Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mediterranean cuisine Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mediterranean cuisine in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mediterranean cuisine has an estimated audience of 4,575,190 people in United Kingdom.

The average Mediterranean cuisine fan in United Kingdom is 44.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Scotland.

Top brand affinities include Cooking show, Italian cuisine, Local food, with strongest over-indexing on Cooking show (4.7× the country average).

Demographically, the Mediterranean cuisine audience skews more female with an average age of 44.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Design Affinity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Mediterranean cuisine fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.8 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Cooking show.

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 United Kingdom.

Audience size
4.6M
in United Kingdom
Gender
61.0%
39.0% male
Age
44.8
average years
Country rank
#1507
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+0%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Mediterranean cuisine fans

61.0% are female, 39.0% are male, average age 44.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.0%
Female
39.0%
Male
Demographic split for Mediterranean cuisine audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female61.0%
Male39.0%
Average age44.8
Estimated audience size4,575,190
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.8
average years
Age distribution of the Mediterranean cuisine audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-197%
20-2917%
30-3920%
40-4924%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.5%

of the worldwide Mediterranean cuisine audience comes from United Kingdom.

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 United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Mediterranean cuisine audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mediterranean cuisine fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Wales~400K1.51×
02West Midlands~300K1.40×
03Scotland~500K1.30×
04Yorkshire and the Humber~500K1.30×
05South East~700K1.21×
06North East~200K1.01×
07Northern Ireland~100K0.94×
08East of England~400K0.90×
09East Midlands~300K0.86×
10South West~300K0.83×
11North West~300K0.63×
12England~900K0.21×
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×
01Cooking showFood & Beverages4.70×
02Delivery orderFood & Beverages4.52×
03Sunday BrunchKids & Family3.61×
04Cultural historyArts & Culture3.23×
05Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages2.56×
06MounjaroHealth2.47×
07Italian cuisineFood & Beverages2.26×
08Local foodFood & Beverages2.17×
09Indian cuisineFood & Beverages2.11×
10Healthy habitsHealth2.10×
11Architecture & DesignBusiness & Career2.08×
12Home DesignHome & Garden2.02×
13Home Interior DesignHome & Garden2.02×
14LivemusicMusic & Radio1.94×
15Travel AdventuresTravel & Leisure1.93×
16Self careHealth1.91×
17Home constructionHome & Garden1.87×
18Take-outFood & Beverages1.77×
19SupermanMovies & TV1.62×
20FoodieFood & Beverages1.59×
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
IndulgenceJOY1.61×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.59×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.48×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mediterranean cuisine audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.79×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.89×
Social Media UsageJOY1.00×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mediterranean cuisine have in United Kingdom?

Mediterranean cuisine has an estimated audience of 4,575,190 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

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

61.0% of Mediterranean cuisine fans are female, 39.0% are male, with an average age of 44.8 years.

03

Which brands do Mediterranean cuisine fans like most?

Mediterranean cuisine fans show strongest brand affinity for Cooking show (4.7×), Italian cuisine (2.26×), and Local food (2.17×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mediterranean cuisine fans live in United Kingdom?

Mediterranean cuisine fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~900K), South East (reach ~700K), and Scotland (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 Italian cuisine (2.26×), Local food (2.17×), Superman (1.62×), and Mounjaro (2.47×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom. 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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