Syringes Market: Top 5 Players Hold 56% Share as Industry Evolves with Safety and Innovation

A syringe is a medical device used for administering drugs or extracting body fluids, widely applied in vaccination, drug infusion, clinical blood sampling, and laboratory operations. Standard syringes consist of a needle, barrel, plunger, and safety protection mechanisms, emphasizing sterility, single-use, and ease of operation to minimize infection and cross-contamination risks. As healthcare services extend to primary care and community settings, innovative products such as prefilled syringes, auto-retractable syringes, and micro-injection devices are increasingly adopted, balancing safety, patient comfort, and precise dosage control. Leading manufacturers globally optimize costs through smart manufacturing and large-scale operations, while adhering to ISO, FDA, and national medical device regulations, ensuring product reliability and compliance in high-intensity usage scenarios. Technological upgrades and product iterations in the syringe industry directly support vaccination, chronic disease management, and in vitro diagnostics, underpinning rapid market expansion and providing foundational support to global healthcare systems.

The global syringe market is driven by rising vaccination volumes, expanding chronic disease management needs, and public healthcare system development. COVID-19 vaccination campaigns and seasonal influenza vaccination programs have created long-term, inelastic demand through government procurement and public health initiatives, stimulating capacity expansion and technological innovation. The growing chronic disease patient population, particularly for diabetes, anticoagulation, and biologic drug injections, provides market opportunities for prefilled and smart syringes. Leading international and domestic manufacturers leverage automated production, precision molding, and intelligent inspection to enhance product consistency and safety while reducing unit costs and strengthening competitiveness. Policy support for primary care, telemedicine, and home healthcare further promotes syringe penetration in community and home settings. Global supply chain integration and increasing OEM/ODM collaborations support cross-regional market expansion and capital growth, establishing long-term growth momentum.

Despite strong demand, the syringe industry faces multiple challenges. Regulatory compliance is increasingly stringent, requiring substantial investment to meet FDA, CE, and ISO certifications, raising operational costs. The industry is highly fragmented, with intense price competition in the low-end market limiting profit margins, forcing companies to rely on technological innovation and brand building for differentiation. Raw material price volatility, rising logistics costs, and international trade uncertainties increase supply chain risk, particularly during peak vaccination periods and public health emergencies, requiring effective production continuity and inventory management. Additionally, tightening environmental regulations regarding plastic syringe disposal and recycling increase long-term operational costs and risk management challenges.

Downstream syringe demand is becoming more diversified, personalized, and high-end. Traditional hospitals and laboratories remain core markets, but rapid growth in home self-management, community healthcare, and telemedicine services is driving adoption of prefilled, micro, and smart syringes. Continuous vaccination campaigns, normalized chronic disease injections, and expansion of in vitro diagnostics jointly support long-term stable demand. Healthcare digitalization integrates syringes with wearable devices, remote monitoring systems, and cloud-based data platforms, enabling closed-loop management and precise dose tracking, improving patient experience and safety. Companies are gradually transforming from single consumable suppliers to comprehensive injection solution providers, unlocking new incremental markets and long-term commercial value.

According to the new market research report “Global Syringes Market 2025 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2031”, published by Global Info Research, the global Syringes market size is projected to reach USD 13.18 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 3.5% during the forecast period.

Figure1. Global Syringes Market Size (US$ Million), 2020-2031

Figure2. Global Syringes Top 20 Players Ranking and Market Share (Ranking is based on the revenue of 2024, continually updated)

According to Global Info Research Top Players Research Center, the global key manufacturers of Syringes include BD, Terumo, Weigao Medical, Nipro, Cardinal Health, etc. In 2024, the global top five players had a share approximately 56.0% in terms of revenue.

Figure3. Syringes, Global Market Size, Split by Product Segment

In terms of product type, currently Regular Syringes is the largest segment, hold a share of 48.0%.

Figure4. Syringes, Global Market Size, Split by Application Segment

In terms of product application, currently Medical is the largest segment, hold a share of 90.8%.

Figure5. Syringes, Global Market Size, Split by Region (Sales)

Figure6. Syringes, Global Market Size, Split by Region

The subject content of the Syringes report research consists of 13 chapters:
Chapter 1, to describe Syringes product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top players of Syringes, with revenue, gross margin, and global market share of Syringes from 2019 to 2024.
Chapter 3, the Syringes competitive situation, revenue, and global market share of top players are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4 and 5, to segment the market size by Type and by Application, with consumption value and growth rate by Type, by Application, from 2019 to 2030.
Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, to break the market size data at the country level, with revenue and market share for key countries in the world, from 2019 to 2024.and Syringes market forecast, by regions, by Type and by Application, with consumption value, from 2025 to 2031.
Chapter 11, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends, Porters Five Forces analysis.
Chapter 12, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Syringes.
Chapter 13, to describe Syringes research findings and conclusion.

For more information, please refer to "Global Syringes Market 2025 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2031". This report analyzes the supply and demand situation, development status, and changes in the industry, focusing on the development status of the industry, how to face the development challenges of the industry, industry development suggestions, industry competitiveness, and industry investment analysis and trend forecasts. The report also summarizes the overall development dynamics of the industry, including the impact of the latest US tariffs on the global supply chain, the supply relationship analysis of the industrial chain, and provides reference suggestions and specific solutions for the industry in terms of products.