Death Care Services Market Report 2026

The death care services market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $138.23 billion in 2025 to $148.6 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising mortality rates in aging populations, increasing urban funeral service adoption, expansion of organized funeral service providers, early acceptance of cremation services, growing awareness of structured death care arrangements.

The death care services market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $201.23 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for personalized memorial services, rising adoption of pre need funeral planning, growth in environmentally conscious burial practices, expansion of digital funeral service support, strengthening professionalization of death care services. Major trends in the forecast period include growing demand for funeral planning and managed memorial services, rising preference for cremation and alternative burial solutions, increasing adoption of pre planning and pre need funeral arrangements, expansion of eco friendly and sustainable death care options, strengthening focus on personalized and digitally supported memorial services.

The growing aging population is expected to fuel the expansion of the death care services market in the coming years. The aging population consists of individuals aged 60 years and above who often require increased medical attention and supportive services. This demographic group is expanding as longer life expectancy raises the number of older adults, driven by advances in healthcare and improved living standards that enable people to live longer and healthier lives. As a result, the aging population increasingly depends on death care services for end-of-life planning and support, highlighting the rising demand for personalized and compassionate care during the final stages of life. For instance, in November 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a France-based international policy organization, across OECD countries, the proportion of the population aged 65 and above is projected to continue rising, increasing on average from 18.5% in 2023 to 26.4% by 2050. Therefore, the expanding aging population is driving the growth of the death care services market.

Major companies operating in the death care services market are emphasizing the development of advanced offerings, such as eco-friendly funeral products, as alternatives to traditional coffins. An eco-friendly solution refers to a sustainable practice or innovation that minimizes environmental impact by conserving resources, reducing pollution, and supporting ecological balance. For instance, in February 2025, Loop Biotech B.V., a Netherlands-based bio-design company, introduced the Loop Living Cocoon in the UK. This product replaces conventional wooden coffins with a biodegradable alternative grown from mycelium and upcycled hemp fibers that enrich the soil after burial rather than remaining in the ground for decades. Integrated with Loop Biotech’s broader sustainable funeral product range, including mushroom-based carriers and urns, it provides an environmentally conscious end-of-life option. The digital coffin enhances sustainability, streamlines funeral services, and enables families to leave a more eco-friendly legacy.

In March 2023, Carriage Services Inc., a US-based provider of funeral, cemetery, and cremation services, acquired substantially all the assets of Greenlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Carriage Services sought to strengthen its service presence in the Bakersfield, California market by gaining control of a leading local operator with an estimated 40% market share, thereby expanding its geographic reach and customer base. Greenlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home Inc. is a US-based provider that operates three funeral homes, two cemeteries, and a cremation-focused business, delivering comprehensive death care services such as burial, cremation, memorialization, and related offerings to local families.

Major companies operating in the death care services market report are Service Corporation International, Dignity plc, InvoCare, Nirvana Asia Ltd, Fu Shou Yuan International Group, Carriage Services, StoneMor Inc., Arbor Memorial Inc., Park Lawn Corporation, Foundation Partners Group, NorthStar Memorial Group, Funespaña, Kumar Funeral Services, Anthyesti Funeral Services, Funeral Services Ltd., Funeral Home Elpis, Empresa Funeraria Schunck Ltda, Eden Organização e Administração do Serviço Funerário Ltda, Funeraria Global Ltda, JM Fernandes Plano de Assistência Familiar e Funerária, Funeraria Brasão D’Ouro Ltda, Funeraria São Cristóvão Serviço Funerário Ltda, Moore Funeral Home, AVBOB Funeral Services.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the death care services market in 2025. North America was the second-largest region in the death care services market. The regions covered in the death care services market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the death care services market report are China, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.

The death care services market consists of revenues earned by entities that prepare the dead for burial or interment, conduct funerals, operate sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains, and/or cremate the dead. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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