Elephant database - summary and statistics

• 7453 dead elephants from both species
• 98 assumed dead elephants from both species
• 467 elephants with unknown status from both species
• 9506 living elephants from both species divided into:
• 3403 bulls from both species
• 7287 cows from both species (18 pregnant)
• 6476 wild-caught from both species
• 2121 captive-born from both species
  • List of births in different years
• 2727 African Bush elephants (860 bulls and 1581 cows)
• 90 African Forest elephants (31 bulls and 40 cows)
• 39 North African desert elephants (extinct Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) (3 bulls and 0 cows)
• 14000 Asian Elephants (2497 bulls and 5656 cows)
• 631 wild elephants
• 8875 captive living elephants divided into:
• 3759 elephant exhibiting facility locations or nature reserves (Link to location list)
• 137 countries all over the world (Link to country list)

Births throughout the years

• Asia: elephant breeding in asia
• Astralasia: elephant breeding in Australia (NZ) and studbook
• Breeding status and capacity in Europe
• Europe: elephant breeding and EEP studbook
• Japan: elephant breeding and studbook
• Northamerica: elephant breeding and SSP studbook
• Artificial insemination of elephants

Internal links about elephant deaths:

Deaths throughout the years