POPULATION
The pie chart below indicates the maximum and minimum number of tigers according to the assessment done in  2006/2007. Of the eight species onlyfour are surviving today - three of them have already become extinct. There also is no confirmed report of presence of South China tiger in the wild currently.



     

           

           

The overall population of tiger as estimated in 1993, 1998 , 2001 and 2006 are shown below. The minimum number of tigers in 1993 was 4400 and the maximum was 7700. In 1998, the minimum was 5100 and the maximum 7600, where as in 2000/2001the minimum was 5700 and the maximum was 7000.In 2006 there was a fall of both minimum and maximum population. The minimum reaching near 1993 figure, but maximum falling much below any of the four stage figures. The overall distribution of tiger has shrunk and small population in pockets have become extinct.

 

    

 




BALI           - 1940’S                                                           (updated on 16-02-09)

CASPIAN   - 1970’S           EXTINCT

JAVAN      - 1980’S

GLOBAL TIGER POPULATION TREND 

1993

1996

1998

2000/2001

2006/2007

BANGAL TIGER

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Nepal

Myanmar

China

   300 –  479

   20 –    50

2500 – 4500

  150 –   250

         ?

         ?

  300 –   460

    50 –   240

2500 – 3750

   180 –  250

         P

     30 –    35

  362  –   362

    50  –   240

2500 –  3750

  97A. (300)

   124 –   231

     30 –    35

    359

    115-150

 3000-3800

    340-350

    100-125

      30

440

115-150

1400-1800

350-370

125-150

8-12

Sub-total

2970 - 5279

3060 - 4735

3163 – 4918

 3944-4814    

2438-2922

USSRI TIGER

China

Korea

Russia

         P

        ?

250 - 400

   12 –  20

<10 - <10

415 - 476

   30 – 35

<10 - <10

330 – 371 (A)

      9-13

      <10

      400

18-22

No Report

428-502

Sub-total

250 - 400

437 - 506

370 – 416

   419-423  

446-524

SOUTH CHINA TIGER

China

30 - 80

20 - 30

20 – 30

      <20


No confirmed presence

SUMATRAN TIGER

Indonesia

400 - 500

400 - 500

400 – 500

400* - 500*

400-500*

INDO-CHINESE TIGER

Cambodia

China

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

       P

      ?

      P

500 – 600

     P

106 – 500

200 - 300

100 – 200

  30 -   40

       P

600 – 650

      P

250 – 600

200 – 300

150 – 300

   30 -   40

        P

491 – 510

106 – 234

250 – 501

150– 200

    150-300

      30-40

      N.A.

    400-500

    100-125

    150-200

    100-125

<100

11-15

N.A.

400-500*

125-150

350-450

<100

Sub-total

806 - 1400

1180 - 1790

1177 – 1785

    930-1290     

1086-1315

Grand total

4456 - 7659

5097 - 7561

5130 – 7649

   5713-7047

4370-5261

Rounded total

4400 - 7700

5000 - 7500

5100 – 7600

   5700-7000

4300-5200

 A   = Adult population only                 

(a) 2000/2001 & 2006/2007 assessment is by   GTF
* No estimation done in last 5 years. Hence past figures adopted.