How many stray cats live in each country
Street cats and pet cats per 100 people, and the national totals, for 25 countries. Most countries never count their street cats, so many of these are estimates (🎲).
| Country | Stray cats per 100 people | Pet cats per 100 people | Stray cats (whole country) | Pet cats (whole country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 73.6 📎 | 4 📎 | 1 million 📎 mentalfloss.com | 0.055 million 📎 germanpedia.com 2024 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 19.2 📎 | 5.8 📎 | 2 million 🎲 networkforanimals.org | 0.6 million 📎 germanpedia.com 2024 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 16.2 📎 | 22.4 📎 | 55 million 📎 news.mongabay.com | 76.3 million 📎 avma.org 2025 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 16 📎 | 24.4 📎 | 11 million 📎 questions.assemblee-nationale.fr | 16.7 million 📎 germanpedia.com 2024 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 14.7 📎 | 19.5 📎 | 4 million 📎 smithsonianmag.com | 5.3 million 📎 animalmedicinesaustralia.org.au 2025 |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 14.1 📎 | 7 📎 | 5 million 📎 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2023 | 2.5 million 🎲 |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 8.9 🎲 | 1.8 🎲 | 3.4 million 🎲 | 0.7 million 🎲 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 8.6 🎲 | 1.7 🎲 | 10 million 🎲 egyptianstreets.com | 2 million 🎲 |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 4.7 🎲 | 3.5 🎲 | 4 million 🎲 | 3 million 🎲 |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4.3 📎 | 6.9 📎 | 5 million 🎲 | 8 million 🎲 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 3.7 📎 | 10.1 📎 | 1.81 million 📎 mdpi.com 2025 | 4.939 million 📎 zzf.de 2024 |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 3.5 📎 | 7.8 📎 | 10 million 🎲 | 22 million 📎 jawapos.com 2026 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 3.4 📎 | 20.2 📎 | 2 million 🎲 | 11.9 million 📎 germanpedia.com 2024 |
| 🇨🇳 China | 2.6 📎 | 5 📎 | 37 million 📎 en.wikipedia.org | 70 million 📎 36kr.jp 2023 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2.4 🎲 | 19 🎲 | 2 million 🎲 tierschutzbund.de | 15.9 million 📎 zzf.de 2024 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.3 🎲 | 14.7 🎲 | 3 million 🎲 | 19.2 million 📎 adn40.mx 2025 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 1.9 📎 | 34.8 📎 | 2.8 million 📎 euronews.com 2025 | 50 million 📎 vetandlife.ru 2025 |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 1.5 📎 | 4 📎 | 1.5 million 🎲 | 4 million 🎲 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1.4 📎 | 18.9 📎 | 1 million 📎 cats.org.uk | 13.1 million 📎 ukpetfood.org 2026 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1.2 📎 | 5.4 📎 | 0.6 million 🎲 | 2.77 million 📎 dailyvet.co.kr 2024 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1.1 🎲 | 14.5 🎲 | 2.4 million 🎲 cnnbrasil.com.br | 30.8 million 📎 panoramapetvet.com.br 2023 |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1 📎 | 6 📎 | 0.75 million 🎲 cms.stateofpethomelessness.com 2024 | 4.31 million 📎 nationthailand.com 2026 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 0.8 📎 | 7.1 📎 | 1 million 🎲 | 8.85 million 📎 petfoodindustry.com 2025 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 0.6 📎 | 0.2 📎 | 9.1 million 📎 outlookindia.com 2021 | 3 million 📎 es.statista.com 2021 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 0.2 📎 | 1.8 📎 | 0.013 million 📎 en.wikipedia.org | 0.111 million 📎 malaymail.com 2026 |
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