The tiger population is at its lowest level ever, with possibly as few as 3,200 remaining in the wild.
Tiger population
Tiger numbers and forest cover
Population at a tipping point
Although there are no accurate estimates of the world tiger population, numbers are thought to have fallen by over 95% since the turn of the 20th century – down from perhaps 100,000 to the current estimate of possibly as few as 3,200 inidividuals.Three subspecies – Bali, Javan and Caspian tigers – were extinct by the 1980s.
Even in India, the species' stronghold, a recent government census suggests there may be as few as 1,400 tigers left.
Subspecies populations
If the wild tiger population continues to decline at the current rate, recovery may not be possible.
