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Estimated number of pet cats (proxy for “count of gray cats”)

Country-level estimates of pet cat populations (millions). Used as the closest available proxy for “count of gray cats,” which is not tracked officially.

Source: Statista (compiled from industry and survey sources); supplemented by FEDIAF•38 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7.6million
Median: 2.1million
Countries Covered
38
with available data
Highest
United States of America
66.8million
Lowest
Malta
0.1million
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America66.8million
2People's Republic of China56.4million
3Russian Federation22.8million
4Cyprus20.7million
5Germany15.2million
By Region
North America37.4million(2 countries)
Asia22.6million(3 countries)
Other8.3million(3 countries)
Oceania5.3million(1 countries)
Europe4.0million(29 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1million)High (66.8million)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.6million)

North America (2)
Asia (3)
Other (3)
Oceania (1)
Europe (29)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Country-level estimates of pet cat populations (millions). Used as the closest available proxy for “count of gray cats,” which is not tracked officially. Source: Statista (compiled from industry and survey sources); supplemented by FEDIAF.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United States of America66.8million
2People's Republic of China56.4million
3Russian Federation22.8million
4Cyprus20.7million
5Germany15.2million
6France13.5million
7United Kingdom12.0million
8Italy10.0million
9Canada8.1million
10Japan7.7million
11Ukraine7.5million
12Poland7.0million
13Spain5.9million
14Australia5.3million
15Romania4.3million
16Kazakhstan3.6million
17Netherlands2.6million
18Czech Republic2.1million
19Hungary2.1million
20Switzerland2.1million
21Türkiye2.1million
22Portugal1.9million
23Austria1.7million
24Sweden1.4million
25Greece1.1million
26Slovakia1.1million
27Bulgaria0.9million
28Norway0.8million
29Croatia0.6million
30Denmark0.6million
31Belgium0.6million
32Ireland0.5million
33Lithuania0.4million
34Latvia0.3million
35Estonia0.2million
36Slovenia0.2million
37Luxembourg0.1million
38Malta0.1million
Showing 38 of 38 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Statista (compiled from industry and survey sources); supplemented by FEDIAF (2022).

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