The worldwide population is expected to grow to 10.9 billion by 2100 from 7.7 billion in 2019, says the United Nations (UN) in its World Population Prospects 2019 report. Along with food and air, water is the most important for the survival of the human species. But, with the rising population, the availability of clean water for drinking and other household purposes is reducing. “2.3 billion people live in water-stressed countries, of which 733 million live in high and critically water-stressed countries.”, says the UN.
As per P&S Intelligence, the increasing demand for this precious resource will drive the centrifugal water pump market in the coming years. In such pumps, a rotating disc with blades (known as vanes), much like a turbine (but working opposite to it), pushes water forward. This, along with easy availability and cost-effectiveness, is why centrifugal variants are the most-popular type of domestic pumps in the world. Moreover, the design of this pump is simple, and it can accommodate numerous types of heads, for varying capacities.
Due to all these reasons, Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the largest centrifugal water pump market currently. Even though only 35% and 61% of the Indian and Chinese populations lived in cities in 2020, as per the World Bank, their absolute urban population is the highest in the world. This is why these countries’ cities’ demand for potable water is the highest. Even otherwise, they are the two most-populated countries in the world; much of their rural population is not connected to a municipal water supply system, which is why a large number of people use individual centrifugal pumps at their houses.
Moreover, APAC also accounts for the highest industrial production and large-scale construction. With water being important in these sectors, the demand for industrial-grade centrifugal pumps is booming. As high-rises are being built in large numbers, the demand for pumps at construction sites is increasing so that water can be lifted to the higher storeys. Same is the reason that after the buildings and their individual units are leased out, water pumps are installed to aid in the human consumption of water.
Thus, with the burgeoning population, the installation of centrifugal water pumps will increase.
