Animal Population

Cheetah Population by Country 2025

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5 Countries with the Most Cheetahs

Country
Cheetah Population
Cheetah Status
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania938Extant (resident)
South Africa Flag
South Africa849Extant (resident)
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique849Extant (resident)
Namibia Flag
Namibia849Extant (resident)
Botswana Flag
Botswana849Extant (resident)
Kenya Flag
Kenya716Extant (resident)
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan343Possibly Extinct
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo300Extinct
Western Sahara Flag
Western Sahara250Possibly Extinct
Somalia Flag
Somalia200Possibly Extinct
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia123Extant (resident)
Chad Flag
Chad109Extant (resident)
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic109Extant (resident)
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe90Extant (resident)
Zambia Flag
Zambia89Extant (resident)
Algeria Flag
Algeria88Extant (resident)
Mali Flag
Mali88Extant (resident)
Iran Flag
Iran50Extant (resident)
Malawi Flag
Malawi42Extinct
India Flag
India33Extinct
Angola Flag
Angola24Extant (resident)
Morocco Flag
Morocco20Possibly Extinct
Niger Flag
Niger11Extant (resident)
Uganda Flag
Uganda9Extant (resident)
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso8Extant (resident)
Benin Flag
Benin8Extant (resident)
Pakistan Flag
PakistanExtinct
Nigeria Flag
NigeriaExtinct
Egypt Flag
EgyptPossibly Extinct
Sudan Flag
SudanPossibly Extinct
Iraq Flag
IraqExtinct
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanExtinct
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanExtinct
Ghana Flag
GhanaExtinct
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaExtinct
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory CoastExtinct
Cameroon Flag
CameroonExtinct
Syria Flag
SyriaExtinct
Kazakhstan Flag
KazakhstanExtinct
Senegal Flag
SenegalExtinct
Guinea Flag
GuineaExtinct
Rwanda Flag
RwandaExtinct
Burundi Flag
BurundiExtinct
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaExtinct
Jordan Flag
JordanExtinct
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanExtinct
Togo Flag
TogoPossibly Extinct
Israel Flag
IsraelExtinct
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra LeoneExtinct
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanExtinct
Libya Flag
LibyaPossibly Extant (resident)
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the CongoExtinct
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaExtinct
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitExtinct
Eritrea Flag
EritreaPossibly Extinct
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-BissauExtinct
Eswatini Flag
EswatiniExtinct
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiPossibly Extant (resident)
  • The total number of cheetahs in the world is estimated to be approximately 6,517 mature individuals.
  • However, precise per-country populations can be difficult to discern. Record-keeping is poor in some countries, and in many cases, a cheetah population’s habitat ranges across multiple countries.
  • In such cases, the population estimate for the entire habitat has been divided evenly among the countries it includes.
  • For example, the Bahr/Salama landscape touches both Chad and the Central African Republic and is home to an estimated 218 cheetahs, so each country is listed as having 109 cheetahs.
  • Actual populations may differ significantly, as real-world cheetahs are unlikely to be split evenly among countries at any given time.
  • In a few countries, cheetahs are classified by the IUCN Red List as extinct or possibly extinct, but the most recent confirmed population estimates (from an earlier time and or source) are still displayed.