Elephant database - summary and statistics

• 7027 dead elephants from both species
• 80 assumed dead elephants from both species
• 490 elephants with unknown status from both species
• 9834 living elephants from both species divided into:
• 3133 bulls from both species
• 7019 cows from both species (13 pregnant)
• 6536 wild-caught from both species
• 1989 captive-born from both species
  • List of births in different years
• 2513 African Bush elephants (768 bulls and 1464 cows)
• 85 African Forest elephants (30 bulls and 38 cows)
• 2 North African desert elephants (extinct Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) (0 bulls and 0 cows)
• 14223 Asian Elephants (2332 bulls and 5512 cows)
• 997 wild elephants
• 8837 captive living elephants divided into:
• 3179 elephant exhibiting facility locations or nature reserves (Link to location list)
• 129 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