How much awareness is there of veganism in the US?

Answer 1

The Vegetarian Society estimates that there are around 4 million vegetarians in the UK, or about 7% of the population.

However, other more recent surveys put the figure nearer the 3 million mark, or about 5% of the population.
According to the Vegetarian Society, 4% of the UK population were vegetarian in 2001 (the most recent year available), 16% ate meat free meals most or all of the time.
From the Vegetarian Society--varied statistics--from 5 to 12% of UK residents are vegetarian.
In the United Kingdom 3,500,000 people are vegetarian out of a population of 57million. (6%. of the population). -- Source: International Vegetarian Union

Answer 2

In 2006 - 2.3% of the population - 7.1 million people.

According to the Vegetarian Times April 2008 poll: 3.2% of Americans claim to be vegetarians, 10% claim to follow a "vegetarian-inclined" diet, and 0.5% claim to be vegans.

In the 2011 Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) National Poll, 5% of Americans never eat meat, fish, seafood or poultry.

In mid 2011 the US population was 311,800,000, so there are 15,590,000 vegetarians in the US.

Answer 3

A recent survey found that 5% of Australians said they were vegetarian, while 1% said they were vegan. Though 5% of people said they were vegetarian, only 2% actually ate a vegetarian diet.

2010 population of Australia - estimate: 22,510,998. 2% of that =‎ 450 220.

Answer 4

In the 2011 Vegetarian Resource Group National Poll, 3% of Americans say they are vegan.

That is 9,354,000 vegans in the US.

Answer 5

Roughly 6% of the world is vegetarian. Since there are 6,692,030,277 (6.7 billion) people in the world, that is about 401,521,817 people (400 million).

Answer 6

Approximately 0.5% or 1 million people, according to a 2008 study.

Results from a 2011 study show 2.5% or 7.5 million people.

Answer 7

There is more awareness of veganism now.