How many veggies?

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From http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/1083.0.html?&L=8:


"Here we summarize official figures - how many vegetarians live in which country?

updated 27 Jan 2003



Austria :


Inhabitants : 8.1 millions


Vegetarians : 3-4 % (estimate)


(different Austrian sources)



Belgium :


Inhabitants : 10.2 millions


Vegetarians : 2 %


(Source : survey done for GAIA)



Czech Republic:


Inhabitants: 10.2 millions


Vegetarians 1-2 %


(Source: StemMark Agency, Prague, Czech Republic)




France :


Inhabitants: 58.6 millions


Vegetarians: less than 2 %


(Source: Alliance V?g?tarienne)




Germany:


Inhabitants: 82 millions


Vegetarians: app. 8% (survey)


(Source: Vegetarier-Bund Deutschlands e.V.)


India :


Inhabitants : 997.5 millions


Vegetarians : between 15-20 %



Ireland :


Inhabitants : 3.7 millions


Vegetarians : around 6 % (estimate)


(Source : Vegetarian Society of Ireland)



Italy:


Inhabitants: almost 58 millions


Vegetarians: 5%


(Source: EURISPES - European Institute of political, economical and social


studies)



Norway


Inhabitants : 4,5 millions


Vegetarians : between 2% and 4% (opinion polls)


(Source: Dyrevernalliansen, Norway)



Poland


Inhabitants: 38.6 millions


Vegetarians: under 1%


Portugal:


Inhabitants: 10 millions


Vegetarians: about 2%


( Source : www.european-vegetarian.org/denmark0.0.html )



Romania


Inhabitants: 25 millions


Vegetarians: abt 4%


(Source : Romanian Vegetarian Society)



Slovakia :


Inhabitants : 5.4 millions


Vegetarians : abt. 1%


(Source : Vegetarianska spolocnost)



Spain


Inhabitants: 39.4 millions


Vegetarians: around 2%


(Source: Asociacion Vegana Espanola (AVE)


Sweden


Inhabitants: 8.8 millions


Vegetarians: at least 7% (in certain schools a third of the students are vegetarians)


(Source: Swedish Vegan Society)


Switzerland


Inhabitants: 7.1 millions


Vegetarians: 9% according to the Nutritrend-Study, Nestle from 2001 (around 4% would be more realistic)


(Source: Swiss Union for Vegetarianism)



The Netherlands


Inhabitants: 15.8 millions


Vegetarians: 4-5 % (estimate)


(Source: Nederlandse Vegetariersbond)



United Kingdom


Inhabitants : 59.5 millions


Vegetarians: 9 % (high in younger age group)


(ICM Poll for the Daily Telegraph, 2001)



USA


Inhabitants: 278.3 millions


Vegetarians: 4 %


(Source : Time/CNN poll 15 July 2002 - Note: A surprising 42% of all "vegetarians", or 4.8 millions adult Americans, considered slaughter of animals to be murder)



Note: Because it had not been possible to obtain data from the Ministries or Statistical offices of the different countries we made a compilation based on other sources available to us.


We are grateful for all further information: evu@ivu.org. Thank you!"

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