Personal ID | Security Printing and Brand Protection Industries

Table of Contents Key Facts and Figures

The global market for personal IDs is valued at $10.31 billion in 2024, having grown by 2.0% CAGR since 2019
Demand will continue to grow, with market value reaching $11.60 billion by 2029

The personal ID industry encompasses a wide variety of identity documents, including national ID cards, driving licences, voter ID cards, health cards, and birth certificates; and international travel documents such as passports and visas. The personal ID industry is driven by the need to continue to improve the security of these documents to make them less susceptible to counterfeiting activity, with national and regional initiatives to standardise formats of key types of personal ID to ensure that they embrace enhanced security measures.

Initiatives around digital IDs, along with the potential and challenges they face, are discussed in detail in this report; including the European Union’s eIDAS Regulation. The continuing growth of digital IDs is inevitable over the next five years; however, they will complement, rather than replace, physical documents.

Key Questions

What new and emerging technologies are impacting the personal ID market?
What are the key drivers of demand for passports and secure documents?
Who are the key players in the personal ID industry and how will the competitive landscape change over the next five years?
How regulations will affect this market – specifically the EU’s eIDAS Regulation
How can organisations tackle the ongoing challenge of data security and privacy issues?

This report benefits

Suppliers of security components, inks and substrates
High security printers
Consumables, equipment and machinery suppliers

About the author
Keith Jacques has many years’ experience in carrying out market research projects on a wide range of topics including security print; backed up by over 40 years’ industry
experience in a variety of roles in technical, sales and marketing and new business development.

Name The Future of Personal ID to 2029

Date 7/29/2024

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Executive summary
Introduction and methodology

Introduction
Report scope
Report objectives
Methodology
Data

Key drivers and trends

Introduction
Global trends
- Economic trends
- Geopolitical trends
- Global population trends
Digital personal IDs
Multipurpose IDs
Immigration trends
Automation of borders
Identity theft
Digital onboarding
Sustainability drivers
Personal ID retail trends
- e-Commerce
- Instore retail
- Disadvantages and risks of facial recognition

Digital IDs and the impact on physical personal ID documents

Introduction
Digital government-issued IDs
- Countries with governmentissued digital ID systems
Digital wallets
- Digital wallets in the European Union
Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)
Challenges of digital ID
- Additional challenges for digital wallets
Impact of digital identities on the personal ID market

Regulatory landscape

Introduction
National ID legislation
- European Union
eIDAS
eIDAS and the UK
Other parts of the world
- USA – REAL ID
STORK project
FIDO alliance
ICAO
ISO/IEC
Legislation of migration and travel
- Europe
- iUSA
Data privacy regulations
- Europe
- USA
- Others
  - Brazil
  - Canada
  - China
  - India
  - Japan
  - South Africa
Regulatory working groups

Cutting-edge technologies

Overview
Physical document technologies
- Holography
- Polymers
Digital identities
- Web 3.0
- iBlockchain
  - Non-fungible tokens
- The metaverse
Authentication technologies
- Optical machine authentication
- Biometric authentication
  - Trends in biometric authentication
  - Challenges for biometric authentication
- Other authentication technologies

Consumable materials and processes

Overview
Substrates
- Security papers
- Polymeric materials
  - Polycarbonate
  - PVC
  - Composites
  - Teslin
  - Other synthetic materials
- Security laminates and overlays
Security inks
DOVIDs
Machine-readable features
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint
- Iris recognition
- Facial recognition
- Voice recognition
- Behavioural recognition
Personalisation

Personal ID market by enduse

Overview
Passports
- Machine-readable passports
- e-Passports
Identity cards
National ID (NID) cards
Military ID cards
Non-governmental ID cards
- Traditional ID cards
- e-ID cards
Driving licences
- Traditional driving licences
- e-Driving licence
- Mobile driving licences
Visas
- Traditional visas
- e-Visas
Health cards
Voter ID
Birth certificates

Personal ID by geography

Overview
Western Europe
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences
Eastern Europe
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences
North America
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences
Latin America
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences
Asia
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences
Middle East
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences
Africa
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences
Australasia
- Passports and visas
- National ID
- Driving licences

Tables

Security printing for personal ID by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Substrates: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Substrates: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Security inks: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Security inks: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
DOVIDs: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
DOVIDs: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Machine-readable features: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Machine-readable features: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Biometrics: Personal ID market by end use-sector ($ million), 2019–29
Biometrics: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Personalisation print: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Personalisation print: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Security printing for personal ID by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
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Passports: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Passports: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
National ID cards: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
National ID cards: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Driving licences: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Driving licences: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Visas: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Visas: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Health cards: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Health cards: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Electoral registration systems: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Electoral registration systems: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Birth certificates: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Birth certificates: Personal ID market by region ($ million), 2019–29
Security printing for personal ID by region ($ million), 2019–29
Western Europe: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Western Europe: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Eastern Europe: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Eastern Europe: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
North America: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
North America: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
South/Central America: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
South/Central America: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Asia: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Asia: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Middle East: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Middle East: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Africa: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Africa: Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29
Australasia: Personal ID market by technology ($ million), 2019–29
Personal ID market by end-use sector ($ million), 2019–29

Figures

Economic growth in selected countries/ regions (%)
Migrants as a share of total population by region (%)
Airport procedures requiring improved queue management (% of respondents)
In-store facial recognition technology solution
Thales Group: Gemalto Color Laser Shield
Presence of data protection legislation by region (%)
Evolution of the internet since the early 1990s
IDEMIA: OneLook multi-biometric ID verification solution
Global prevalence of compulsory voting (%)
Prevalence of birth registrations for children under 5 by region (%)
Users of e-government services in selected Western European countries (% of internet users)
Vehicle ownership in selected Western European countries (cars per 1,000 inhabitants)
Users of e-government services in selected Eastern European countries (% of internet users)
Vehicle ownership in selected Eastern European countries (cars per 1,000 inhabitants)
Percentage of Africans requiring a visa to travel within the region (%)