Number of dogs in Europe 2010-2023

In 2023, the dog population in Europe was measured at approximately 106.36 million, an increase from around 104.34 million in the previous year. Overall, the number of pet-owning households in Europe was estimated to be around 166 million in 2023. Pets in the European UnionWith a pet population reaching almost 78 million in 2022, cats were the most populous animal type in the European Union, followed by dogs and ornamental birds. Other popular pets that year included small mammals, ornamental fish, and pet reptiles. There were approximately 7.3 million pet reptiles in the European Union in 2022. Germany was home to the highest population of pet dogs in the European Union in 2022, at around 10.6 million. Pet retailers in EuropeThe German pet food company Fressnapf was Europe’s top pet care retailer, with more than 2.1 billion euros in annual turnover in 2019. Fressnapf’s competitors in Europe are prominent pet care retailers such as the United Kingdom’s Pets at Home, the Belgian company Aveve, and the German Futterhaus, amongst others. Pets at Home is the largest pet retailer in the United Kingdom, recording annual revenues exceeding 1.32 billion British pounds in 2022.

至2023年，欧洲的犬只数量已达到约1.0636亿，较上一年度的约1.0434亿有所增长。综合来看，2023年欧洲宠物拥有家庭数量估计约为1.66亿。在欧盟，2022年的宠物数量几乎达到7800万，其中猫成为最为繁盛的动物种类，紧随其后的是犬类和观赏鸟类。当年，小型哺乳动物、观赏鱼类和宠物爬行动物也颇受欢迎。2022年欧盟内宠物爬行动物的数量约为730万。在2022年，德国拥有欧盟内最多的宠物犬数量，约为1060万。在宠物零售领域，德国宠物食品公司Fressnapf位居欧洲宠物护理零售商之首，2019年年度营业额超过21亿欧元。Fressnapf在欧洲的竞争对手包括英国宠物之家、比利时公司Aveve以及德国的Futterhaus等知名宠物护理零售商。宠物之家是英国最大的宠物零售商，2022年年度收入超过13.2亿英镑。