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There are about 1,101,639,064 sheep in the world – an average of one sheep for every six people. In some countries there are more sheep than humans.

Falkland Islands 690,000 sheep,
3,060 people = 225 sheep per person

New Zealand 40,106,800 sheep,
4,121,662 people = 10 sheep per person

Australia 100,100,00 sheep,
20,245,629 people = 5 sheep per person

Mongolia 12,884,500 sheep,
20,245,629 people = 5 sheep per person

Uruguay 9,712,000 sheep,
3,383,284 people = 3 sheep per person

Mauritania 8,850,000 sheep,
3,022,150 people = 3 sheep per person

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