North America Healthcare Biometrics Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Technology (Fingerprint Recognition, Voice Recognition, Hand Recognition, Vein Recognition, Iris Recognition, Face Recognition and Others), By End User (Hospitals, Healthcare Institutions, Clinics and Clinical Laboratories), By Application (Medical Record & Data Center Security, Patient Identification & Tracking, Care Provider Authentication, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Others), North America Healthcare Biometrics Market Size Insights, Industry Trends, Forecast to 2035

North America Healthcare Biometrics Market Size Insights Forecasts to 2035

• The North America Healthcare Biometrics Market Size Was Estimated at USD 4.63 Billion in 2024
• The Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of Around 13.11% from 2025 to 2035
• The North America Healthcare Biometrics Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 17.95 Billion by 2035

According to a Research Report Published by Spherical Insights & Consulting, The North America Healthcare Biometrics Market Size is Anticipated to Reach USD 17.95 Billion by 2035, Growing at a CAGR of 13.11% from 2025 to 2035. The market is driven by technological advancements, increasing adoption of digital health solutions, and a rising emphasis on security and patient privacy.

Market Overview

The Healthcare Biometrics Market Size is characterized by the deployment of biometric technologies like fingerprints, facial features, and iris scans for identifying and authenticating individuals in the healthcare sector, and for recognizing people to safeguard personal records, medical data, and patients' records. Biometrics is one of the identification technologies, which are utilized to recognize persons through their physical characteristics like fingerprints, face, iris, voice, and palm vein. The Healthcare sector applies biometric recognition to prevent financial losses that are the result of medical identity fraud.

In December 2025, North America will implement a novel biometric entry and exit system for foreign visitors. In December 2025, non-US nationals will have their facial biometric data taken at every point of entry and exit, including airports, land borders, and seaports. The initiative is intended to improve the security of borders as well as to make identity checking of international travellers easier. American citizens will be given the choice not to participate in the program.

The adoption of these advanced biometric technologies for the purpose of gathering patient and registration information is foreseen to speed up, with one of the reasons being the rising incidence of fraudulent acts. Furthermore, the building of new hospital and clinic infrastructures might be a decisive factor in the overall growth of this sector, and thus making the new facility development one of the industry drivers.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the North America healthcare biometrics market based on various segments and regions, and forecasts revenue growth and analyses trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the North America healthcare biometrics market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies, such as expansion, product launch, development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the North America healthcare biometrics market.

Driving Factors

The Healthcare Biometrics Market Size in North America is driven by growing concerns regarding data security, increasing healthcare fraud cases, and the demand for better functioning patient management systems are the issues of the day. The rapid development of digital health records and telemedicine platforms prompts the need for secure authentication methods; thus, biometric adoption is on the rise. Government efforts to improve safety through biometrics have been one of the main factors driving this market. Biometrics is a must in the emergency unit.

Restraining Factors

The Healthcare Biometrics Market Size in North America is restrained by the high implementation and maintenance costs. Patients and healthcare providers are very concerned about the privacy implications of collecting and storing sensitive, unchangeable biometric data. The integration of new biometric systems with existing, usually out-of-date (legacy) healthcare IT infrastructures and electronic health record (EHR) platforms can cause adoption to be limited and workflows to be disrupted.

Market Segmentation

The North America healthcare biometrics market share is categorised into technology, end user, and application.

• The fingerprint recognition segment accounted for the largest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. 

The North America healthcare biometrics market is segmented by technology into fingerprint recognition, voice recognition, hand recognition, vein recognition, iris recognition, face recognition and others. Among these, the fingerprint recognition segment accounted for the largest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The growth of the segment is driven by its highly reliable and easily accessible nature, making it one of the most widely adopted biometric systems. The fingerprint collection is highly secure and accurate due to the fingerprint recognition system. The small-scale and healthcare industries' growth has brought about a higher demand for these systems.

• The hospitals segment dominated the market in 2024 and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period.  

Based on end user, the North America healthcare biometrics market is segmented into hospitals, healthcare institutions, clinics and clinical laboratories. Among these, the hospitals segment dominated the market in 2024 and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period. The segmental growth is driven by the use of biometric systems to protect patient data and to improve security. Biometric technology helps to monitor the entrances and exits of individuals who come to the hospitals. This enables strict control over the access points where only the authorised staff can go. Biometrics ensure the safekeeping of medical records, which are already in use for monitoring patients’ progress, thus contributing to making the right medical decisions.

• The patient identification & tracking segment accounted for the largest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. 

The North America healthcare biometrics market is segmented by application into medical record & data center security, patient identification & tracking, care provider authentication, remote patient monitoring, and others. Among these, the patient identification & tracking segment accounted for the largest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The growth of the segment is driven by the increasing recognition and application of biometric systems in medication and other industries. Biometrics are reliable and safe patient identification data that is then used for correct monitoring and improved medical decision-making. In addition, biometric technology prevents tampering of patient data and unauthorized access to the system.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the North America healthcare biometrics market, along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborate analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies                                                                                                                            

• NEC Corporation
• Thales Group
• Fujitsu Limited
• IDEMIA
• HID Global Corporation
• Imprivata, Inc.
• BIO-key International
• Aware, Inc
• Suprema Inc.
• 3M Cogent
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Recent Development

In January 2025, Idemia Public Security North America introduced software for latent fingerprint biometrics that the company says provides comprehensive capabilities for forensic examiners.

In February 2024, Imprivata, the digital identity company for life- and mission-critical industries, announced the availability of Imprivata Biometric Patient Identity, a first-of-its-kind facial recognition solution developed to address the unique privacy needs of healthcare organisations, ensuring accurate and efficient patient identification.

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at the North America, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the North America healthcare biometrics market based on the below-mentioned segments:

North America Healthcare Biometrics Market, By Technology

• Fingerprint Recognition
• Voice Recognition
• Hand Recognition
• Vein Recognition
• Iris Recognition
• Face Recognition
• Others

North America Healthcare Biometrics Market, By End User

• Hospitals
• Healthcare Institutions
• Clinics
• Clinical Laboratories

North America Healthcare Biometrics Market, By Application

• Medical Record & Data Center Security
• Patient Identification & Tracking
• Care Provider Authentication
• Remote Patient Monitoring
• Others