Animal populations by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
17,709
Türkiye
Lowest
13.06
Malta
Median
600.97
Years covered
49
1977–2025
Data points
13,472
What the numbers show
Animal populations by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 17,709 in Türkiye; the lowest is 13.06 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 600.97, and the mean is 2,534.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,356.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 43.5%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 43.6%).
Animal populations by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 17,709 | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 16,237 | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 10,420 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9,459 | 2019 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9,459 | 2019 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Spain | 6,300 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 6,284 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 6,143 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 6,143 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 5,815 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3,549 | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3,549 | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 2,127 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 1,815 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 1,813 | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1,534 | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 1,472 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 1,400 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 1,390 | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 1,345 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 883 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 752.13 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 698.87 | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 698.87 | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 600.97 | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 600.97 | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 563 | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 519.17 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 455.91 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 455.91 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 418 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 418 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 413.47 | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 413.47 | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 350.46 | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 350.46 | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 330.11 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 234.2 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 234.2 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 186.68 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 142.72 | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 142.72 | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 84.48 | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 44 | Iceland | 77 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 68.48 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 46 | Guadeloupe | 35.24 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Mayotte | 24.18 | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 48 | Martinique | 21.68 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 49 | Malta | 13.06 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 5,283
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 5,196
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 4,103
- Southern 3,333
- Ege 2,992
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 2,970
- Centro (ES) 2,729
- Bayern 2,713
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 2,611
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 2,510
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2,409
- Nord-Ovest 2,344
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 2,330
- Niedersachsen 2,235
- Orta Anadolu 2,176
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2,030
- Pays de la Loire 1,998
- Normandie 1,877
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 1,765
- Nord-Est (NUTS 2006) 1,747
- Batı Karadeniz 1,745
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1,725
- Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 1,722
- Batı Anadolu 1,695
- Bretagne 1,645
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 1,632
- Region Wschodni (NUTS 2013) 1,582
- Region Centralny (NUTS 2013) 1,572
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1,564
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 1,555
- Northern and Western 1,551
- Lombardia 1,548
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 1,534
- Noroeste 1,500
- Grand Est 1,468
- Auvergne 1,460
- Weser-Ems 1,449
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 1,439
- Oost-Nederland 1,429
- Castilla y León 1,422