Elephant database - summary and statistics

• 7202 dead elephants from both species
• 81 assumed dead elephants from both species
• 481 elephants with unknown status from both species
• 9663 living elephants from both species divided into:
• 3251 bulls from both species
• 7133 cows from both species (9 pregnant)
• 6523 wild-caught from both species
• 2012 captive-born from both species
  • List of births in different years
• 2617 African Bush elephants (822 bulls and 1535 cows)
• 85 African Forest elephants (30 bulls and 38 cows)
• 39 North African desert elephants (extinct Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) (3 bulls and 0 cows)
• 14029 Asian Elephants (2385 bulls and 5553 cows)
• 809 wild elephants
• 8854 captive living elephants divided into:
• 3472 elephant exhibiting facility locations or nature reserves (Link to location list)
• 134 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