Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mediterranean cuisine Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mediterranean cuisine in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mediterranean cuisine has an estimated audience of 3,498,934 people in Spain.

The average Mediterranean cuisine fan in Spain is 48.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Catalonia.

The audience is concentrated in Catalonia, Andalusia, Community of Madrid.

Top brand affinities include Spanish cuisine, Latin American cuisine, Local food, with strongest over-indexing on Spanish cuisine (4.31× the country average).

Demographically, the Mediterranean cuisine audience skews more female with an average age of 48.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Early Adopter Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 17 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Mediterranean cuisine fan in Spain is more female, around 48.1 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Spanish cuisine.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Cuisine

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Mediterranean cuisine profile in Spain.

Audience size
3.5M
in Spain
Gender
59.8%
40.2% male
Age
48.1
average years
Country rank
#1025
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Mediterranean cuisine fans

59.8% are female, 40.2% are male, average age 48.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

59.8%
Female
40.2%
Male
Demographic split for Mediterranean cuisine audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female59.8%
Male40.2%
Average age48.1
Estimated audience size3,498,934
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 48.1
average years
Age distribution of the Mediterranean cuisine audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-194%
20-2911%
30-3917%
40-4926%
50+42%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.2%

of the worldwide Mediterranean cuisine audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mediterranean cuisine
CountryShare
United States22.5%
Italy11.8%
United Kingdom5.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Spain average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Mediterranean cuisine audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mediterranean cuisine fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Aragon~400K3.83×
02Balearic Islands~200K2.05×
03Catalonia~800K1.32×
04Canary Islands~200K1.24×
05La Rioja~20K1.01×
06Cantabria~40K0.95×
07Extremadura~70K0.94×
08Navarre~40K0.94×
09Principality of Asturias~80K0.92×
10Comunidad Valenciana~400K0.91×
11Castilla-La Mancha~100K0.90×
12Region of Murcia~100K0.90×
13Castile and León~100K0.87×
14Galicia~100K0.84×
15Basque Autonomous Country~100K0.82×
16Andalusia~600K0.81×
17Community of Madrid~500K0.79×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Mediterranean cuisine audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mediterranean cuisine audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Middle Eastern cuisineFood & Beverages6.86×
02Retail bankingBusiness & Career6.25×
03Latin American cuisineFood & Beverages5.37×
04Kitchen utensilHome & Garden4.67×
05Spanish cuisineFood & Beverages4.31×
06German cuisineFood & Beverages4.23×
07Nail artBeauty & Wellness4.21×
08Mexican cuisineFood & Beverages3.71×
09AviationBusiness & Career3.30×
10Local foodFood & Beverages3.17×
11Soft drinksFood & Beverages3.03×
12DancehallsMusic & Radio3.01×
13Fashion showFashion & Accessoires2.55×
14RabbitsPets & Animals2.53×
15Gourmet FoodsFood & Beverages2.52×
16Italian cuisineFood & Beverages2.49×
17SeafoodFood & Beverages2.48×
18SKLUMHome & Garden2.10×
19FIFA World CupSports1.64×
20Personal careHealth1.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mediterranean cuisine audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mediterranean cuisine audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.62×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.39×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.38×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mediterranean cuisine audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.81×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.82×
Community OrientationOPEN0.84×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mediterranean cuisine have in Spain?

Mediterranean cuisine has an estimated audience of 3,498,934 people in Spain, concentrated in Catalonia and Andalusia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Mediterranean cuisine fans?

59.8% of Mediterranean cuisine fans are female, 40.2% are male, with an average age of 48.1 years.

03

Which brands do Mediterranean cuisine fans like most?

Mediterranean cuisine fans show strongest brand affinity for Spanish cuisine (4.31×), Latin American cuisine (5.37×), and Local food (3.17×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mediterranean cuisine fans live in Spain?

Mediterranean cuisine fans in Spain are most concentrated in Catalonia (reach ~800K), Andalusia (reach ~600K), and Community of Madrid (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Mediterranean cuisine fans also like?

Beyond Mediterranean cuisine itself, the audience over-indexes on Latin American cuisine (5.37×), Local food (3.17×), Kitchen utensil (4.67×), and Nail art (4.21×) compared to the Spain average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Spain who actively search for Mediterranean cuisine. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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