Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Pastry Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Pastry in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Pastry has an estimated audience of 1,526,909 people in Netherlands.

The average Pastry fan in Netherlands is 42.8 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 Bakery, Cupcake, Cake decorating, with strongest over-indexing on Bakery (4.03× the country average).

Demographically, the Pastry audience skews more female with an average age of 42.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Travelling.

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

The typical Pastry fan in Netherlands is more female, around 42.8 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Bakery.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

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 Pastry profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
1.5M
in Netherlands
Gender
70.3%
29.7% male
Age
42.8
average years
Country rank
#812
Topic in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Pastry fans

70.3% are female, 29.7% are male, average age 42.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

70.3%
Female
29.7%
Male
Demographic split for Pastry audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female70.3%
Male29.7%
Average age42.8
Estimated audience size1,526,909
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.8
average years
Age distribution of the Pastry audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2918%
30-3919%
40-4923%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.7%

of the worldwide Pastry audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Pastry
CountryShare
United States14.0%
Italy7.7%
Japan6.7%
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 Pastry audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Pastry fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Holland~900K3.32×
02Zuid-Holland~500K1.52×
03Utrecht~100K1.02×
04North Brabant~200K1.01×
05Flevoland~40K0.97×
06Limburg~90K0.91×
07Groningen~40K0.80×
08Zeeland~30K0.80×
09Drenthe~40K0.79×
10Overijssel~90K0.78×
11Friesland~40K0.76×
12Gelderland~100K0.74×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Pastry audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Cake decoratingFood & Beverages7.38×
02Chocolate cakeFood & Beverages6.78×
03Pastry chefFood & Beverages6.72×
04CheesecakeFood & Beverages5.99×
05CupcakeFood & Beverages5.59×
06SweetnessFood & Beverages5.06×
07FlourFood & Beverages4.72×
08DoughFood & Beverages4.64×
09CookieFood & Beverages4.40×
10ConfectioneryFood & Beverages4.26×
11BakeryFood & Beverages4.03×
12CakeFood & Beverages3.62×
13CandyFood & Beverages3.16×
14OvenHome & Garden2.84×
15Take-outFood & Beverages2.72×
16DessertsFood & Beverages2.55×
17EatingFood & Beverages1.96×
18BeveragesFood & Beverages1.70×
19RestaurantsFood & Beverages1.63×
20McDonald'sFood & Beverages1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Pastry 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 Pastry audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.43×
TravellingTHRILL1.40×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.32×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Pastry audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE0.80×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.90×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Pastry have in Netherlands?

Pastry has an estimated audience of 1,526,909 people in Netherlands, concentrated in North Holland and Zuid-Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of Pastry fans?

70.3% of Pastry fans are female, 29.7% are male, with an average age of 42.8 years.

03

Which brands do Pastry fans like most?

Pastry fans show strongest brand affinity for Bakery (4.03×), Cupcake (5.59×), and Cake decorating (7.38×) over the country average.

04

Where do Pastry fans live in Netherlands?

Pastry fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in North Holland (reach ~900K), Zuid-Holland (reach ~500K), and North Brabant (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Pastry fans also like?

Beyond Pastry itself, the audience over-indexes on Cupcake (5.59×), Cake decorating (7.38×), Cake (3.62×), and Flour (4.72×) 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 Pastry. 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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