24.3 billion pairs of shoes produced in 2019

Footwear production worldwide has increased by 21.2% since 2010 at an average yearly growth rate of 2.2%. In 2019 the industry slowed down, growing only by 0.6% over the previous year, but this was enough to establish a new production record of 24.3 billion pairs, according to World Footwear Yearbook 2020 report.