Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Birkenstock Target Market in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Birkenstock in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Birkenstock has an estimated audience of 2,835,136 people in France.

The average Birkenstock fan in France is 38.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Top brand affinities include COS, Sandal, Ugg boots, with strongest over-indexing on COS (9.58× the country average).

Demographically, the Birkenstock audience skews more female with an average age of 38.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Design Affinity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Birkenstock fan in France is more female, around 38.6 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for COS.

Category: Fashion & Accessoires · Type: Brand · Subtype: Footwear

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 Birkenstock profile in France.

Audience size
2.8M
in France
Gender
64.0%
36.0% male
Age
38.6
average years
Country rank
#1545
Brand in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Birkenstock

64.0% are female, 36.0% are male, average age 38.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

64.0%
Female
36.0%
Male
Demographic split for Birkenstock audience in France
MetricValue
Female64.0%
Male36.0%
Average age38.6
Estimated audience size2,835,136
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.6
average years
Age distribution of the Birkenstock audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2920%
30-3917%
40-4919%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.2%

of the worldwide Birkenstock audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Birkenstock
CountryShare
United States25.5%
Germany8.2%
United Kingdom7.8%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the France average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Birkenstock audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Birkenstock customers by region in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K1.41×
02Île-de-France~700K1.26×
03Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~300K1.26×
04Corsica~20K1.21×
05Occitanie~300K1.19×
06Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~400K1.04×
07Brittany~100K0.97×
08Grand Est~200K0.81×
09Pays de la Loire~100K0.81×
10Normandy~100K0.81×
11Hauts-de-France~200K0.78×
12Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~90K0.77×
13Centre-Val de Loire~80K0.71×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Birkenstock audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01RepettoFashion & Accessoires11.15×
02FAGUOFashion & Accessoires10.59×
03clarksFashion & Accessoires9.94×
04COSShopping9.58×
05SandalFashion & Accessoires9.11×
06Ugg bootsFashion & Accessoires7.91×
07IKKSFashion & Accessoires7.69×
08SpartooShopping7.46×
09GeoxFashion & Accessoires7.33×
10Princesse tam.tamFashion & Accessoires6.50×
11American VintageFashion & Accessoires6.18×
12SarenzaFashion & Accessoires3.45×
13LinensHome & Garden2.55×
14GiftShopping2.26×
15FranceTravel & Leisure2.19×
16City of LondonTravel & Leisure2.11×
17Online shoppingShopping1.80×
18IKEAHome & Garden1.65×
19ClothingFashion & Accessoires1.58×
20FamilyKids & Family1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Birkenstock 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 Birkenstock audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.47×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.31×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.29×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Birkenstock audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.57×
Social Media UsageJOY0.63×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.67×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Birkenstock's target market in France?

Birkenstock's target market in France covers an estimated 2,835,136 people, concentrated in Île-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

02

What is the gender split and age of Birkenstock customers?

64.0% of the Birkenstock audience are female, 36.0% are male, with an average age of 38.6 years.

03

Which brands do Birkenstock fans like most?

Birkenstock fans show strongest brand affinity for COS (9.58×), Sandal (9.11×), and Ugg boots (7.91×) over the country average.

04

Where do Birkenstock fans live in France?

Birkenstock fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~700K), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (reach ~400K), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Birkenstock fans also like?

Beyond Birkenstock itself, the audience over-indexes on Sandal (9.11×), Ugg boots (7.91×), France (2.19×), and Spartoo (7.46×) compared to the France average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in France who actively search for Birkenstock. 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 France. 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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