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France has 24.4 cats per 100 inhabitants, one of the highest per-capita rates in Western Europe
Source: FACCO (2024)
Notes
Calculated from 16.6M cats / 68M French population
FACCO. (2024). FACCO/INSEE Population Analysis. As cited in Cat Cognition. https://catcognition.com/statistics/comparison/#fr-cat-per-capita-2024
1.68:1
France has 16.6 million cats versus 9.9 million dogs, giving cats a 1.68:1 ratio advantage over dogs
FACCO (2024)
#3 in Europe
France has the third-largest cat population in Europe with 16.6 million, behind Germany (15.7M) and Russia (estimated 17-23M)
FEDIAF (2024)
12.5 million
The UK has 12.5 million cats compared to 13.5 million dogs
UK Pet Food (PFMA) (2024)
8.9M cats vs 8.3M dogs
Canada has 8.9 million cats compared to 8.3 million dogs, one of the few countries where cats outnumber dogs
Statista (2024)
