What’s the most popular pet to own in your country?
February 20, 2025
What’s your country’s most popular pet?
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Cats.
There are around 16 million cats kept as pets. And then there is an unspecified number of cats who just happen to live, not as pets, but they occasionally seek proximity to humans for shelter and food.
In the Netherlands there are appr. 2,6 million cats and a little over 1,5 million dogs. Plus of course the millions of aquariums, birds and rabbits. About half the population has at least one pet. But cats are apparently the most popular.
I have both cats and dogs.
In Denmark, 20% of house holds have dogs, while 14% have cats.
Other animals are far far below that.
Definitely dogs. I think nearly a third of portuguese home have dogs.
A surprising amount of people in my town had weasels
I just checked, apparently 71% of Hungarian households own pets. Out of these 3/4 have at least one dog, and 1/2 have at least one cat.
So it seems dogs are the most popular here
Definitely dogs then cats also horses down the country
Dogs.
Apparently, there are over 8 million dogs in Poland and over 7 million cats.
Without looking at statistics, I would say cats. Because during COVID, we would way more oftenly have the oppertunity to flirt with each other’s cats at work, through the webcams, compared to dogs.
I like them equally though. I’m just as happy with a basket of kittens, as I am with a puppy attack 😀
I was thinking cats but had to check. It *is* cats, with 39% of French people having at least a cat and 30% having at least a dog.
Dogs and with a huge margin. 39% people have a dog, only 20% have a cat. Also out of the people who don’t have a dog 63% like dogs and 15% dislike dogs. Out of the people who don’t have a cat only 33% like cats and 43% say they dislike cats….
I’m in the group of people who dislike dogs and likes cats (but I don’t own one, I think it’s better for both cats and dogs to live outside and I like living in an apartment), and I oftentimes feel like a weirdo because lots of people can’t believe that somebody can dislike dogs and also lots of people think having a cat is for lonely weirdos…
32% of the Italians according to 2023 statistics prefer dogs (43%) over cats (34%). Can confirm, I have cat, my sis have both and many around us own a pet. It’s unprecedented in human history and I am both fascinated and scared of it.
Madaí, madraí, gadhair agus cúnna.
All dialectal Irish words for dog. A mans best friend
13 comments
Cats.
There are around 16 million cats kept as pets. And then there is an unspecified number of cats who just happen to live, not as pets, but they occasionally seek proximity to humans for shelter and food.
In the Netherlands there are appr. 2,6 million cats and a little over 1,5 million dogs. Plus of course the millions of aquariums, birds and rabbits. About half the population has at least one pet. But cats are apparently the most popular.
I have both cats and dogs.
In Denmark, 20% of house holds have dogs, while 14% have cats.
Other animals are far far below that.
Definitely dogs. I think nearly a third of portuguese home have dogs.
A surprising amount of people in my town had weasels
I just checked, apparently 71% of Hungarian households own pets. Out of these 3/4 have at least one dog, and 1/2 have at least one cat.
So it seems dogs are the most popular here
Definitely dogs then cats also horses down the country
Dogs.
Apparently, there are over 8 million dogs in Poland and over 7 million cats.
Apparently 49% of Polish households have at least one dog and 41% have at least one cat. Right after Hungarians, it seems, when it comes to dog ownership per household. [Here’s some stats map.](https://www.instagram.com/theworldmaps/p/C-VCbkcI_NV/?locale=pl&img_index=2) Or second right after Romanians according to a [different map](https://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/768484862895226880/dog-ownership-in-europe-the-population-of-dogs-in). Either way, Poles love dogs.
Without looking at statistics, I would say cats. Because during COVID, we would way more oftenly have the oppertunity to flirt with each other’s cats at work, through the webcams, compared to dogs.
I like them equally though. I’m just as happy with a basket of kittens, as I am with a puppy attack 😀
I was thinking cats but had to check. It *is* cats, with 39% of French people having at least a cat and 30% having at least a dog.
Dogs and with a huge margin. 39% people have a dog, only 20% have a cat. Also out of the people who don’t have a dog 63% like dogs and 15% dislike dogs. Out of the people who don’t have a cat only 33% like cats and 43% say they dislike cats….
I’m in the group of people who dislike dogs and likes cats (but I don’t own one, I think it’s better for both cats and dogs to live outside and I like living in an apartment), and I oftentimes feel like a weirdo because lots of people can’t believe that somebody can dislike dogs and also lots of people think having a cat is for lonely weirdos…
32% of the Italians according to 2023 statistics prefer dogs (43%) over cats (34%). Can confirm, I have cat, my sis have both and many around us own a pet. It’s unprecedented in human history and I am both fascinated and scared of it.
Madaí, madraí, gadhair agus cúnna.
All dialectal Irish words for dog. A mans best friend