Currently, The Livestock Conservancy considers the population of the Exmoor to be at "threatened" levels, meaning that the estimated global population of the breed is less than 5,000 and there are less than 1,000 registrations annually in the US. The UK Rare Breeds Survival Trust considers the breed to be "endangered", meaning that population numbers are estimated to be less than 500 in Great Britain. The Equus Survival Trust considers the breed to be "critical", meaning that there are between 100 and 300 active adult breeding mares. As of 2010, there were estimated to be around 800 Exmoor ponies worldwide.