Editing Pomeranian dog (section)

=== Popularity ===
The Pomeranian has been among the more popular dog breeds in the United States, featuring consistently in the top 20 of registered American Kennel Club dog breeds since at least 1998, when it was ranked #10; the breed was #17 in the 2011 rankings, dropping two spots from the previous year.<ref name="akcranking">{{cite web |url=http://www.akc.org/news/the-most-popular-dog-breeds-in-america/ |title=AKC Dog Registration Statistics |publisher=American Kennel Club |access-date=29 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925051653/http://www.akc.org/news/the-most-popular-dog-breeds-in-america/ |archive-date=25 September 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012 and 2013 it remained in the top twenty and was ranked at #19.<ref name=AKC2013>{{cite web |url=http://www.akc.org/news/the-most-popular-dog-breeds-in-america/ |title=AKC Dog Registration Statistics |publisher=American Kennel Club |access-date=26 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925051653/http://www.akc.org/news/the-most-popular-dog-breeds-in-america/ |archive-date=25 September 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, the breed fell to #21, falling further to #22 in both 2016 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/most-popular-dog-breeds-full-ranking-list/|title=AKC Dog Registration Statistics|website=American Kennel Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228202011/https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/most-popular-dog-breeds-full-ranking-list/|archive-date=28 February 2019|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>

It is not listed in the top 20 breeds in the UK in either 2007 or 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/download/5675/2007-2008-Top-20.pdf |title=Top Twenty Breeds in Registration Order for the Years 2007 and 2008 |publisher=The Kennel Club |access-date=30 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017204734/http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/download/5675/2007-2008-Top-20.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Australia their popularity has declined since 1986, with a peak of 1,128 Pomeranians registered with the [[Australian National Kennel Council]] in 1987;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dogsaustralia.org.au/media/9573/rego-stats-list_1986-1999.pdf |title=National Animal Registration Analysis 1986-1999 |publisher=Australian National Kennel Council |access-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018170707/https://dogsaustralia.org.au/media/9573/rego-stats-list_1986-1999.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> only 285 were registered in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dogsaustralia.org.au/media/10159/rego-stats-list_2018-2023.pdf |title=National Animal Registration Analysis 2018-2023 |publisher=Australian National Kennel Council |access-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618172402/https://dogsaustralia.org.au/media/10159/rego-stats-list_2018-2023.pdf |archive-date=18 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>