Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Italian cuisine Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Italian cuisine in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Italian cuisine has an estimated audience of 1,801,978 people in Netherlands.

The average Italian cuisine fan in Netherlands is 43.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in North Holland.

The audience is concentrated in North Holland, Zuid-Holland, North Brabant.

Top brand affinities include Jumbo (supermarket), RTL Nieuws, Netherlands, with strongest over-indexing on Jumbo (supermarket) (1.79× the country average).

Demographically, the Italian cuisine audience skews more female with an average age of 43.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Urban Lifestyle.

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

The typical Italian cuisine fan in Netherlands is more female, around 43.2 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Jumbo (supermarket).

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 2026-08-12.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Italian cuisine profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
1.8M
in Netherlands
Gender
60.7%
39.3% male
Age
43.2
average years
Country rank
#634
Topic in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-23%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Italian cuisine fans

60.7% are female, 39.3% are male, average age 43.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.7%
Female
39.3%
Male
Demographic split for Italian cuisine audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female60.7%
Male39.3%
Average age43.2
Estimated audience size1,801,978
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.2
average years
Age distribution of the Italian cuisine audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2917%
30-3918%
40-4923%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.7%

of the worldwide Italian cuisine audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Italian cuisine
CountryShare
United States16.3%
Italy9.2%
Japan8.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Netherlands average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Italian cuisine audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Italian cuisine fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Zeeland~60K1.57×
02North Holland~400K1.33×
03Flevoland~50K1.04×
04Drenthe~60K1.00×
05Zuid-Holland~400K0.99×
06Friesland~70K0.97×
07Groningen~60K0.97×
08Limburg~100K0.95×
09Overijssel~100K0.94×
10Utrecht~100K0.92×
11Gelderland~200K0.90×
12North Brabant~300K0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Italian cuisine audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01RecipesFood & Beverages1.89×
02HEMAShopping1.82×
03Jumbo (supermarket)Shopping1.79×
04McDonald'sFood & Beverages1.71×
05Dutch languagePolitics & Society1.69×
06RTL NieuwsMovies & TV1.67×
07HotelsTravel & Leisure1.66×
08Bol.comShopping1.66×
09The HagueTravel & Leisure1.65×
10MagazinesLiterature1.64×
11LeisureTravel & Leisure1.64×
12AmsterdamTravel & Leisure1.61×
13CultureLiterature1.61×
14NetherlandsTravel & Leisure1.60×
15VoetbalprimeurSports1.58×
16WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.56×
17IKEAHome & Garden1.55×
18Politics and social issuesPolitics & Society1.55×
19RabobankBusiness & Career1.54×
20PinterestInternet & Social Media1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Italian 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 Italian cuisine audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.39×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.24×
Social Media UsageJOY1.21×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Italian cuisine audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.58×
IndividualismJOY0.79×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.81×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Italian cuisine have in Netherlands?

Italian cuisine has an estimated audience of 1,801,978 people in Netherlands, concentrated in North Holland and Zuid-Holland.

02

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

60.7% of Italian cuisine fans are female, 39.3% are male, with an average age of 43.2 years.

03

Which brands do Italian cuisine fans like most?

Italian cuisine fans show strongest brand affinity for Jumbo (supermarket) (1.79×), RTL Nieuws (1.67×), and Netherlands (1.6×) over the country average.

04

Where do Italian cuisine fans live in Netherlands?

Italian cuisine fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in North Holland (reach ~400K), Zuid-Holland (reach ~400K), and North Brabant (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Italian cuisine fans also like?

Beyond Italian cuisine itself, the audience over-indexes on RTL Nieuws (1.67×), Netherlands (1.6×), HEMA (1.82×), and IKEA (1.55×) compared to the Netherlands average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Netherlands who actively search for Italian 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 Netherlands. 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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