<P> Reliable data is lacking due to a lack of polling and the varying definitions of vegetarianism and veganism used in the polls . For example, the latest US poll defines "vegan" according to diets that exclude meat, eggs and dairy, rather than following the accepted definition of veganism as avoiding all animal products as far as possible including honey and clothing . Other polls, like the latest Australian poll, place strict vegetarians and those who follow "almost" vegetarian diets in the same category, while this poll and many others measure only vegetarianism and neglect to include veganism in the poll . Many poll results are contradicted by other poll results from the same country despite similar publication dates, implying a wide margin of error . </P> <P> A study from 2010 estimated that there are 1, 45 billion vegetarians of necessity and another 75 million of choice . They make approximately 21.8% of the world's population . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Vegetarian diet (%) (includes vegan diet) </Th> <Th> Approx . no. of individuals </Th> <Th> Data set year </Th> <Th> Vegan diet (%) </Th> <Th> Approx . no. of individuals </Th> <Th> Data set year </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5% </Td> <Td> 2,150,000 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11% </Td> <Td> 2,100,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 2010 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> As of March 2016, 11.2% of people living in Australia agreed that "The food I eat is all, or almost all, vegetarian ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9% </Td> <Td> 765,000 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10.0% </Td> <Td> 1,130,177 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14.0% </Td> <Td> 29,260,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> 3.03% </Td> <Td> 6,330,660 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Vegan percentage derived from vegan and vegetarian respondents only, due to access bias, and calculated on top of IBOPE's survey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 7000940000000000000 ♠ 9.4% </Td> <Td> 3,411,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 835,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4%--7000500000000000000 ♠ 5% </Td> <Td> 54,428,000--68,035,000 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 7000150000000000000 ♠ 1.5% </Td> <Td> 235,000 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4% </Td> <Td> 220,000 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2% </Td> <Td> 108,000--329,000 </Td> <Td> 2011 2015 </Td> <Td> 0.5% </Td> <Td> 27,000 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td>% of vegans only an estimation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5.0% </Td> <Td> 3,300,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> 0.25% </Td> <Td> 160,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10% </Td> <Td> 8,000,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> 1.6% </Td> <Td> 1,300,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31% - 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42% </Td> <Td> 500,000,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> 27% </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> According to the 2006 Hindu - CNN - IBN State of the Nation Survey, 31% of Indians are vegetarian, while another 9% also consume eggs (ovo - vegetarian). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13% </Td> <Td> 1,046,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 421,000 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 7000710000000000000 ♠ 7.1%--7001100000000000000 ♠ 10% </Td> <Td> 4,246,000 </Td> <Td> 2009 2015 </Td> <Td> 0.6%--2.8% </Td> <Td> 400,000--1,680,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7% </Td> <Td> 18,370,300 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 2.7% </Td> <Td> 5,875,000 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3%--7000500000000000000 ♠ 5% </Td> <Td> 60,000--100,000 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> estimation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19% </Td> <Td> 23,370,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 9% </Td> <Td> 11,070,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5.0% </Td> <Td> 800,000 </Td> <Td> <P> 2016 2017 </P> </Td> <Td> 0, 4% </Td> <Td> 70,000 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 7001103000000000000 ♠ 10.3% </Td> <Td> 463,500 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 2%--4% </Td> <Td> 100,000 - 200,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0.2%--0.4% </Td> <Td> 10,000 - 20,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> estimation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8% </Td> <Td> 3,072,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 7% </Td> <Td> 2,688,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 7000120000000000000 ♠ 1.2% </Td> <Td> 120,000 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.6% </Td> <Td> 60,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> survey conducted by marketing research firm Nielsen Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3%--7000400000000000000 ♠ 4% </Td> <Td> 4,380,000--5,840,000 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 1.4%--1.6% </Td> <Td> 28,922--33,054 </Td> <Td> 2007 / 2008 </Td> <Td> 0.3%--0.5% </Td> <Td> 6,197--10,329 </Td> <Td> 2007 / 2008 </Td> <Td> Age group: 18 - 65; a representative sample; unbiased data (survey conducted by National Institute of Public Health); new data will be available soon (2018 / 2019 / 2020). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1.0% </Td> <Td> 500,000 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 7000150000000000000 ♠ 1.5% </Td> <Td> 697,000 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> 93,000 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> adult population </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10% </Td> <Td> 969,000 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 4% </Td> <Td> 388,000 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Based on a 1000 person telephone survey . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14% </Td> <Td> 1,176,156 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> 252,033 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14.0% </Td> <Td> 3,297,011 </Td> <Td> <P> 2015 2016 2017 </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 7000330000000000000 ♠ 3.3% </Td> <Td> 2,300,000 </Td> <Td> <P> 2015 2016 2017 </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14% </Td> <Td> 9,100,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> 7% </Td> <Td> 3,500,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5.0% - 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8.0% </Td> <Td> 12,646,000 - 20,233,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> 7,588,000 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> "Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted July 1 - 11, 2018, with a random sample of 1,033 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia ." </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Vegetarian diet (%) (includes vegan diet) </Th> <Th> Approx . no. of individuals </Th> <Th> Data set year </Th> <Th> Vegan diet (%) </Th> <Th> Approx . no. of individuals </Th> <Th> Data set year </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr>

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