100+ Critical Cleaning Industry Statistics 2023

The cleaning industry has taken on entirely new significance in recent times and is now something even more central to people and businesses across the globe. In this article, we will cover 100+ cleaning industry statistics for 2022 – 2023 and beyond.

The report will cover the following main areas in terms of cleaning industry statistics:

1. Cleaning Industry Statistics Overview
2. Commercial Cleaning Industry Statistics
3. Domestic Cleaning Industry Statistics
4. UK Cleaning Industry Statistics
5. Cleaning Industry In the US
6. Cleaning Products Industry Statistics

The cleaning industry includes a wide range of services such as floor cleaning, vacuuming, carpet cleaning, window washing, furniture cleaning, cleaning of air ducts and water damage remediation. In terms of commercial customers, these may include offices, small and large businesses, schools, government organisations, universities, hospitals and health care centres.

1 – Cleaning Industry Statistics Overview

Let’s take a look at some key cleaning industry statistics at a high level.

• The global cleaning services market was worth an estimated $57 billion in 2020. (EMR)
• Between 2022 to 2027 the global cleaning services market is expected to grow by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. (EMR)
• By 2026 the global cleaning services market is expected to be valued at $83.6 billion. (EMR)
• It is estimated that the global cleaning market will be worth an estimated $111 billion by 2030. (Allied Market Research)
• The floor care segment of the cleaning market was worth an estimated $12.3 billion in 2020 making it the largest sector of the overall cleaning market. (Allied Market Research)
• The floor and carpet cleaning segments of the market accounted for more than 31% of the global revenue share in 2019. (Grand View Research)
• The floorcare market is projected to grow by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.7% per year between 2020 and 2030. (Allied Market Research)

• There were over 700,000 maids and housekeeping cleaners working in the US in 2021. (Statista)
• First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial services were the highest-paid workers in the US cleaning industry with an average wage of $45,000 per year in 2021. (Statista)
• North America accounted for the largest portion of the global contract cleaning market in 2019 with over 32% of revenues. (Grand View Research)
• The Asia Pacific region is expected to grow the fastest between 2021 and 2026 in the global cleaning industry. (EMR)
• The Asia Pacific cleaning market is expected to grow by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.7% between 2020 and 2027, the fastest in the world. (Grand View Research)
• The cleaning services market in Europe is expected to have the second fastest growth rate after Asia Pacific with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.7% between 2020 – 2027. (Grand View Research)
• Europe was the largest region by value in 2018. (EMR)
• Nearly 60% of cleaning labour is outsourced in Europe. (EMR)
• Germany is the largest market for cleaning services in Europe. (EMR)
• Germany’s production value of cleaning services was estimated at €29.59 billion as of 2019. (Nation Master)
• The production value of cleaning services in Germany declined by 3.2% between 2018 and 2019. (Nation Master)
• The carpet and upholstery cleaning segment is expected to grow the fastest between 2020 and 2030. (Allied Market Research)

• Germany employed more people in the cleaning sector (1.18 million) than any other country in Europe as of 2019. (Nation Master)
• Spain employed over half a million (509,015) people in cleaning services as of 2019. (Nation Master)
• France was the fourth largest employer of people in the cleaning services sector in Europe as of 2019 with over 468,000 people. (Nation Master)
• France was the second largest contributor to production value of cleaning services in Europe as of 2019 with €16.39 billion. (Nation Master)
• Spain had the fifth largest production value of cleaning services in Europe as of 2019 with €10.05 billion. (Nation Master)
• Bulgaria was ranked first in terms of cleaning services production in Europe compared to 7 other countries as of 2020. (Nation Master)
• France had the most enterprises involved in cleaning services in Europe totally 49,745 as of 2019. (Nation Master)
• Germany had the second largest number of enterprises involved in cleaning services in Europe in 2019 with 42,386. (Nation Master)

2 – Commercial Cleaning Industry Statistics

We’ll now go on to look at some of the most insightful commercial cleaning industry statistics for 2022 and beyond.

• The commercial sector accounted for over 50% of the revenue share in the global cleaning services market. (Grand View Research)
• In 2021 there nearly 3 million people working in the commercial cleaning industry in the United States. (Statista)
• Janitors and cleaners (not including maids and housekeeping cleaners) made up the largest proportion of US cleaning workers and earned an average income of $32,000. (Statista)
• The market value of commercial cleaning (janitorial services) grew by approximately $8 billion between 2017 and 2018, the largest annual increase between 2011 and 2022. (Statista)
• The US commercial cleaning sector is projected to grow by 6.6% in 2022. (Statista)

• North America had the largest share of global cleaning services in 2020. (Allied Market Research)
• The commercial cleaning sector accounted for the majority of cleaning services used in 2020. (Allied Market Research)
• The commercial cleaning sector is expected to grow faster than the domestic cleaning segment between 2020 and 2030. (Allied Market Research)

3 – Domestic Cleaning Industry Statistics

The global domestic cleaning market got a significant boost in the wake of the pandemic as people focused heavily on cleanliness around the home like never before.

• The projected annual revenue of the carpet and upholstery cleaning industry is expected to be $4.96 billion by 2024. (Statista)
• Maids and housekeeping cleaners in the US earned an average of $30,000 as of 2020, the least in the cleaning segment. (Statista)
• 80% of households in the US are expected to use domestic cleaning services by 2024. (Jobber)
• Domestic cleaners (maids and housekeeping) in the US typically earn $10.49 – 18.45 per hour as of 2021 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• The median wage for domestic cleaners in the US was $13.84 per hour as of 2021. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• The most highly paid domestic works in the US were paid around $38,370 per year as of 2021. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• The travel accommodation sector employed the most maids and housekeeping staff in the US with 307,930 people as of 2021. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• One in ten British households paid for domestic cleaning as of 2016. (British Cleaning Council)

4 – UK Cleaning Industry Statistics

The cleaning industry in the UK is one of the most significant sectors and employs a significant amount of people in various positions. Below we take a look at some of the most critical UK cleaning industry statistics.

• The cleaning industry in the UK is projected to reach $7.5 billion by 2025. (Statista)
• The cleaning and hygiene industry directly employs over 957,000 people in the UK as of 2021. (British Cleaning Council)
• Taking into account other occupations that include some form of cleaning or hygiene in other sectors such as public services and hospitality the total workforce is 1.47million, some 5% of the total UK labour force. (British Cleaning Council)
• The cleaning industry can be considered in the top ten in terms of employment in the UK. (British Cleaning Council)
• There’s an estimated 25,356 businesses in the general building cleaning sector in the UK. (IBIS World)
• The general building cleaning sector in the UK employs over 371,000 people. (IBIS World)
• The UK cleaning sector had an estimated 66,420 businesses as of 2020. (British Cleaning Council)

• Between 2016 and 2020 the number of cleaning businesses in the UK increased by 10.7% (from 60,000 to 66,420). (British Cleaning Council)
• 88% of UK cleaning businesses are microbusinesses employing less than ten people. (British Cleaning Council)
• 99% of UK cleaning businesses are private companies. (British Cleaning Council)
• Research by AMB UK found that 61% of respondents stated that seeing cleaning and hygiene operatives in public spaces makes them feel that safety measures are being taken seriously. (British Cleaning Council)
• In a survey conducted by AMB UK, 45% of respondents stated that seeing cleaning in progress in a given environment would encourage to return there whether that’s an office space, shopping centre or airport. (British Cleaning Council)
• 80% of domestic and commercial window cleaners were furloughed as a result of the first lockdown in the UK in 2020. (British Cleaning Council)
• Employment in the UK cleaning and hygiene industry increased 4% between 2015 and 2019. (British Cleaning Council)
• There were over 511,000 cleaning and hygiene operatives and domestics in the UK as of 2020. (British Cleaning Council)
• 41% of UK cleaning industry employment is for elementary occupations compared to 10% in all sectors. (British Cleaning Council)
• 19% of UK cleaning industry employment is for skilled trades occupations compared to 10% in all sectors. (British Cleaning Council)
• 66% of the UK cleaning industry workforce were aged between 25 and 54 as of 2020. (British Cleaning Council)
• Within the UK cleaning industry 53% of workers were male whilst 47% were female as of 2020. (British Cleaning Council)

• 69% of workers involved in cleaning activities in the UK were females whilst 31% were male in 2020. (British Cleaning Council)
• 56% of managers and senior officials in the UK cleaning industry were male as of 2020. (British Cleaning Council)
• 44% of managers and senior officials in the UK cleaning industry were female as of 2020. (British Cleaning Council)
• 79% of cleaning and hygiene operatives and domestic workers were female as of 2020. (British Cleaning Council)
• As of 2020, 59% of workers involved in cleaning activities worked part-time within the UK cleaning industry. (British Cleaning Council)

• The average hourly wage for cleaning activities in the UK as of 2020 was £10.50 per hour. (British Cleaning Council)
• The 5-year survival rate for companies involved in cleaning activities in the UK was 42.8% as of 2019. (British Cleaning Council)
• The UK was ranked third in Europe in terms of the number of persons employed in cleaning services as of 2019. (Nation Master)
• The UK’s production value of cleaning services rose by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9% between 2008 and 2019. (Nation Master)
• In a 2019 survey presented by Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG, 25 to 34-year-olds in the United Kingdom were most likely to find having a clean home important with 67% choosing this answer. (Statista)
• In a 2019 survey carried out by Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG, 58% of those ages between 45 and 54 and 55 and 65 years in the United Kingdom stated it was very important to have their home to be clean. (Statista)

5 – Cleaning Industry In the US

The US cleaning industry is a major contributor to employment and economic output. Below we take a look at some of the key statistics for the cleaning industry in the United States.

• In 2021 there were nearly 3 million people working in the commercial cleaning industry in the United States. (Statista)
• Janitors and cleaners (not including maids and housekeeping cleaners) made up the largest proportion of US cleaning workers and earned an average income of $32,000. (Statista)
• The market for janitorial services in the US was worth almost $97.6 billion in 2022. (Statista)
• There was an estimated 1.12 million people employed as maids and housekeeping cleaning in 2020. (Data USA)
• The average salary of maids and housekeeping cleaners in the USA was $21,376 as of 2020. (Data USA)

• 85.6% of maids and housekeeping cleaners were female as of 2020. (Data USA)
• As of 2020 there were 954,000 women employed in the maids and housekeeping cleaners workforce in the USA. (Data USA)
• There were 161,000 men employed as maids and housekeeping cleaners in the USA in 2020. (Data USA)
• On average males employed as maids and housekeeping cleaners in 2020 had a median age of 43.9 years. (Data USA)
• The median age of female maids and housekeeping cleaners as of 2020 was 44.6 years. (Data USA)
• The median age of maids and housekeeping cleaners as of 2020 was 44.5 years. (Data USA)

6 – Cleaning Products Industry Statistics

Below we take a look at some of the most critical cleaning products industry statistics.

• The United States had the leading household cleaning products market in the world in 2021 with an estimated $6.8 billion in revenue. (Statista)
• China was ranked the second largest household cleaning products market globally in 2021 after the US with Germany coming third. (Statista)
• In 2021, the United States had the largest laundry care market in the world, followed by China and India. (Statista)
• In 2021 US consumers spent an average of $802.96 on housekeeping supplies. (Statista)
• The global commercial cleaning products market was an estimated $17.3 billion in 2020. (Grand View Research)
• Between 2021 and 2028 the global commercial cleaning products market is expected to grow by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. (Grand View Research)
• In 2018 an estimated 5.1 million people in the UK used Ariel branded liquid detergents for fabric. (Statista)
• In 2018, 2.1 million people used Ariel Biological washing powder and tablets in the UK. (Statista)

• Domestos was the most-used domestic bleach brand in the UK in 2020 with an estimated 15.7 million people using them. (Statista)
• Tesco domestic bleach products were the second most used in the UK in 2020, after Domestos. (Statista)
• Sainsbury’s domestic bleach products were the third most used in the UK in 2020, after Domestos and Tesco branded bleach products. (Statista)
• An estimated 4.2 million people used ‘Ariel’ branded washing powder and tablets in the UK in 2018, more than any other brand. (Statista)
• Comfort branded fabric conditioners were the most used fabric conditioner in the UK in 2020 with an estimated 12.6 million people using them. (Statista)
• Downy and Tide, P&G’s household products brand, was the largest in terms of ad spend in the US in 2021 with an estimated $220 million. (Statista)
• Sales of synthetic (non-natural) cleaning products increased by an estimated 170 % in Italy in March 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Statista)
• The household cleaners market in the United States generates around $6.9 billion per year as of 2022, the most of any country. (Statista)
• The UK household cleaners products market is worth an estimated $1.45 billion as of 2022. (Statista)
• The UK household cleaners products market is expected to grow annually by 7.03% between 2022 – 2026. (Statista)
• The global household cleaning products market is expected to grow by around 3.8% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) between 2021 and 2027. (Global Market Insights)
• The global demand for surface cleaning products is expected to reach $37.7 billion by 2027. (Global Market Insights)
• By 2027 it’s expected that $47 billion worth of household cleaning products will be sold through convenience stores. (Global Market Insights)
• By 2027 the North American household cleaning products market is expected to reach $43 billion. (Global Market Insights)
• The value of the global green cleaning products market was $3.9 billion in 2019. (Globe News Wire)
• By 2029 the projected value of the global green products market will be $11.6 billion. (Globe News Wire)

100+ Cleaning Industry Statistics – Summary

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