*The results aggregate four survey waves and shows the average result. Other results based on a single survey in Q2 2025
Supplementary notes
The original survey question was: "Do you follow one or more of the following nutrition rules?" This statistic shows the share of all who answered: "Lactose-free (e.g. no dairy products)".
For more information, please visit the Global Consumer Survey home page and take a look at our methodology. Figures have been rounded.
Number of respondents:
Number of respondents: 35,936 Number of respondents: 10,794 Number of respondents: 2,092 Number of respondents: 2,078 Number of respondents: 10,828 Number of respondents: 12,167 Number of respondents: 2,080 Number of respondents: 2,098 Number of respondents: 2,069 Number of respondents: 12,180 Number of respondents: 10,793 Number of respondents: 2,082 Number of respondents: 10,892 Number of respondents: 2,089 Number of respondents: 2,090 Number of respondents: 12,167 Number of respondents: 10,870 Number of respondents: 6,331 Number of respondents: 2,098 Number of respondents: 24,174
Germany: Number of respondents: 35,936
Austria: Number of respondents: 10,794
Czechia: Number of respondents: 2,092
Denmark: Number of respondents: 2,078
Finland: Number of respondents: 10,828
France: Number of respondents: 12,167
Greece: Number of respondents: 2,080
Hungary: Number of respondents: 2,098
Ireland: Number of respondents: 2,069
Italy: Number of respondents: 12,180
Netherlands: Number of respondents: 10,793
Norway: Number of respondents: 2,082
Poland: Number of respondents: 10,892
Portugal: Number of respondents: 2,089
Romania: Number of respondents: 2,090
Spain: Number of respondents: 12,167
 Sweden: Number of respondents: 10,870
Switzerland: Number of respondents: 6,331
Turkey: Number of respondents: 2,098
United Kingdom: Number of respondents: 24,174Â
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Share of consumers following a lactose-free diet in selected European countries 2025
The displayed data on the share of consumers eating a lactose-free diet shows the results of the ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Global Consumer Survey conducted in various European countries in 2024 and 2025. Approximately ** percent of respondents in Finland answered the question "Do you follow one or more of the following nutrition rules?" with "Lactose-free (e.g. no dairy products)". For more countries, the results of prior surveys, and various other topics, please visit our Global Consumer Survey web page.
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