Behavioral Health Market Size

Behavioral Health Market size was over USD 160.19 billion in 2024 and is expected to exceed USD 368.1 billion by the end of 2037, growing at over 7.1% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of behavioral health is evaluated at USD 169.29 billion.

The growth is primarily attributed to the rising prevalence of various mental disorders. According to the World Health Organization, anxiety and depressive disorders were the most prevalent mental illnesses, affecting 1 in 8 persons, or 970 million people worldwide, in 2019. Furthermore, rising count of substance abuse along with the proliferating demand for behavioral health services are some other major factors which are expected to drive the growth of the market over the forecast period.

Mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and others are the major region behind distress population. The causes of these mental disorders are estimated to be changing lifestyle, and also heavy work load among the working population, which is further expected to boost the growth of the market during the forecast period. According to an estimate, for approximate 35% of workers, their workload is the main source of stress. Besides this, shocking rise in eating disorder and growing use of alcohol are further factors that are leading the behavioral health market over the projected time frame.