Countries with the most pet birds – interesting trends revealed
Birds make popular household pets around the world. In some countries, they are even more popular than dogs and cats. Brazil, for example, has more pet birds than any other country. 1 in every 3 households in Brazil has a pet bird. In fact, there are more than an estimated 60 million pet birds in the the Americas. This is more than the number of pet dogs.
How Many Pet Birds by Country
According to a recent study, Brazil has the highest number of pet birds with around 20 million. This is followed by Italy with 14 million, and then the United States with 9 million. Surprisingly, France has the fourth highest number of pet birds with around 6 million, which is more than any other European country.
Bird ownership is growing fastest in the United States. This could be the influence of the large percentage of Latin Americans migrating to America and bringing their culture of bird family with them.
These findings are interesting as they reveal some surprising trends. For example, while the United States has a high number of pet birds, Brazil has a much higher percentage of households that own pet birds (around 29% compared to just 8% in the United States). China also has a high number of pet birds, but this is largely due to the fact that it has a population of over 1.3 billion people
Top 10 Countries with the Most Pet Birds
There are a lot of different factors to consider when it comes to ranking the top countries with the most pet birds. For example, some countries might have more birds in total than other countries, but they might also have a smaller population. Additionally, some countries might have more pet birds per capita than others.
Taking all of this into account, here is a list of the top 10 countries with the most pet birds:
- Brazil
- Italy
- United States
- Australia
- France
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Germany
- Russia
- Belgium
| Country | Pet Bird Pop. | Households | Bird to HH |
| Brazil | 19,100,000 | 57,000,000 | 1 for every 3 HH |
| Italy | 13,000,000 | 23,800,000 | 1 for every 1.8 HH |
| USA | 8,300,000 | 138,000,000 | 1 for every 16 HH |
| Australia | 7,800,000 | 7,700,000 | 1 for every 1 HH |
| France | 6,200,000 | 25,200,000 | 1 for every 4 HH |
| Netherlands | 4,400,000 | 7,200,000 | 1for every 1.6 HH |
| Spain | 3,700,000 | 18,400,000 | 1 for every 5 HH |
| Germany | 3,500,000 | 37,500,000 | 1 for every 11 HH |
| Russia | 2,800,000 | 52,000,000 | 1 for every 18 HH |
| Belgium | 2,700,000 | 4,500,000 | 1 for every 1.6 HH |
| Poland | 1,300,000 | 13,400,000 | 1 for every 10 HH |
| UK | 1,000,000 | 26,400,000 | 1 for every 26 HH |
| Greece | 900,000 | 3,600,000 | 1 for every 4 HH |
| Portugal | 600,000 | 3,600,000 | 1 for every 6 HH |
| New Zealand | 500,000 | 1,300,000 | 1 for every 2.6 HH |
| Hungary | 400,000 | 4,000,000 | 1 for every 10 HH |
| Switzerland | 400,000 | 3,700,000 | 1 for every 9.3 HH |
| Sweden | 300,000 | 4,500,000 | 1 for every 15 HH |
| Austria | 300,000 | 3,500,000 | 1 for every 12 HH |
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