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Question
Hi, I am doing this report for my class at school and I need to know the Siamese population in the world?

Answer
Hi Nicole.  Unfortunately, there's no way for anyone to know this answer.  Whereas there's a census conducted to find out the human population and even their ethnicities, there isn't one for cats.  Cats don't have to be licensed in most areas, and many purebreds aren't even eligible for registration in major registries.  So there is truly no way to guestimate how many Siamese there are in the world.  The closest we can say is that there are a lot!  The world's largest cat registry, The Cat Fanciers Association, notes that the Siamese is the fourth most popular purebred worldwide (within their registry).