Please find here below a summary of the figures on cats and an overview of data on cats in the World, in Europe and by European Country
Summary
World |
Europe |
EU |
|
---|---|---|---|
CATS and DOGS together including strays |
189,012,000 |
140,833,000 | |
CATS including strays |
600,000,000 |
||
OWNED CATS |
220,000,000 |
103,828,000 |
75,324,000 |
STRAY CATS |
480,000,000 |
In the World
Source |
Date |
What |
Data |
---|---|---|---|
Vetnosis |
2012 |
Cats excluding strays |
220 million |
WSPA International |
2008 |
Cats ALL |
600 million |
Cats strays |
480 million |
In Europe
Source |
Date |
What |
Data |
---|---|---|---|
"Evaluation of the EU policy on animal welfare and possible policy options for the future" (source used by the AW Strategy) |
2010 Dec |
Cats and Dogs ALL |
100 Millions |
FEDIAF “Facts and Figures” |
2018 |
Cats in the EU |
75,324,000 |
Cats in Europe |
103,828,000 |
Per Country
NB: Data without a stated source come from the FEDIAF report of 2018
Number per country |
Cats |
|
Owned |
Stray |
|
Austria |
2,034,000 |
|
Belgium |
2,050,000 |
32,315 cats abandonned in 2013 (e-sante.be) |
Bulgaria |
800,000 |
|
Czech Republic |
1,400,000 |
|
Denmark |
675,000 |
|
Estonia |
285,000 |
|
Finland |
900,000 |
|
France |
13,500,000 |
|
Germany |
14,500,000 |
|
Greece |
600,000 |
|
Hungary |
2,000,000 |
|
Ireland |
325,000 |
|
Italy |
7,300,000 |
1,300,000 (2008-LAV) |
Latvia |
400,000 |
|
Lithuania |
600,000 |
|
Netherlands |
2,640,000 |
|
Norway |
770,000 |
|
Poland |
6,400,000 |
|
Portugal |
1,500,000 |
|
Romania |
4,300,000 |
|
Russia |
22,500,000 |
|
Slovakia |
550,000 |
|
Slovenia |
480,000 |
|
Spain |
3,145,000 |
|
Sweden |
1,440,000 |
|
Switzerland |
1,634,000 |
|
Turkey |
3,600,000 |
|
United Kingdom |
7,500,000 |