21 Dec,2023
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The United States of America has the largest population of dogs in the world. There are approximately 75.8 million in the country, both strays and pets.
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In Brazil, there is a population of about 35.7 million dogs. That puts Brazil in the second place for most dogs worldwide. About 50% of Brazilian homes own at least one dog.
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The population of dogs in China is 27.4, which puts it in third place for most dogs in the world. The stray dog population is a huge part of this figure.
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There are about 15 million dogs in Russia, both strays and pets. This puts the country in fourth place. The strays come both from people abandoning their pets and from ancient Russian packs of canines.
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People often do not have much free time in Japan, so they tend to prefer pets to children. That is why Japan is number five for most dogs worldwide. The pet population actually outnumbers the child population.
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Because many people got rabies from stray dogs in the Philippines, the government culled many of the animals. The government was not humane and in fact quite cruel.
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Many of the dogs in India are strays. Neighborhoods will take care of dogs and give them food, water, and medicine if they can. People usually cannot afford to have their own individual dog. The Indian population is not tolerant of culling or harming the dogs.
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The Latin American country is slowly gaining a population of dogs. Many large cities allow pets in apartments and dog parks are becoming more common. People tend to go with medium or large breeds of dog. Many people also adopt stray dogs as pets.
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In France there are about 17 dogs per-100 people, which is one of the highest ratios in the world. The dog population is approximately 7.4 million, which puts the country in ninth place for most dogs worldwide.
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The country in tenth place for most dogs worldwide is Romania. The European nation has 4.1 million canines in the area, mostly strays. During the 1980s, people in the country involuntarily migrated to urban areas to comply with the forced industrialization of Romania.
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