social2024
Estimated Pet Cat Population by Country
Estimated number of domestic (pet) cats by country. Useful proxy for the vague query “cats mat” when no official global indicator exists.
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Key Insights
Global Average
14,017,950.0cats
Median: 8,000,000.0cats
Countries Covered
20
with available data
Highest
United States of America
74,059,000.0cats
Lowest
Sweden
1,400,000.0cats
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America74,059,000.0cats
2People's Republic of China53,100,000.0cats
3Russian Federation23,000,000.0cats
4Brazil22,100,000.0cats
5France14,900,000.0cats
By Region
Asia31,100,000.0cats(2 countries)
North America29,186,333.3cats(3 countries)
Other23,000,000.0cats(1 countries)
South America12,750,000.0cats(2 countries)
Europe7,018,181.8cats(11 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1,400,000.0cats)High (74,059,000.0cats)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 14,017,950.0cats)
Asia (2)
North America (3)
Other (1)
South America (2)
Europe (11)
Oceania (1)
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
Estimated number of domestic (pet) cats by country. Useful proxy for the vague query “cats mat” when no official global indicator exists. Source: World Population Review.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 74,059,000.0cats |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 53,100,000.0cats |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 23,000,000.0cats |
| 4 | Brazil | 22,100,000.0cats |
| 5 | France | 14,900,000.0cats |
| 6 | Germany | 12,000,000.0cats |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 12,000,000.0cats |
| 8 | Italy | 10,200,000.0cats |
| 9 | Japan | 9,100,000.0cats |
| 10 | Canada | 8,500,000.0cats |
| 11 | Ukraine | 7,500,000.0cats |
| 12 | Poland | 6,100,000.0cats |
| 13 | Spain | 5,800,000.0cats |
| 14 | Mexico | 5,000,000.0cats |
| 15 | Australia | 4,900,000.0cats |
| 16 | Netherlands | 3,600,000.0cats |
| 17 | Argentina | 3,400,000.0cats |
| 18 | Belgium | 2,000,000.0cats |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1,700,000.0cats |
| 20 | Sweden | 1,400,000.0cats |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Population Review (2024).
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