Table 4 UK 2019 country-level estimates for proportional body size (BS) demographics (%); includes full population (\(\:N\) = 12.64 million).

From: Estimation of the size, density, and demographic distribution of the UK pet dog population in 2019

Country

Body size

Population estimate

Proportion within country (%)

Proportion between countries (%)

England

Large

3083122.4

29.4

83.1

Northern Ireland

Large

70419.97

26.4

1.9

Scotland

Large

371951.04

32.2

10.0

Wales

Large

185593.49

25.3

5.0

England

Medium

1934250.91

18.4

84.2

Northern Ireland

Medium

38184.53

14.3

1.7

Scotland

Medium

193014.73

16.7

8.4

Wales

Medium

132616.16

18.1

5.8

England

Small

5469495.16

52.2

82.5

Northern Ireland

Small

157762.19

59.2

2.4

Scotland

Small

590659.24

51.1

8.9

Wales

Small

415504.14

56.6

6.3

  1. Body size population estimate, per country, and associated proportional body size demographics both within ((\(\:N\)BS, country/ \(\:N\)country)*100) and between countries ((\(\:N\)BS, country/ \(\:N\)total BS)*100). Example: 29.4% of England’s population are listed as large breeds (‘within country’) and 83.1% of the UK large-breed population can be found within England (‘between countries’). See Fig. 8 for further detail.
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