Middle East and Africa PERS Market

Middle East and Africa PERS Market Size

The Middle East and Africa PERS market was valued at USD 359 million in 2024, is estimated to reach USD 377 million in 2025, and is projected to reach USD 556 million by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 4.98% from 2025 to 2033.

MARKET DRIVERS

Rising Geriatric Population and Chronic Diseases

Personal emergency response systems are the medical devices where individuals call for medical help during an emergency. These devices are exceptionally innovative, which contact the emergency care services or the other family members. Other than patient use during an emergency, these devices are also used for general-purpose to ensure safety and security when living or traveling alone.

Shift from analog to digital equipment and wired to wireless systems increased the personal emergency response system market's adoption. This system also allows caregivers to send messages and speak directly with patients, thereby saving time and faster communication between patients, hospital staff, and doctors. It will enable open communication between the patient and others through the main unit, enabling the doctors to properly respond where the range of the pendant is normally inside the home and partly outside.

The Middle East and Africa personal emergency response systems market is expected to be driven by the prevalence of chronic diseases such as dementia, cardiovascular diseases, and other illness among people across the region. Also, the growing geriatric population is significantly influencing the demand for the Middle East and Africa PERS market.

In addition, the technological advancement for developing various devices and techniques with innovative devices, the growing application, and the benefits associated with the PERS are increasing the demand for the systems in the market.

Moreover, the increasing awareness about personal health care monitoring systems available in the market as these devices are also used for general safety and security concerns that influence the growth of the Middle East & Africa PERS market.

MARKET RESTRAINTS

High Costs and Lack of Awareness

Growing government investments for developing well-equipped, advanced medical and healthcare services, as well as increasing initiatives for developing infrastructure for the patients and other people also the lack of disease management, is also encouraging the growth of personal emergency response systems in the market in the region.

However, the increase in the costs associated with the systems for manufacturing and installing them is affecting the market's growth. Also, due to lack of awareness among the people about the usage of PERS and its benefits associated with it and decreasing preferences of people towards the usage of landlines are majorly restraining the market growth.

In addition, the lack of skilled and trained individuals for operating and monitoring the systems is impeding market growth as well as the concerns and issues related to the data security problems related to PERS a well as due to lack of a stable economy in the region is hampering the growth of the Middle East and Africa personal emergency response systems market.

REPORT COVERAGE

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

The Middle East & Africa personal emergency response systems market is accountable for a moderate share in the market. The regional market growth is expected to be driven by the presence of the elderly people population, improving healthcare spending, and supportive government policies. In addition, the emerging countries in the region, such as South Africa, UAE, and Saudi Arabia, are expanding the regional market growth with a significant market share.

UAE is estimated to grow significantly over the forecast period. The market growth is projected to be fuelled by the growing awareness towards PERS benefits, technological advancement in product expansion, and increasing healthcare spending. Moreover, the increasing penetration of smartphones in the country is significantly accelerating market growth.

On the other hand, Saudi Arabia and South Africa have projected to market record a promising share in the Middle East and Africa personal emergency response systems market. The growing chronic diseases, the increasing acquisition of personal emergency response systems, and the easy government policies are attracting pharmaceutical companies to investments are contributing to the growth of the Middle East and Africa PERS market.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS

Prominent companies dominating the Middle East & Africa PERS Market are ADT Corporation, Life Guardian Technologies LLC, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Tunstall Healthcare Group Ltd, Bay Alarm Medical Company, Philips Electronics N.V., Alert One Services LLC, Medical Guardian LLC.

MARKET SEGMENTATION

This research report on the Middle East and Africa Personal Emergency Response Systems Market is segmented and sub-segmented into the following categories.

By Type:

• Mobile Based

• Landline Based

• Standalone

By End User:

• Home-Based Users

• Senior Living Facilities

• Assisted Living Facilities

• Others

By Country:

• KSA

• UAE

• Israel

• rest of GCC countries

• South Africa

• Ethiopia

• Kenya

• Egypt

• Sudan

• rest of Middle East and Africa