ABUNDANCE
SWITZERLAND
To give an exact population estimate at a specific point in time is impossible. The camera trap monitoring cannot be performed in all management compartments at the same time. The abundance estimate presented here is an extrapolation of the latest camera trap session per reference area to the whole compartment based on chance observations (see also method section).
Development of the lynx numbers in Switzerland (2010-2023/24): From 2020/21, the presentation is based on the biological year. The survey periods then extend from 1 May of the previous year to 30 April of the following year. © KORA Development of the lynx numbers in Switzerland (2010-2023/24): From 2020/21, the presentation is based on the biological year. The survey periods then extend from 1 May of the previous year to 30 April of the following year. © KORA
EUROPE
In 2024, the LCIE estimated that there were 9400 Eurasian lynx in Europe. The estimated number of individuals in the 11 different populations is shown in the table below. The population in the Balkans is an endangered subspecies of its own.
| Population | Countries | Estimate | Trend |
| Scandinavian | NOR, SWE | 1820 | Increase |
| Karelian | FIN | 2483 | Stable |
| Baltic | EST, LTU, LVA, POL, UKR | 1555 | Increase |
| Carpathian | RO, SK, PL, UA, CZ, HU, RS, BG | 2687 | Increase |
| Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian | CZE, DE, AUT | 135 | Increase |
| Alpine | CH, SI, IT, AT, FR | 255 | Increase |
| Jura | CH | more than 69 | Slowly increasing |
| Vosges-Palatinian | FR, DE | more than 12 | Increase |
| Dinaric | SI, HR, BA | 130 | Stable or decrease |
| Harz | DE | 46 | Slowly increasing |
| Balkan | MKD, ALB, KOS | 34 | Stable |
| Pommerian Occurrence | POL | 31 | Increase |
| Black Forest / Swabian-Jura Occurrence | DE | 5 | Unknown |