Penguin Population by Country 2025

Notes:

• Population estimates unavailable for a handful of countries.
• The number of species of penguin in the world is slightly uncertain, as some species resemble one another greatly. Most sources settle on 17-18 dictinct species, though geneticists believe the number may be as many as 20 species.
• Many penguins live, or at least breed, in remote non-countries such as Antarctica, which has an estimated penguin population of 44,000,000. Four species of penguin live almost exclusively in the Antarctic: Adelie, Chinstrap, Emperor, and Gentoo.
• Several remote non-sovereign territories near the Antarctic also have significant penguin populations, including the Norwegian territory Bouvet Island or the British territory South Georgia Island.
• Penguins are largely migratory and frequently spend the non-breeding season far from their breeding grounds. Hence, the breeding habitats listed in Table 2 should not be considered the only locations where a given species may appear.