Pets

How many pets are there in Denmark?

Note: Below, we provide links to Statistics Denmark and others who make statistics on the subject. In some instances, the sources referred to below have content in Danish only or limited content in English.

In 2021, the Centre for Companion Animal Welfare at the University of Copenhagen has commissioned a survey of the population's attitude towards and relationship with pets: Survey om familiedyr (in Danish).

• The first, overall results from the survey have been published in the note Resultater fra undersøgelse af danskernes hold af og tilknytning til kæle- og hobbydyr (2021) (in Danish)
• The first partial and detailed results include our relationships with dogs and the keeping of rabbits (in Danish)

[This page was last reviewed in October 2024]