LIONS POPULATIONWORLDWIDE
Country EstimatedLionPopulation Tanzania 14,500 SouthAfrica 3,284 Botswana 3,063 Kenya 2,515 Zambia 2,349 Zimbabwe 1,709 Mozambique 1,500 Namibia 1,435 Angola 1,000 Uganda 900 Ethiopia 800 Malawi 500 Congo(DRC) 400 Benin 350 BurkinaFaso Chad Senegal India Cameroon Niger Sudan CentralAfricanRepublic 50
THELIONPOPULATIONBY COUNTRYVARIESDEPENDING ONTHEAVAILABILITYOFPREY, THELEVELOFPROTECTION, ANDTHEDEGREEOFHUMAN INTERFERENCE.SOME COUNTRIESHAVEMORELIONS THANOTHERS,ANDSOMEHAVE NONEATALL.HEREISATABLE THATSHOWSTHEESTIMATED LIONPOPULATIONBYCOUNTRY IN2023,BASEDONTHELATEST AVAILABLEDATAFROM VARIOUS
Lionsaremagnificentanimalsthat belongtothegenusPantheraandthe familyFelidae.Theyarethesecondlargestlivingcatafterthetiger,and theyareknownfortheirsocial behavior,forminggroupscalledprides.
LionsarenativetoAfricaandIndia,but theirpopulationshavedeclined significantlyduetohabitatloss, poaching,human-wildlifeconflicts, anddiseases.AccordingtotheIUCN RedList,lionsareclassifiedas Vulnerable,withanestimated populationof20, wild