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Overview of total (non-fermented) milk intake in European countries
Data extracted from the EFSA European Food Consumption database ( EFSA 2022) unless differently specified.
Total (non-fermented) milk consumption, mean Intakea
Belgium - NATIONAL-FCS-2014 (children: 2d food record, adolescents and adults: 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 200 | 191 | 208 |
| Adolescents | 146 | 128 | 165 |
| Adults | 82 | 81 | 82 |
| Belgium - Diet National 2004 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Elderly | 51 | 47 | 55 |
| Very Elderly | 64 | 61 | 66 |
| Bulgaria - NUTRICHILD 2007 (2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 70 | 62 | 78 |
| Czechia - Czech National Food Consumption Survey 2003 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 199 | 188 | 211 |
| Adolescents | 177 | 166 | 188 |
| Adults | 91 | 80 | 104 |
Denmark - The Danish National Dietary Survey 2005-08 (7d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 431 | 386 | 467 |
| Adolescents | 363 | 319 | 422 |
| Adults | 270 | 249 | 297 |
| Elderly | 231 | 230 | 231 |
| Very elderly | 233 | 219 | 252 |
| Germany - EsKiMo 2006 (3d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 228 | 214 | 241 |
Germany - National Nutrition Survey II 2007 (2x 24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 130 | 108 | 151 |
| Adults | 88 | 86 | 91 |
| Elderly | 68 | 69 | 66 |
| Very elderly | 78 | 81 | 74 |
| Estonia - National Dietary Survey among children up to ten years old and breastfeeding mothers - 2013 (2d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 296 | 271 | 321 |
| Estonia - National Dietary Survey among 11-74 years old - 2013 (2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 254 | 201 | 316 |
| Adults | 143 | 120 | 186 |
| Elderly | 145 | 123 | 190 |
Ireland - National Adult Nutrition Survey 2008 (4d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 211 | 173 | 251 |
| Elderly | 204 | 227 | 179 |
| Very elderly | 208 | 202 | 216 |
| Greece - Regional Crete 2004 (3d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 160 | 153 | 166 |
| Greece - The EFSA-funded collection of dietary and related data in the general population aged 10-74 years - 2014 (2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 281 | 250 | 315 |
| Adults | 116 | 115 | 116 |
| Elderly | 109 | 101 | 117 |
| Spain - Spanish National Dietary Survey on children and adolescents (children: 2d food record, adolescents: 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 277 | 272 | 281 |
| Adolescents | 295 | 264 | 322 |
| Spain - Spanish National Dietary Survey in adults, elderly,and pregnant women - 2013 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 224 | 224 | 224 |
| Elderly | 224 | 225 | 223 |
France - The French National Dietary Survey (INCA2), 2014-2015 (0-14y: 3d food record followed by telephone interview; 15-79y: 3x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 217 | 206 | 228 |
| Adolescents | 210 | 181 | 237 |
| Adults | 104 | 104 | 103 |
| Elderly | 87 | 83 | 92 |
| Very elderly | 111 | 104 | 126 |
| Croatia - Croatian Food Consumption Survey on adults-2011 (3x 24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 131 | 141 | 121 |
| Italy - Italian National Dietary Survey on children population 3mo-9years 2017 (2d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 165 | 154 | 176 |
| Italy - Italian National Dietary Survey on population 10-74y 2018 (2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 128 | 105 | 151 |
| Adults | 84 | 88 | 80 |
| Elderly | 101 | 114 | 83 |
| Italy - Italian National Food Consumption Survey INRAN SCAI 2005 (3d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Very elderly | 146 | 142 | 156 |
| Cyprus - National Dietary Survey of the children of Cyprus - 2014 (3d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 237 | 230 | 244 |
| Cyprus - National Dietary Survey of the adult population of Cyprus - 2014 (2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 206 | 185 | 228 |
| Adults | 138 | 150 | 125 |
| Elderly | 115 | 118 | 111 |
| Latvia - Latvian National Dietary Survey -2012 (children: 2d food record; 10y and above, 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 190 | 187 | 193 |
| Adolescents | 125 | 114 | 141 |
| Adults | 51 | 43 | 60 |
| Elderly | 87 | 85 | 90 |
| Very elderly | 56 | 48 | 64 |
| Hungary - Hungarian National Food Consumption Survey 2018 (children: 2d food record, 10 y and above: 2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 187 | 181 | 193 |
| Adolescents | 169 | 151 | 186 |
| Adults | 155 | 147 | 162 |
| Elderly | 117 | 122 | 111 |
| Hungary - National Repr Surv 2003 (3d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Very elderly | 198 | 174 | 242 |
| Netherlands -Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2021 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| 4-11 years | 182 | 153 | 204 |
| 12-17 years | 123 | 200 | |
| 18-50 years | 120 | 85 | 142 |
| 51-64 years | 114 | 165 | |
| 65-79 years | 109 | 113 | |
| Austria - Austrian Study on Nutritional Status – Children 2010-12 ( 3d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 190 | 175 | 204 |
| Austria - EU Menu Austria: Food consumption data for Austrian adolescents, 2018 (2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 81 | 71 | 97 |
| Austria - EU Menu Austria: Food consumption data for Austrian adults, 2014 ( 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 105 | 101 | 114 |
| Austria - Austrian Study on Nutritional Status - 2010 ( 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Elderly | 65 | 47 | 91 |
| Very Elderly | 62 | 67 | 57 |
| Portugal - National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese general population 2015 (children: 2d food record, 10y and above: 2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 377 | 368 | 385 |
| Adolescents | 290 | 238 | 342 |
| Adults | 143 | 137 | 150 |
| Elderly | 136 | 139 | 134 |
| Very elderly | 169 | 174 | 164 |
| Romania - Romanian National Food Consumption Survey for adolescents, adults and elderly-2019 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 101 | 98 | 104 |
| Adults | 32 | 29 | 35 |
| Elderly | 43 | 50 | 36 |
| Romania - DIETA PILOT ADULTS 2012 (7d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Very elderly | 97 | 86 | 109 |
| Slovenia - Slovenian National Food Consumption Survey - 2017 (2x 24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 112 | 92 | 131 |
| Adults | - | 84 | 80 |
| Elderly | - | 76 | 60 |
| Finland - Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Nutrition Study (DIPP) - 2003 (3d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 464 | 437 | 488 |
| Finland - National Findiet Surveys - 2007 (2x 48h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 493 | 406 | 602 |
| Finland - FINDIET 2017 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 224 | 185 | 267 |
| Elderly | 171 | 152 | 194 |
| Sweden - National Food Administration 2003 (4x 24h recalls) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 327 | 298 | 355 |
| Sweden - RIKSMATEN ADOLESCENTS 2016 (2d web-based dietary record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 308 | 228 | 406 |
| Sweden - Swedish National Dietary Survey - Riksmaten adults 2010 (4d web-based dietary record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 154 | 129 | 186 |
| Elderly | 150 | 142 | 162 |
| Very elderly | 181 | 186 | 177 |
aAge groups were defined as, unless stated otherwise: children: 36 months - 9 years of age, adolescents: 10 - 17 years of age, adults: 18 - 64 years of age, elderly: 65 - 74 years of age, very elderly: ≥75 years of age
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| Originally published | 04 May 2026 |
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