Pet ownership in Italy 2014-2019, by number of pets
From 2014 to 2019, the share of pet owners in Italy decreased overall. However, the share of Italians owning more than one pet increased from approximately 12 percent in 2014 to about 17 percent in 2019. During the same period, the share of respondents owning only one pet decreased from 27.5 to 17 percent, while the share of respondents not owning animals increased from 60.6 to 66.4 percent.