Ranking of popular cat breeds in Sweden 2018, by number of purchased animals

Ranking of popular cat breeds in Sweden in 2018, by number of purchased animals

by M. Ridder, last edited May 9, 2019

Ranking of popular cat breeds in Sweden 2018, by number of purchased animals

According to a survey conducted in 2018, the majority of Swedes did not own a pet. Among pet owners in the country, cats seemed to be the most popular pet animal, enjoying slightly more popularity than dogs. In the popularity ranking of cat breeds, Ragdoll came at first place as there were approximately 2.2 thousand cats of the breed registered in Sweden. In this year, another popular breed was the Siberian cat, with almost 1.5 thousand animals. It was followed by the Maine Coon cat and the Norwegian Forest cat, both breeds with long hair. The nearly coatless cat race Sphynx cat counted 270 animals.  
 Newly registered pet cats 

   In the period from 2007 to 2017, the number of new registrations of purebred cats in Sweden fluctuated. The highest number of newly registered pet cats was in 2007, reaching nearly 12 thousand animals. As of 2017, the total number of purebred cats newly registered in Sweden amounted to roughly 11.6 thousand.

Pet dogs in Sweden

  Among pet owners, dogs were also very popular. In recent years, the number of pet dogs registered in Sweden increased constantly. In 2018, the number of dog registrations in the country peaked by reaching almost 920 thousand.  

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by M. Ridder, last edited May 9, 2019

According to a survey conducted in 2018, the majority of Swedes did not own a pet. Among pet owners in the country, cats seemed to be the most popular pet animal, enjoying slightly more popularity than dogs. In the popularity ranking of cat breeds, Ragdoll came at first place as there were approximately 2.2 thousand cats of the breed registered in Sweden. In this year, another popular breed was the Siberian cat, with almost 1.5 thousand animals. It was followed by the Maine Coon cat and the Norwegian Forest cat, both breeds with long hair. The nearly coatless cat race Sphynx cat counted 270 animals.  
 Newly registered pet cats 

   In the period from 2007 to 2017, the number of new registrations of purebred cats in Sweden fluctuated. The highest number of newly registered pet cats was in 2007, reaching nearly 12 thousand animals. As of 2017, the total number of purebred cats newly registered in Sweden amounted to roughly 11.6 thousand.

Pet dogs in Sweden

  Among pet owners, dogs were also very popular. In recent years, the number of pet dogs registered in Sweden increased constantly. In 2018, the number of dog registrations in the country peaked by reaching almost 920 thousand.  

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