Global Empty Capsules Market size was valued at USD 2.98 Billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 4.61 Billion by 2034, at a CAGR of 5.26% during the forecast period 2025- 2034.
Empty Capsule Market: Overview
Empty capsules are dosage forms that can take a solid form in the medicament such that they contain the drug in gelatin-made shells. The empty capsules market is the fact that they work faster than tablets. These are the most common and widely used forms of keeping herbs, powder, and medicines by most pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and dietary companies.
They are also available in different colors and selected flavors to make the brand differentiation. The soaring prevalence of chronic diseases that include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and gastrointestinal disorders works positively for the growth of the market.
The rise of the capsule market is mainly due to a variety of key factors such as increases in the population of the older age cohort leading to greater requests for medications. Growing consumers opted for capsules rather than tablets because of their ease of swallowing and faster dissolution rates compared with other medicines.
Capsules can possess higher bioavailability, causing them to release more of the drug into the bloodstream, and making them more effective than oral tablets. Capsules also offer the advantage of being able to deliver solid and liquid dosage forms of medicines, thus making ingestion easier.
Growing demand for nutraceuticals in developing countries coupled with the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical industry is expected to create lucrative opportunities for the market during the forecast period.
The global Empty Capsules market is segmented by type, functionality and by application and by region. Based on type, the market is segmented into Gelatin Capsules and Non-gelatin Capsules. Gelatin stood at a whopping 73.5% in 2024. These empty capsules of gelatin base consist of pig meat gelling, bovine-derived gelatin, bone meal gelatin, and others. They are pure protein, tasteless, gluten-free, and free from GMOs.
It can be customized by adjusting color, shape, or size to meet specific requirements and cater to different demographics. The non gelatin segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR during the forecast period. The non-gelatin capsules are available in the market. Non-gelatin capsules have had a considerable market in recent years, as they come from vegetable cellulose. It is an alternative to gelatin or non-vegetarian capsules, especially in developing vegan or vegetarian products.
By region, North America accounted for 34.7% of the global empty capsules market in 2024 and is expected to keep its dominance during the forecast period. This region has established some of the largest capsule manufacturing units and substantial production capacities.
The North American geography further holds several different pharmaceutical companies primarily focusing on the region and has the latest technologies in the pharmaceutical industry, the primary reason for which growth has been stringently propelled in this region.
Report Scope
Feature of the Report | Details |
Market Size in 2025 | USD 2.98 Billion |
Projected Market Size in 2034 | USD 4.61 Billion |
Market Size in 2024 | USD 2.76 Billion |
CAGR Growth Rate | 5.26% CAGR |
Base Year | 2024 |
Forecast Period | 2025-2034 |
Key Segment | By Type, Functionality, Application and Region |
Report Coverage | Revenue Estimation and Forecast, Company Profile, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors and Recent Trends |
Regional Scope | North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South & Central America |
Buying Options | Request tailored purchasing options to fulfil your requirements for research. |
CMI has comprehensively analyzed the Global Empty Capsules market. The driving forces, restraints, challenges, opportunities, and key trends have been explained in depth to depict depth scenarios of the market. Segment-wise market size and market share during the forecast period are duly addressed to portray the probable picture of this Global Empty Capsules industry.
The competitive landscape includes key innovators, after-market service providers, market giants as well as niche players are studied and analyzed extensively concerning their strengths, weaknesses as well as value-addition prospects. In addition, this report covers key players profiling, market shares, mergers and acquisitions, consequent market fragmentation, new trends, and dynamics in partnerships.
List of the prominent players in the Empty Capsules Market:
- ACG
- Sunil Healthcare Limited
- H & CARE Incorp
- SavoiurCaps
- Comed Chemicals Limited
- Natural Capsules Limited
- HealthCaps India Ltd
- Erawat Pharma Limited
- Fortcaps Healthcare Ltd
- Nectar Lifesciences Limited
- Bio Caps India Ltd
- NecLife Lifesciences Ltd
- Medi-Caps Ltd
- Wuhan Carma Technology Co. Ltd
- Shaoxing Kangke Capsule Co. Ltd
- Snail Pharma Industry
- Aipak Pharma
- Suheung Co. Ltd
- CapsCanada
- Bright Pharma Caps.
- Others
The Empty Capsules Market is segmented as follows:
By Type
- Gelatin Capsules
- Non-gelatin Capsules
By Functionality
- Immediate-release Capsules
- Sustained-release Capsules
- Delayed-release Capsules
By Application
- Antibiotic & Antibacterial Drugs
- Vitamin & Dietary Supplements
- Antacid & Antiflatulent Preparations
- Cardiovascular Therapy Drugs
- Others
Regional Coverage:
North America
- U.S.
- Canada
- Mexico
- Rest of North America
Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Russia
- Italy
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- New Zealand
- Australia
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Rest of Asia Pacific
The Middle East & Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Egypt
- Kuwait
- South Africa
- Rest of the Middle East & Africa
Latin America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Rest of Latin America