Number of pet owning households in Europe 2010-2023

As of 2023, an estimated 166 million European households owned at least one pet. During the last decade, the number of pet-owning households has increased by approximately 20 million. Pets in the European UnionThe most popular pets in the Europeans Union (EU) are cats. There are approximately 11,000 more cats than dogs in the EU. Besides cats and dogs, other popular pets are ornamental birds, such as canaries, parakeets, parrots, and small mammals, like mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, or rabbits. The number of cats in Europe has steadily increased during the last decade. In 2010, there were about 85,000 cats in Europe. By 2021, this figure had reached over 127,000. A similar trend has been observed in the number of dogs in Europe. Cats in the European UnionWhile cats are popular companions for households in many EU countries, Germany and France have the highest numbers of cats among EU countries by a considerable margin. However, these countries are also the most populous in the EU. Taking a look at the share of households who own at least one cat in the EU shows that the share of cat lovers in Romania is the highest. Almost half of Romanian households own a cat. The share of cat-owning households seems to be comparatively high in many eastern European countries.

截至2023年，预计有1.66亿欧洲家庭至少拥有一只宠物。在过去十年间，拥有宠物的家庭数量增加了约2000万。在欧洲联盟中，最受欢迎的宠物是猫。欧盟中猫的数量比狗多出大约11,000只。除了猫和狗之外，其他流行的宠物还包括观赏鸟类，如金丝雀、鹦鹉、鹦鹉螺，以及小型哺乳动物，如老鼠、仓鼠、豚鼠或兔子。在过去十年中，欧洲的猫数量稳步增长。2010年，欧洲大约有85,000只猫。到2021年，这一数字已超过127,000。在欧洲，狗的数量也呈现出相似的增长趋势。在欧洲联盟中，猫作为许多欧盟国家家庭的流行伴侣，德国和法国在欧盟国家中拥有最多的猫，且这一差距相当显著。然而，这两个国家也是欧盟中人口最多的国家。观察欧盟中至少拥有一只猫的家庭比例，我们发现罗马尼亚的猫爱好者比例最高，近一半的罗马尼亚家庭拥有猫。在许多东欧国家，拥有猫的家庭比例似乎也相对较高。

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集统计了2010年至2023年欧洲拥有至少一只宠物的家庭数量（单位：百万），覆盖欧洲委员会成员国（2010年数据不包括俄罗斯）。数据显示，在过去二十年间，欧洲拥有宠物的家庭数量增加了近一倍，反映了宠物饲养的显著增长趋势。