According to a survey in 2011-2012 by Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare, 12% of households keep cat(s) in Tokyo. This portion is less than the portion of dogs (16%). Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimated there were 1,110,000 cats in Tokyo in 2012.
Table 1: Estimated number of cats in Tokyo
| Number of cats | |
| Indoors pet cats | 860,000 |
| Outdoors pet cats | 190,000 |
| Stray cats | 60,000 |
Table 2: Ratio of households which has cat(s)
Number of sample is 1472.
| % | |
| having cat | 11.9 |
| do not have | 88.1 |
Table 3: Number of cats per household which has cat(s)
Number of sample is 1472.
| Number of cats | % |
| 1 | 57.7 |
| 2 | 22.9 |
| 3 | 12.0 |
| 4 | 3.4 |
| 5 | 0.6 |
| 6 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 0.6 |
| 13 | 0.6 |
Source is Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health.
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