All🐱 Cat Ownership by Country
Share of surveyed people who report a cat in their household. Respondents could report multiple pet types, so rankings overlap.
IndonesiaMoroccoMalaysiaArgentinaLatviaMexicoParaguayChileIndiaEcuadorPeruUnited StatesThailandSerbiaItalyAustraliaBrazilGeorgiaSpainCanadaFranceCôte d'IvoireIrelandPhilippinesColombiaHong KongChinaNorwayTurkeyFinlandJapanVenezuelaPakistan
1
🇮🇩Indonesia
51%
2
🇲🇦Morocco
47%
3
🇲🇾Malaysia
46%
4
🇦🇷Argentina
44%
5
🇱🇻Latvia
42%
6
🇲🇽Mexico
42%
7
🇵🇾Paraguay
41%
8
🇨🇱Chile
40%
9
🇮🇳India
39%
10
🇪🇨Ecuador
38%
11
🇵🇪Peru
36%
12
🇺🇸United States
36%
13
🇵🇱Poland
33%
14
🇹🇭Thailand
33%
15
🇷🇸Serbia
32%
16
🇭🇷Croatia
31%
17
🇮🇹Italy
31%
18
🇦🇺Australia
30%
19
🇸🇮Slovenia
30%
20
🇧🇷Brazil
29%
21
🇬🇪Georgia
29%
22
🇬🇷Greece
28%
23
🇪🇸Spain
28%
24
🇨🇦Canada
27%
25
🇫🇷France
27%
26
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire
26%
27
🇮🇪Ireland
26%
28
🇵🇭Philippines
26%
29
🇳🇱Netherlands
25%
30
🇸🇰Slovakia
25%
31
🇨🇴Colombia
24%
32
🇩🇪Germany
24%
33
🇸🇪Sweden
24%
34
🇭🇰Hong Kong
21%
35
🇨🇳China
20%
36
🇳🇴Norway
18%
37
🇩🇰Denmark
17%
38
🇹🇷Turkey
17%
39
🇫🇮Finland
14%
40
🇯🇵Japan
14%
41
🇻🇪Venezuela
13%
42
🇵🇰Pakistan
9%
43
🇰🇷South Korea
9%
44
🇻🇳Vietnam
6%
Highlights
As of 2026, Indonesia ranks first with 51%, followed by Morocco (47%) and Malaysia (46%).
Across 44 countries and territories, values run from 51% (Indonesia) to 6% (Vietnam), with a median of 28%.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from the Americas, 3 from Asia, 1 from Africa and 1 from Europe.
Source: WIN 2026 Worldviews Survey (WIN Network), published by OpinionWay, 2026. Unit: % of people with cats in household.
Source: WIN 2026 Worldviews Survey (WIN Network), published by OpinionWay · entered by hand Oct 16, 2026