Animal Population
Bear Population by Country 2026
Country | Est. Brown Bear Pop. ↓ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Russia | 120,000 |
 | United States | 55,000 |
 | Canada | 25,000 |
 | Romania | 7,000 |
 | Sweden | 2,800 |
 | Turkey | 2,500 |
 | Japan | 2,200 |
 | Finland | 2,100 |
 | Slovakia | 1,200 |
 | China | 1,000 |
 | Croatia | 1,000 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 850 |
 | Kazakhstan | 800 |
 | Bulgaria | 800 |
 | Slovenia | 700 |
 | Estonia | 700 |
 | India | 500 |
 | Greece | 500 |
 | Spain | 350 |
 | Ukraine | 300 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 300 |
 | Iran | 200 |
 | Norway | 170 |
 | Pakistan | 150 |
 | Poland | 150 |
 | Iraq | 100 |
 | Afghanistan | 100 |
 | Lithuania | 100 |
 | France | 60 |
 | Serbia | 60 |
 | Italy | 50 |
 | North Macedonia | 50 |
 | Mongolia | 40 |
 | Montenegro | 40 |
 | Nepal | 30 |
 | Latvia | 20 |
- All bear population data shown are statistical estimates rather than actual counts.
- A placeholder value of “1” has been given to a handful of countries are known to have black bears, but which lack population estimates. The actual real-world population of bears in these countries is unclear, but is significantly higher than 1.
