Elephant database - summary and statistics

• 6967 dead elephants from both species
• 78 assumed dead elephants from both species
• 491 elephants with unknown status from both species
• 9894 living elephants from both species divided into:
• 3091 bulls from both species
• 6971 cows from both species (14 pregnant)
• 6579 wild-caught from both species
• 1959 captive-born from both species
  • List of births in different years
• 2495 African Bush elephants (755 bulls and 1452 cows)
• 85 African Forest elephants (30 bulls and 38 cows)
• 0 North African desert elephants (extinct Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) (0 bulls and 0 cows)
• 14242 Asian Elephants (2302 bulls and 5476 cows)
• 1074 wild elephants
• 8820 captive living elephants divided into:
• 3139 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