Cat ownership in the UK 2022

This statistic shows the estimated percentage of households owning cats in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2021/22. According to the most recent pet population survey, 28 percent of households in the UK owned at least one cat.

Share of households owning cats in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2021/22*

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Release date

2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011/12 to 2021/22

Number of respondents

8,983 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Figures are based on estimates. The survey changed from face-to-face to online in 2021, which means 2021 and 2022 data cannot be compared with earlier years but the percentage of households owning pets can be compared between 2022 and 2021 with some caution required as the sample size changed from 5,093 in 2021 to 8,983 in 2022.
Sample sizes vary as follows: n (2019/20) = 8,000; n (2018/19) = 8,000; n (2017/18) = 8,000; n (2016/17) = 8,000; n (2015/16) = 8000; n (2014/15) = 8353; n (2013/14) = 6,192; n (2012/13) = 4,223; n (2011/12) = 4,205; n (2010/11) = 4,156.

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