Animal populations by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
17,709 Thousand heads (animals)
Türkiye
Lowest
13.06 Thousand heads (animals)
Malta
Median
600.97 Thousand heads (animals)
Years covered
49
1977–2025
Data points
13,354
What the numbers show
Animal populations by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 17,709 Thousand heads (animals) in Türkiye; the lowest is 13.06 Thousand heads (animals) in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 600.97 Thousand heads (animals), and the mean is 2,624 Thousand heads (animals).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,356.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 37 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 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 16,237 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 10,420 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9,459 Thousand heads (animals) | 2019 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9,459 Thousand heads (animals) | 2019 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Spain | 6,300 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 6,284 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 6,143 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 6,143 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 5,815 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3,549 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3,549 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 2,127 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 1,815 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 1,813 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1,532 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 1,472 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 1,400 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 1,390 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 1,345 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 883 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 752.13 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 698.87 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 600.97 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 600.97 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 563 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 519.17 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 455.91 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 28 | Slovenia | 455.91 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 418 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 418 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 413.47 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 413.47 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 350.46 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 350.46 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 330.11 Thousand heads (animals) | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 234.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 234.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 186.68 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 142.72 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 84.48 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 77 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Montenegro | 68.48 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 44 | Guadeloupe | 35.24 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 45 | Mayotte | 24.18 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 46 | Martinique | 21.68 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 47 | Malta | 13.06 Thousand heads (animals) | 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 Thousand heads (animals)
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 5,196 Thousand heads (animals)
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 4,103 Thousand heads (animals)
- Southern 3,333 Thousand heads (animals)
- Ege 2,992 Thousand heads (animals)
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 2,970 Thousand heads (animals)
- Centro (ES) 2,729 Thousand heads (animals)
- Bayern 2,713 Thousand heads (animals)
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 2,611 Thousand heads (animals)
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 2,510 Thousand heads (animals)
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2,409 Thousand heads (animals)
- Nord-Ovest 2,344 Thousand heads (animals)
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 2,330 Thousand heads (animals)
- Niedersachsen 2,235 Thousand heads (animals)
- Orta Anadolu 2,176 Thousand heads (animals)
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2,030 Thousand heads (animals)
- Pays de la Loire 1,998 Thousand heads (animals)
- Normandie 1,877 Thousand heads (animals)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 1,765 Thousand heads (animals)
- Nord-Est (NUTS 2006) 1,747 Thousand heads (animals)
- Batı Karadeniz 1,745 Thousand heads (animals)
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1,725 Thousand heads (animals)
- Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 1,722 Thousand heads (animals)
- Batı Anadolu 1,695 Thousand heads (animals)
- Bretagne 1,645 Thousand heads (animals)
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 1,632 Thousand heads (animals)
- Region Wschodni (NUTS 2013) 1,582 Thousand heads (animals)
- Region Centralny (NUTS 2013) 1,572 Thousand heads (animals)
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1,564 Thousand heads (animals)
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 1,555 Thousand heads (animals)
- Northern and Western 1,551 Thousand heads (animals)
- Lombardia 1,548 Thousand heads (animals)
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 1,531 Thousand heads (animals)
- Noroeste 1,500 Thousand heads (animals)
- Grand Est 1,468 Thousand heads (animals)
- Auvergne 1,460 Thousand heads (animals)
- Weser-Ems 1,449 Thousand heads (animals)
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 1,439 Thousand heads (animals)
- Oost-Nederland 1,429 Thousand heads (animals)
- Castilla y León 1,422 Thousand heads (animals)