Automotive Airbag Inflator Market Set to Reach US $8.17 Billion by 2030 - Mordor intelligence

Introduction

The automotive airbag inflator market size stands at USD 5.93 billion in 2025 and is forecast to touch USD 8.17 billion by 2030, advancing at a 6.60% CAGR between 2025 and 2030. This expansion reflects a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 6.6 % over the forecast period. This growth emerges as automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers respond to increasingly stringent occupant-safety regulations, rising consumer expectations for protection, and a shift away from legacy azide-based propellant chemistry to newer non-azide formulations.

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Key Market Trends

Stricter Safety Mandates & Replacement Volumes: Tighter frontal and side-impact safety regulations in major markets are fuelling demand for advanced inflators. For example, regulatory updates in North America and Europe require more comprehensive side-torso protection, which prompts OEMs to tender inflators with full compliance documentation and increased audit frequency. These regulatory pressures not only drive new-vehicle fitments but also boost aftermarket and recall replacement volumes, supporting steady growth in the automotive airbag inflator market.

Shift to Non-Azide Propellants and Chemistry Innovation: Occupational-health limits on sodium-azide exposure and regulatory incentives favour non-azide propellant chemistry. In 2024, non-azide formulations accounted for approximately 68.10 % of the market share and are set to grow at an estimated 8.3 % CAGR through 2030. Suppliers report that switching to non-azide blends allows thinner metal walls, reduced waste, and lower disposal burdens, making this trend a key driver of the automotive airbag inflator market size and share evolution.

Rise of Multi-Stage and Hybrid Inflators: While pyrotechnic inflators maintain the largest share (about 59.25 % in 2024) in the automotive airbag inflator market by inflator-type segment, hybrid inflators (combining stored-gas with pyrotechnic charge) are poised for faster growth, with a forecasted CAGR of around 7.9 % through 2030. This shift reflects OEMs' interest in deployment modulation for occupant-adaptive protection, and helps mitigate raw-material supply risks thereby influencing both market growth and competitive positioning.

Regional Momentum in Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific region emerges as the largest and fastest-growing region within the automotive airbag inflator market. With a regional revenue share of approximately 42.55 % in 2024 and a projected regional CAGR of around 7.5 %, the region is driven by technology-rich Chinese mid-SUV programs and scaling export hubs in India. This regional strength underpins overall global market expansion and offers major upside for suppliers localising manufacturing.

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Market Segmentation

By Airbag Type
-Passenger
-Curtain
-Knee
-Side
-Pedestrian Protection

By Inflator Type
-Pyrotechnic
-Stored-Gas
-Hybrid

By Vehicle Type
-Passenger Cars
-Light Commercial Vehicles
-Heavy Commercial Vehicles

By Propellant Chemistry
-Azide-Based
-Non-Azide (e.g., Guanidine Nitrate)

By Technology Stage
-Single-Stage
-Dual-Stage & Multi-Stage

By Sales Channel
-OEM Fitted
-Aftermarket / Recall Replacement

By Geography
-North America
-South America
-Europe
-Middle east &Africa
-Asia pacific

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Key Players

Autoliv Inc.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Joyson Safety Systems

Daicel Corporation

ARC Automotive Inc.

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Conclusion

In summary, the automotive airbag inflator market is entering a phase of steady but meaningful growth, driven by regulatory intensification, chemistry transitions, and increased content per vehicle in both the passenger-car and commercial-vehicle segments. With projected global market value rising from US $5.93 billion in 2025 to about US $8.17 billion by 2030, the automotive airbag inflator market size and growth potential are clear. Segmentation analysis highlights curtain and knee airbags, hybrid inflators, non-azide chemistries, commercial-vehicle fitments, and aftermarket channels as key areas of focus.

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