apparel revenue is projected to be 38.1% in 2025 [31]

The women’s apparel segment is projected to generate $930.4 billion in 2025 globally [32]

The men’s apparel segment is projected to generate $587.9 billion in 2025 globally [33]

The children’s apparel segment is projected to generate $335.0 billion in 2025 globally [34]

Mobile is expected to account for 74.9% of apparel ad spending in 2025 [35]

Zara had 5,692 stores worldwide in 2023 [36]

H&M operated 4,369 stores worldwide in 2023 [37]

Nike generated $51.2 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024 [38]

Inditex reported €35.95 billion in sales in 2023 [39]

H&M Group’s net sales reached SEK 236.0 billion in 2023 [40]

Shein was valued at $66 billion in 2023 fundraising [41]

India’s textile and apparel exports were $34.4 billion in FY 2023-24 [42]

Vietnam’s textile and garment exports reached $40.3 billion in 2023 [43]

The EU exported €28 billion of clothing in 2023 [44]

China exported approximately $165 billion worth of apparel in 2023 [45]

Ready-made garments accounted for 84.58% of Bangladesh’s total exports in FY 2023-24 [46]

Cambodia exported garment products worth $9.84 billion in 2023 [47]

Pakistan’s textile exports stood at $16.65 billion in FY 2023-24 [48]

Turkey’s apparel exports amounted to $19.2 billion in 2023 [49]

Canada imported apparel worth $13.2 billion in 2023 [50]

The European Union accounted for 21.9% of world clothing imports in 2023 [51]

The global fashion industry is responsible for 2% to 8% of global carbon emissions [52]

Washing clothes releases around 500,000 tonnes of microfibres into the ocean each year [53]

Clothing production roughly doubled between 2000 and 2015 [54]

A cotton shirt requires about 2,700 liters of water to produce [55]

Global textile production generates 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually [56]

The fashion industry accounts for around 10% of global carbon emissions [57]

Only 15% of textile waste in the EU was collected separately in 2022 [58]

Combusted textiles with energy recovery in the U.S. totaled 2.5 million tons in 2018 [59]

3.5% of global exports are textiles and apparel (2022) [60]

34% of Indian garment workers report working overtime (2023) [61]

18% of surveyed factories in Bangladesh had no fire exits (2019) [62]

42% of apparel workers in Pakistan report wage deductions (2021) [63]

5% of textile and apparel firms in Turkey report exporting (2022) [64]

12% of garment and textile firms in China report using advanced automation technologies (2022) [65]

The Bangladesh apparel industry contributes more than 11% to national GDP [66]

The garment sector accounted for about 57% of Cambodia’s total merchandise exports in 2023 [67]