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How many wild pandas are there now? According to the latest survey in 2015, there are 1,864 pandas in the wild. That's a 16.8% increase since the previous survey, which was released in 2003.
As of 2023, there are only around 1,864 wild giant pandas left worldwide, most of them located in China’s Sichuan Province. However, a population rise of approximately 17 percent between 2003 and 2013 made it possible for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) to reclassify pandas as vulnerable, in contrast to their ...
The latest census in 2014 found that there were 1,864 giant pandas alive in the wild. While still very low, this represents a real success story, with numbers increasing from around 1,000 in the late 1970s.
The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family and among the world’s most threatened animals. Learn about WWF's giant panda conservation efforts.
According to China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the total number of giant pandas increased from 1,100 in the 1980s to 1,900, marking a significant victory for wildlife conservation.
There are between 1,800 and 2,000 wild giant pandas in the world. A number of pandas also live in zoos. Due to its low numbers, it remains a species of great concern to conservationists. It is worth noting that the Qinling panda, a subspecies of the giant panda, exists in the wild in much lower numbers.
This chart shows populations of Giant Pandas in the wild and in captivity according to the Chinese Forestry Administration Panda Census.
After decades of effort, wild panda numbers are rising, but there are still only 1,864 spread across 20 pockets of bamboo forest. And the remaining pandas still face a number of threats, particularly habitat loss and fragmentation.
But the most recent survey in 2014 estimated that there were 1,864 pandas living in the wild. After 30 years of slow but steady progress, the IUCN has now changed the panda's status on the Red List of Threatened Species.
In the 1980s, there were as few as 1,114 pandas in China. But the most recent estimates are around 1,800 individuals living in the wild. Their population has increased by 17 per cent over the last decade alone.