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Pet hamsters (proxy): number of small mammals kept as pets

Estimated number of small mammals kept as pets (a proxy including hamsters) by country, based on major pet industry surveys and reports (mostly 2022).

Source: FEDIAF (Europe) + national/industry pet surveys (non-Europe)•34 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.1million animals
Median: 0.4million animals
Countries Covered
34
with available data
Highest
United States of America
14.0million animals
Lowest
Estonia
0.1million animals
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America14.0million animals
2Germany5.2million animals
3France2.9million animals
4Italy1.8million animals
5Spain1.3million animals
By Region
North America7.6million animals(2 countries)
Oceania0.8million animals(2 countries)
Europe0.7million animals(28 countries)
Asia0.6million animals(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1million animals)High (14.0million animals)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.1million animals)

North America (2)
Oceania (2)
Europe (28)
Asia (2)

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 small mammals kept as pets (a proxy including hamsters) by country, based on major pet industry surveys and reports (mostly 2022). Source: FEDIAF (Europe) + national/industry pet surveys (non-Europe).

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United States of America14.0million animals
2Germany5.2million animals
3France2.9million animals
4Italy1.8million animals
5Spain1.3million animals
6United Kingdom1.3million animals
7Canada1.1million animals
8Poland1.1million animals
9Australia1.1million animals
10Netherlands0.8million animals
11Japan0.7million animals
12Austria0.6million animals
13South Korea0.5million animals
14Switzerland0.5million animals
15Belgium0.5million animals
16Czech Republic0.4million animals
17New Zealand0.4million animals
18Sweden0.4million animals
19Denmark0.3million animals
20Hungary0.3million animals
21Bulgaria0.2million animals
22Finland0.2million animals
23Norway0.2million animals
24Romania0.2million animals
25Croatia0.1million animals
26Greece0.1million animals
27Ireland0.1million animals
28Latvia0.1million animals
29Lithuania0.1million animals
30Portugal0.1million animals
31Slovakia0.1million animals
32Slovenia0.1million animals
33Cyprus0.1million animals
34Estonia0.1million animals
Showing 34 of 34 countries

Topics

#social#million animals#pet#hamsters#proxy#number#small#mammals#kept#pets

Data Source

This data comes from FEDIAF (Europe) + national/industry pet surveys (non-Europe) (2022).

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