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Pet dogs: Where in the EU is man's best friend most popular?

About 500 million pet dogs live worldwide, with 90 million in Europe. This number has grown steadily since the 2000s. What drives their increasing presence in our homes, and why is this significant?

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00:00Where in the EU are pet dogs most popular?
00:07The total global dog population has been estimated at around 900 million,
00:12of which some 500 million are pet dogs,
00:15according to a recent release by the World of Stats database.
00:20The United States, Brazil and China lead the pack.
00:23Europe's population of pet dogs hovers around 90 million,
00:27which is smaller than the cat population but far ahead of other top pets,
00:31like ornamental birds, small mammals, fish and reptiles.
00:36Within the EU, Germany tops the rank with 10.6 million dogs,
00:41followed by Spain with 9.3 million,
00:44Italy with 8.8 million,
00:46Poland with 8.1 million,
00:49France with 7.6 million and Romania with 4.2 million.
00:54When it comes to the most dogs per capita,
00:56the leading countries are Hungary,
00:58with 29 dogs for every 100 people, Portugal and Poland.
01:03The number of pet dogs in the EU has steadily increased since the 2000s,
01:07driven by millennial households that form smaller families
01:11and have children later in life.
01:14The European pet market, including services and accessories,
01:18was worth 30 billion euros in 2023.
01:21The European pet market,
01:23said she had also市 sir,
01:24the European pet market,
01:25the European pet market,
01:26got it on December 13rd.
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