Zoos by Country 2024

Country	# of Zoos
United States	350
Germany	316
United Kingdom	118
Australia	104
Japan	96
Brazil	80
India	66
Canada	40
China	34
Czech Republic	34

The American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) reports a staggering 10,000 zoos worldwide, reflecting the global popularity of these wildlife sanctuaries. Major cities and national capitals around the world are home to these zoos, each offering unique insights into the animal kingdom.

In the United States, the love for zoos is particularly notable with a leading count of 350 zoos, including aquariums. Among these, California, Florida, and Texas boast the highest numbers. Highlighting ethical practices, some of the most commendable U.S. zoos include the San Diego Zoo, Austin Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, and Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.

Germany follows closely with 316 zoos, proudly housing the world's largest zoo. The Berlin Zoo, covering over 80 acres and hosting 18,600 animals, draws over 3 million visitors annually, making it a significant attraction. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom contributes 118 zoos to the global count. Notably, the London Zoo, founded in 1826 primarily as a research center, and the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, stand out as the largest in the UK.

In fourth place, Australia's 104 zoos, including the famous Taronga Zoo and the National Zoo and Aquarium, attract numerous tourists each year. Japan, with its 96 zoos, holds a special place in history with the Ueno Zoo, established in 1882 as the nation's first and now its largest. Brazil, home to 80 zoos and aquariums, showcases unique wildlife like the Jaguar and Brazilian tapir. The BioParque do Rio, São Paulo Zoo, and Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden are among its most prominent.

India's 66 zoos include the renowned National Zoological Park in Delhi, the oldest in the country, housing species like the Royal Bengal tiger and Asiatic lion. Canada's zoos, over 100,000 animals strong across various species, are exemplified by the Toronto Zoo, which alone is home to 5,000 animals and 450 species.

China contributes 34 zoos and aquariums, with the Beijing Zoo in the Xicheng District being a notable mention due to its collection of 4,500 animals, including the beloved giant pandas. The Czech Republic also has 34 zoos, with the Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) not only being the most visited in the country but also ranking as the fifth best in the world.

Country	# of Zoos	Top Zoos	List of Zoos	Zoos Links
United States	350	San Diego Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park	All zoos	Source
Germany	316	Berlin Zoological Garden, Hellabrunn Zoo, Wilhelma Zoo	All zoos	Source
United Kingdom	118	Chester Zoo, ZSL London Zoo, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo	All zoos	Source
Australia	104	Melbourne Zoo, Australia Zoo, Adelaide Zoo, Rockhampton Zoo, Taronga Zoo Sydney	All zoos	Source
Japan	96	Ueno Zoo, Asahiyama Zoo, Zoorasia Yokohama Zoological Gardens	All zoos	Source
Brazil	80	Gramado Zoo, Sao Paulo Zoo, Belo Horizonte Zoological Park and Botanical Garden	All zoos	Source
India	66	National Zoological Park, Mysore Zoo, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park	All zoos	Source
Canada	40	Toronto Zoo, Granby Zoo, Assiniboine Park Zoo	All zoos	Source
China	34	Beijing Zoo, Shanghai Zoo, Guangzhou Zoo, Shenzhen Safari Park	All zoos	Source
Czech Republic	34	Plzeň Zoo, Prague Zoo, Ostrava Zoo	All zoos	Source
Italy	31	Bioparco di Roma, Zoosafari, Zoom Torino	All zoos	Source
France	27	ZooParc de Beauval, Zoo de la Flèche, Réserve Africaine de Sigean	All zoos	Source
Poland	24	Wrocław Zoo and Africarium, Lodz Zoo, Poznan Zoo	All zoos	Source
Russia	23	Moscow Zoo, Novosibirsk Zoo, Leningrad Zoo	All zoos	Source
Philippines	21	Cebu Safari, Zoobic Safari, Avilon Zoo	All zoos	Source
Malaysia	20	Zoo Negara Malaysia, Zoo Melaka, Taiping Zoo	All zoos	Source
Spain	19	Madrid Zoo, Faunia Madrid, Loro Parque	All zoos	Source
Pakistan	17	Lahore Zoo, Changa Manga Forest and Wildlife Park, Rani Bagh	All zoos	Source
Netherlands	17	ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Beekse Bergen Safari Park	All zoos	Source
Indonesia	15	Bali Zoo, Lombok Wildlife Park, Batu Secret Zoo,	All zoos	Source
Argentina	15	Zoo Lujan, Temaiken Biopark, Arca de Noe	All zoos	Source
Romania	15	Targu Mures Zoo, La Gradina Zoo, Zoo Brazov	All zoos	Source
Hungary	15	Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, Szeged Zoo, Veszprém Zoo	All zoos	Source
Sweden	14	Skånes Djurpark, Nordens Ark Zoo, Soderasens Algpark (moose park)	All zoos	Source
Mexico	13	Guadalajara Zoo, Zoomat, Chapultepec Zoo	All zoos	Source
Thailand	13	Safari World Bangkok , Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Korat Zoo	All zoos	Source
Israel	12	Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Safari Ramat Gan, Haifa Educational Zoo	All zoos	Source
Costa Rica	12	Zoo Ave, Arenal Eco Zoo, Santa Ana Conservation Centre	All zoos	Source
Bangladesh	11	Dhaka Zoo, Dulahazra Safari Park, Bangladesh National Zoo	All zoos	Source
South Africa	11	Johannesburg Zoo, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Kwantu Private Game Reserve	All zoos	Source
Switzerland	11	Natur-und Tierpark Goldau, Zoo Zurich, Zoo Basel	All zoos	Source
Finland	11	Ranua Zoo, Helsinki Zoo, Ahtari Zoo	All zoos	Source
Ireland	11	Dublin Zoo, Belfast Zoo, Secret Valley Wildlife Park and Zoo	All zoos	Source
Ukraine	9	Nikolaev Zoo, Cherkasy Zoo, Rivne Zoo	All zoos	Source
Denmark	9	Odense Zoo, Copenhagen Zoo, Givskud Zoo Zootopia	All zoos	Source
Nigeria	8	UI Zoo, National Children's Park and Zoo, OOPL Wildlife Park	All zoos	Source
Turkey	8	Ormanya, Gaziantep Zoo, Izmir Dogal Yasam Parki	All zoos	Source
Portugal	8	Zoo Santo Inácio, Parque Zoológico de Lagos, Jardim Zoo	All zoos	Source
New Zealand	8	Brooklands Zoo, Auckland Zoo, Wellington Zoo	All zoos	Source
Colombia	7	Parque Explora, Zoologico de Cali, Biopark Guatika	All zoos	Source
Taiwan	7	Taipei Zoo, Hsinchu Zoo, Shousan Zoo	All zoos	Source
Belgium	7	Planckendael Zoo, Pairi Daiza, vzw De Zonnegloed Sanctuary	All zoos	Source
United Arab Emirates	7	Al Ain Zoo, Emirates Park Zoo and Resort, Arabian Wildlife Center,	All zoos	Source
Austria	7	Vienna Zoo, Salzburg Zoo, Tierwelt Herberstein	All zoos	Source
Egypt	6	Giza Zoo, Alexandria Zoo, Fayoum Zoo	All zoos	Source
Chile	6	Buin Zoo, Chilean National Zoo, Parque Zoo	All zoos	Source
Serbia	6	Palić Zoo, Belgrade Zoo, Ekopark Beograd	All zoos	Source
Norway	6	Dyreparken in Kristiansand, Bjorneparken, Den Lille Dyrehage	All zoos	Source
Hong Kong	5	Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Hong Kong Wetland Park, Ocean Park	All zoos	Source
Bulgaria	5	Gorica Zoo, Zoopark, Zoo Centre Dobrich	All zoos	Source
Slovakia	5	Bojnice Zoo, Košice Zoo, Kontakt Zoo	All zoos	Source
Croatia	5	Maksimir Park, Zagreb Zoo, Osijek Zoo	All zoos	Source
Iran	4	Tehran Zoological Garden, Vakil Abad Zoo, Bandar Abbas Bird Garden	All zoos	Source
South Korea	4	Dalseong Park, Everland Zoo-topia, Seoul Grand Park Zoo	All zoos	Source
Peru	4	Parque de las Leyendas, Zoológico de Quistococha, Parque Zoológico de Huachipa	All zoos	Source
Cyprus	4	Limassol Zoo, Paphos Zoo, Melios Zoo	All zoos	Source
Myanmar	3	Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens, Yadanabon Zoological Gardens – Mandalay, Yangon Zoo	All zoos	Source
Algeria	3	Algiers Zoo, Jijel Zoo, Oran Zoo	All zoos	Source
Morocco	3	Rabat Zoo, Dream Village Zoo, Parc Sindibad Zoo	All zoos	Source
Nepal	3	Central Zoo, Banbatika Zoo, Pokhara Zoological park	All zoos	Source
Madagascar	3	Tsimbazaza Zoo – Antananarivo, Lemurs' Park – near Antananarivo, Parc Ivoloina – near Toamasina	All zoos	Source
Sri Lanka	3	National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, Pinnawala Open Zoo, Ridiyagama Safari Park	All zoos	Source
Kazakhstan	3	Almaty Zoo, Karaganda Zoo, Shymkent Zoo	All zoos	Source
Ecuador	3	Bioparque Amaru – Cuenca, Guayabamba Zoo – Quito, Parque Condor – Otavalo	All zoos	Source
Papua New Guinea	3	Port Moresby Nature Park, Adventure Park PNG – Port Moresby, Rainforest Habitat – Lae	All zoos	Source
Singapore	3	Night Safari, River Wonders, Singapore Zoo	All zoos	Source
Latvia	3	Latgales Zoo – Daugavpils, Minizoo "Dobuļi" – Iecava Municipality, Riga Zoo	All zoos	Source
DR Congo	2	Parc Zoologique de Lubumbashi, Zoo National de Kinshasa	All zoos	Source
Vietnam	2	Thu Le Park zoo – Hanoi, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens – Ho Chi Minh City	All zoos	Source
Iraq	2	Baghdad Zoo, Erbil Zoo	All zoos	Source
Uzbekistan	2	Toshkent Zoo, Termiz Zoo	All zoos	Source
Yemen	2	Sana'a Zoo, Ta'izz Zoo	All zoos	Source
Ghana	2	Kumasi Zoo, Accra Zoo	All zoos	Source
Guatemala	2	Auto Safari Chapin – Escuintla, La Aurora Zoo – Guatemala City	All zoos	Source
Tunisia	2	Tunis Zoo, Friguia Park– Bouficha	All zoos	Source
Greece	2	Attica Zoological Park – Athens, Zoological Park of Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki	All zoos	Source
Belarus	2	Hrodna Zoo, Minsk Zoo	All zoos	Source
Libya	2	Benghazi Zoo, Tripoli Zoo	All zoos	Source
Uruguay	2	Parque Lecocq – Montevideo, Zoológico Municipal Villa Dolores – Montevideo	All zoos	Source
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	Pionirska dolina – Sarajevo, Zoo vrt Bingo – Tuzla	All zoos	Source
Qatar	2	Al Khor Family Park and Zoo, Al Dosari Zoo and Game Reserve	All zoos	Source
North Macedonia	2	Bitola Zoo – Bitola, Skopje Zoo – Skopje	All zoos	Source
Estonia	2	Elistvere Animal Park – Elistvere, Jõgeva County; Tallinn Zoo – Tallinn	All zoos	Source
Mauritius	2	Casela Nature Park, La Vanille Nature Park	All zoos	Source
Macau	2	Jardim da Flora, Macau Giant Panda Pavilion – Parque de Seac Pai Van	All zoos	Source
Ethiopia	1	Addis Ababa Lion Zoo	All zoos	Source
Tanzania	1	Dar es Salaam Zoo	All zoos	Source
Kenya	1	Haller Park – Bamburi, Mombasa	All zoos	Source
Uganda	1	Uganda Wildlife Education Centre	All zoos	Source
Afghanistan	1	Kabul Zoo	All zoos	Source
Saudi Arabia	1	Riyadh Zoo	All zoos	Source
Mozambique	1	Maputo Zoo	All zoos	Source
Ivory Coast	1	Abidjan Zoo	All zoos	Source
Venezuela	1	Bararida Zoo	All zoos	Source
Cameroon	1	Mvog-Betsi Zoo	All zoos	Source
North Korea	1	Korea Central Zoo – Pyongyang	All zoos	Source
Mali	1	Bamako Zoo	All zoos	Source
Burkina Faso	1	Ouagadougou Zoo	All zoos	Source
Malawi	1	Lilongwe Wildlife Centre	All zoos	Source
Zambia	1	Munda Wanga Environmental Park	All zoos	Source
Senegal	1	Hann Zoological Park – Dakar	All zoos	Source
Azerbaijan	1	Baku Zoo	All zoos	Source
Paraguay	1	Botanical Garden and Zoo of Asunción – Asunción	All zoos	Source
Turkmenistan	1	Ashgabat Zoo	All zoos	Source
Republic of the Congo	1	Brazzaville Zoo	All zoos	Source
Palestine	1	Qalqilya Zoo – West Bank	All zoos	Source
Panama	1	Parque Municipal Summit – Panama City	All zoos	Source
Georgia	1	Tbilisi Zoo	All zoos	Source
Moldova	1	Chişinău Zoo, Chişinău	All zoos	Source
Albania	1	Tirana Zoo	All zoos	Source
Armenia	1	Yerevan Zoo	All zoos	Source
Lithuania	1	Lithuanian Zoo – Kaunas	All zoos	Source
Slovenia	1	Ljubljana Zoo – Ljubljana	All zoos	Source
Fiji	1	Kula Wild Adventure Park – Sigatoka	All zoos	Source
Guyana	1	Guyana Zoo	All zoos	Source
Suriname	1	Paramaribo Zoo – Paramaribo	All zoos	Source
Belize	1	Belize Zoo	All zoos	Source
French Guiana	1	French Guiana Zoo – Montsinéry	All zoos	Source
New Caledonia	1	Parc Forestier de Nouméa – Nouméa	All zoos	Source
Guam	1	Guam Zoo – Tumon	All zoos	Source
Bermuda	1	Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo	All zoos	Source
Monaco	1	Zoological Garden of Monaco	All zoos	Source
Gibraltar	1	Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park	All zoos	Source

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United States

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San Diego Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park

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