Dog population in the UK 2010-2017

Number of pet dogs in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2016/17 (in millions)

The data displays the estimated number of dogs kept as pets in the UK from 2010/11 to 2016/17. The population of dogs in the United Kingdom was estimated at 8.5 million in 2014/15. This number stayed the same into the 2016/17 year. Since 2010, there has been an increase of 0.9 million dogs in the United Kingdom.

2010/11 7.6
2011/12 7.6
2012/13 8.6
2013/14 8.9
2014/15 8.5
2015/16 8.5
2016/17 8.5