These are the top 10 countries with the highest number of vegans in 2025 as the world celebrates World Vegan Day. India ranks and explore global vegan trends shaping the future of plant based living.
Written by Bhavya Gulati |Published : October 31, 2025 9:07 AM IST
These days, everybody is more concerned about health and wellness for the longevity of life and to stay healthy, and honestly, people are also making such choices that are considered more of thoughtful eating. It’s not just about choosing the right food, but people are also turning vegetarian. They have turned Vegan. Being vegan means not consuming any type of animal products, including food, clothing, and other materials. From celebrities like Akshay Kumar to Anushka Sharma, many have switched to a vegan diet.
List of Countries With Highest Number Of Vegans
According To Statistics of World Population Review, here’s the list of the top 10 countries with the highest number of Vegans in the world.
India
Something which is more interesting is that India remains at the top when it comes to being Vegan because being compared to other countries in the world, India has the highest number of Vegans. At least 30 to 40% of people follow vegetarian diet can also be linked to culture or religion that many people follow as many religions are the promoter of nonviolence towards animals.
Israel
Israel is also one of the countries that approximately has 13 to 15% of a vegetarian population. One of the reasons is also that because it is also known as the vegan capital of the world.
Italy
Italy is also one of the countries that has a vegetarian population of around 10 to 12 percent of the population. Italy’s vegetarian population continues to grow, and it is because many people are becoming health-conscious of the plant based eating.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom has at least 10% of vegetarian population. People have seen rise in vegetarianism increasing over the years especially it is more prominent in London which also shows an inclination of British people towards plant based diets.
Germany
Germany has at least 9 to 10% of vegetarian population and people are becoming more aware of environmental sustainability. Many Germans have switched to plant based dietsand something called veggie day. Movement has promoted a weekly vegetarian diet.
Brazil
Brazil has a vegetarian population of 8% and country has also experienced a notable rise. Many people are becoming more concerned about their environment and the population has turned to plant based diets.
Sweden
Sweden government has never failed to support plant based eating which also includes campaigns that reduce meat consumption promoting Vegeterainism.
United States
United States does not have much vegetarian population but definitely of 5 to 7% and it is also one of the fastest growing vegetarian populations in urban areas. Recent times have seen a lot of change in people adopting to vegetarian diet.
Australia
Australia has a vegetarian population of only 5% but significant changes. Device of vegetarian population has been observed, specially in cities like Melbourne and Sydney.
Mexico
While Vegan trendhas not touched Mexico, but population adopting to vegan diet is gradually increasing. Many plant based diets are becoming part of Mexico’s traditions.
Overall, these are few of the countries who are vegan and many are making shift towards vegan culture. Being vegan is a part of new normal and it is health and environmental factors that have influenced people to take this step further as people are becoming more aware about health impacts of meat consumption.
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