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How many vegans in the UK?
The number of vegans in the UK is estimated at around 180,000 or 0.3%
of the population (based
on the surveys below, see note).
| Year |
% of UK population |
No of vegans |
Source |
| 2007 |
0.3% |
162,000 * |
(13) |
| 2006 |
0.1% |
86,000 * |
(12) |
| 2005 |
0.5% |
279,000 * |
(11) |
| 2004 |
0.6% |
363,000 * |
(10) |
| 2003 |
0.4% |
235,000 * |
(9) |
| 2002 |
0.2% |
132,000 * |
(8) |
| 2002 |
0.1% |
71,000 * |
(7) |
| 2001 |
0.3% |
176,000 * |
(6) |
| 2001 |
0.3% |
182,000 * |
(5) |
| 2000 |
0.3% |
195,000 * |
(4) |
| 1997 |
0.4% * |
224,000 |
(2) |
| 1995 |
0.3% * |
170,000 |
(2) |
| 1994 |
0.2% |
112,000 * |
(3) |
| 1993 |
0.2% * |
100,000 |
(2) |
| Avg |
0.3% |
178,000 |
(1) |
* This number has been extrapolated to enable
comparisons between surveys. It is based upon the latest population estimates
available and may therefore change over time. NOTE:
These figures exclude the DEFRA,
Public Attitudes and Behaviours toward the Environment 2007 study which
erroneously estimated the number of vegans in the UK at over 1.3 million
(2.2%). This was due to a proven misclassification
between vegans and vegetarians and resulted in a published figure
that was incorrect by a factor of ten.
(13) Food
Standards Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards 2007.
(12) Food
Standards Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards 2006.
(11)
Food Standards
Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards 2005.
(10) Food Standards
Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards 2004.
(9) Food Standards
Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards 2003.
(8) Food Standards
Agency, The National Diet & Nutrition Survey 2002.
(7) Food Standards
Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards 2002.
(6) Food Standards
Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards 2001.
(5) Today/ICM
Research Poll - Feb 2001.
(4) Food Standards
Agency, Consumer Attitudes to Food Standards Report, Oct-Dec 2000.
(3) MAFF Dietary Survey of Vegetarians 1994-1995 UK
Data Archive.
(2) Realeat/Gallup surveys into Meat-Eating and Vegetarianism, from the
introduction to The Vegan Shopper, published by The
Vegan Society, Jun 2000. (A summary of the Realeat polls 1984-1999
is available at www.vegsoc.org/info/realeat.html)
(1) The mean average based on all surveys.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Adult stats since 2000: www.vegsoc.org/info/statveg.html
Adult stats in the 1990's: www.vegsoc.org/info/statveg90.html
Adult stats in the 1980's: www.vegsoc.org/info/statveg80.html
Youth stats since 1990: www.vegsoc.org/info/statveg-youth.html
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