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A cat on one end, a dog on the other. Around the world, do more people keep cats, or dogs? Short answer: a few more people keep dogs. In twenty fifteen, researchers asked more than twenty-seven thousand people in twenty-two countries.
Out of every hundred people, thirty-three had a dog, and twenty-three had a cat. Count the animals, and dogs still win. One estimate puts pet dogs worldwide at about four hundred and seventy million. Pet cats, about three hundred and seventy million. But look somewhere else, and cats come out ahead.
In that same survey, in Russia and France, more people kept cats than dogs. Across Europe, there are a hundred and twenty-seven million pet cats, twenty-three million more than dogs. In China's cities, cats lead too. In twenty twenty-four, city homes had over seventy-one million cats. Dogs, about fifty-two million.
So how did cats catch up? A twenty twenty-four survey asked people why they don't have a dog. Two answers came up most: my home isn't right for it, and it takes too much time. Cats make that easy: no daily walks, and they fit fine in an apartment.
And one more thing: cat homes often have more than one cat. In Europe, about as many homes have cats as have dogs. Yet there are far more cats. So the answer depends on how you count, and where. Worldwide, more people keep dogs. In many cities, cats have already pulled ahead. Next time you walk around your neighborhood, count them. More dogs out on a leash, or more cats sunning in the windows?
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Worldwide, a few more people keep dogs. But in many cities, cats have already pulled ahead.
It depends on how you count (people or animals) and where you count.
Out of every 100 people, 33 have a dog and 23 have a cat.
In 2015, a survey asked more than 27,000 people in 22 countries. Dogs came first, cats second.
This is an estimate, and it leaves out strays. There is no single world census of cats and dogs, so numbers vary, but most put dogs ahead.
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