Elephant database - summary and statistics

• 7718 dead elephants from both species
• 106 assumed dead elephants from both species
• 457 elephants with unknown status from both species
• 9747 living elephants from both species divided into:
• 3543 bulls from both species
• 7663 cows from both species (14 pregnant)
• 6561 wild-caught from both species
• 2307 captive-born from both species
  • List of births in different years
• 2769 African Bush elephants (880 bulls and 1604 cows)
• 103 African Forest elephants (34 bulls and 50 cows)
• 39 North African desert elephants (extinct Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) (3 bulls and 0 cows)
• 14455 Asian Elephants (2614 bulls and 6000 cows)
• 640 wild elephants
• 9107 captive living elephants divided into:
• 3976 elephant exhibiting facility locations or nature reserves (Link to location list)
• 138 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