Country rankings
Most Popular Pets by Country
Argentina has the highest % of Households w/Pets (80.0%), followed by Philippines (79.0%) and Thailand (71.0%). Sweden has the lowest (19.0%).
CultureFacts & Trivia36 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Nov 24, 2024Original page
15 sources
- Which Country Has the Highest Percentage of Pet Ownership in 2023 - Hepper
- A Guide to Worldwide Pet Ownership - Petsecure
- Pets of Finland - fci2010.com
- Les animaux domestiques - Boise State Pressbooks
- Belgian households with pets increased by 2% in the last year - Global Pet Industry
- Danes favor canines over felines - University of Copenhagen
- Most Popular Pets in Switzerland Revealed - I Am Expat
- Moving to Norway with Pets - Life in Norway
- Strategies for the Improvement of Pet Health and Welfare in Portugal Based on a Pilot Survey on Husbandry, Opinion, and Information Needs - National Center for Biotechnology Information
- The Value of Pets in Ukraine During the Russian Invasion - Psychology Today
- Cats vs dogs: Which do Chinese pet lovers prefer, and why? - Shine
- Number of pet dogs in Turkey from 2012 to 2023 - Statista
- Share of households owning at least one cat or dog in Estonia from 2010 to 2023 - Statista
- Share of Households Owning Cats and Dogs in Europe in 2010 and 2019, by Country (Sweden) - Statista
- Wide Angle: Which Country Keeps the Most Pets? - The New European
% of Households w/PetsBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
11 of 235 countries% of Households w/Pets
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All 11 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
69.0%
Middle half 48.5% – 70.5%
Average
58.5%
11 countries
Highest
80.0%
Argentina
Lowest
19.0%
Sweden
Data
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36 countries · # = rank by % of Households w/Pets
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | Dogs | 80.0% |
| 2 |  Philippines | Dogs | 79.0% |
| 3 |  Thailand | Dogs | 71.0% |
| 4 |  Mexico | Dogs | 70.0% |
| 5 |  Brazil | Dogs | 69.0% |
| 5 |  Australia | Dogs | 69.0% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | Cats | 67.0% |
| 8 |  Chile | Dogs | 64.0% |
| 9 |  Belgium | Cats | 33.0% |
| 10 |  Estonia | Dogs | 22.0% |
| 11 |  Sweden | Cats | 19.0% |
| — |  India | Dogs | — |
| — |  China | Cats | — |
| — |  Russia | Cats | — |
| — |  Ethiopia | Dogs | — |
| — |  Japan | Dogs | — |
| — |  Turkey | Dogs | — |
| — |  Germany | Cats | — |
| — |  United Kingdom | Dogs | — |
| — |  France | Cats | — |
| — |  South Africa | Dogs | — |
| — |  Italy | Cats | — |
| — |  Spain | Dogs | — |
| — |  Ukraine | Cats | — |
| — |  Poland | Dogs | — |
| — |  Romania | Dogs | — |
| — |  Netherlands | Cats | — |
| — |  Czechia | Dogs | — |
| — |  Portugal | Cats | — |
| — |  Hungary | Dogs | — |
| — |  Switzerland | Cats | — |
| — |  Denmark | Dogs | — |
| — |  Norway | Cats | — |
| — |  Finland | Dogs | — |
| — |  Ireland | Dogs | — |
| — |  Latvia | Cats | — |
What correlates with % of Households w/Pets?
Pearson r against 1,625 other country metrics sharing at least 10 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
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Opposite directions
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest % of Households w/Pets?
- Argentina has the highest % of Households w/Pets, at 80.0%, followed by Philippines (79.0%) and Thailand (71.0%).
- Which country has the lowest % of Households w/Pets?
- Sweden has the lowest % of Households w/Pets, at 19.0%.
- What is the median % of Households w/Pets across countries?
- The median is 69.0% across the 11 countries with data.
- Where does this most popular pets by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Which Country Has the Highest Percentage of Pet Ownership in 2023 - Hepper; A Guide to Worldwide Pet Ownership - Petsecure; Pets of Finland - fci2010.com; Les animaux domestiques - Boise State Pressbooks.