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Number of cattle in Austria

Number of cattle in Austria was 1,820,030 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, head1,820,030
Change on 2023-0.8%
Rank9th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,669,0621985
Series low1,820,0302024

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Number of cattle in Austria, 1961 to 2024

1.8M2M2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M19611971198119912001201120241961: 2,386,761 head1962: 2,456,557 head1963: 2,437,123 head1964: 2,310,667 head1965: 2,350,269 head1966: 2,441,388 head1967: 2,496,912 head1968: 2,479,997 head1969: 2,433,168 head1970: 2,417,930 head1971: 2,468,266 head1972: 2,498,971 head1973: 2,513,563 head1974: 2,624,196 head1975: 2,581,407 head1976: 2,500,491 head1977: 2,502,422 head1978: 2,548,678 head1979: 2,593,606 head1980: 2,547,905 head1981: 2,516,872 head1982: 2,530,232 head1983: 2,546,280 head1984: 2,633,326 head1985: 2,669,062 head1986: 2,650,574 head1987: 2,637,224 head1988: 2,589,509 head1989: 2,541,405 head1990: 2,562,393 head1991: 2,583,914 head1992: 2,534,008 head1993: 2,400,725 head1994: 2,333,887 head1995: 2,328,518 head1996: 2,325,825 head1997: 2,271,949 head1998: 2,197,940 head1999: 2,171,681 head2000: 2,152,811 head2001: 2,155,447 head2002: 2,118,454 head2003: 2,066,942 head2004: 2,052,033 head2005: 2,050,991 head2006: 2,010,680 head2007: 2,002,919 head2008: 2,000,196 head2009: 1,997,209 head2010: 2,026,260 head2011: 2,013,281 head2012: 1,976,527 head2013: 1,955,618 head2014: 1,958,282 head2015: 1,961,201 head2016: 1,957,610 head2017: 1,954,391 head2018: 1,912,810 head2019: 1,879,520 head2020: 1,855,430 head2021: 1,870,100 head2022: 1,861,070 head2023: 1,835,470 head2024: 1,820,030 head1.75M2M2.25M2.5M2.75M19611983200520241961: 2,386,761 head1962: 2,456,557 head1963: 2,437,123 head1964: 2,310,667 head1965: 2,350,269 head1966: 2,441,388 head1967: 2,496,912 head1968: 2,479,997 head1969: 2,433,168 head1970: 2,417,930 head1971: 2,468,266 head1972: 2,498,971 head1973: 2,513,563 head1974: 2,624,196 head1975: 2,581,407 head1976: 2,500,491 head1977: 2,502,422 head1978: 2,548,678 head1979: 2,593,606 head1980: 2,547,905 head1981: 2,516,872 head1982: 2,530,232 head1983: 2,546,280 head1984: 2,633,326 head1985: 2,669,062 head1986: 2,650,574 head1987: 2,637,224 head1988: 2,589,509 head1989: 2,541,405 head1990: 2,562,393 head1991: 2,583,914 head1992: 2,534,008 head1993: 2,400,725 head1994: 2,333,887 head1995: 2,328,518 head1996: 2,325,825 head1997: 2,271,949 head1998: 2,197,940 head1999: 2,171,681 head2000: 2,152,811 head2001: 2,155,447 head2002: 2,118,454 head2003: 2,066,942 head2004: 2,052,033 head2005: 2,050,991 head2006: 2,010,680 head2007: 2,002,919 head2008: 2,000,196 head2009: 1,997,209 head2010: 2,026,260 head2011: 2,013,281 head2012: 1,976,527 head2013: 1,955,618 head2014: 1,958,282 head2015: 1,961,201 head2016: 1,957,610 head2017: 1,954,391 head2018: 1,912,810 head2019: 1,879,520 head2020: 1,855,430 head2021: 1,870,100 head2022: 1,861,070 head2023: 1,835,470 head2024: 1,820,030 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
20241,820,030
20231,835,470
20221,861,070
20211,870,100
20201,855,430
20191,879,520
20181,912,810
20171,954,391
20161,957,610
20151,961,201
20141,958,282
20131,955,618
20121,976,527
20112,013,281
20102,026,260
20091,997,209
20082,000,196
20072,002,919
20062,010,680
20052,050,991
20042,052,033
20032,066,942
20022,118,454
20012,155,447
20002,152,811
19992,171,681
19982,197,940
19972,271,949
19962,325,825
19952,328,518
19942,333,887
19932,400,725
19922,534,008
19912,583,914
19902,562,393
19892,541,405
19882,589,509
19872,637,224
19862,650,574
19852,669,062
19842,633,326
19832,546,280
19822,530,232
19812,516,872
19802,547,905
19792,593,606
19782,548,678
19772,502,422
19762,500,491
19752,581,407
19742,624,196
19732,513,563
19722,498,971
19712,468,266
19702,417,930
19692,433,168
19682,479,997
19672,496,912
19662,441,388
19652,350,269
19642,310,667
19632,437,123
19622,456,557
19612,386,761

Austria compared with nearby places

Austria: 1,820,030 headBelgium: 2,153,430 headBulgaria: 558,770 headCyprus: 82,680 headCzechia: 1,397,410 headGermany: 10,461,290 headDenmark: 1,413,860 headEstonia: 232,390 headSpain: 6,173,960 headFinland: 764,030 headFrance: 16,478,260 headGreece: 595,200 headCroatia: 422,000 headHungary: 869,900 headIreland: 6,308,300 headItaly: 5,765,000 headLithuania: 599,770 headLuxembourg: 180,530 headLatvia: 352,090 headMalta: 13,800 headNetherlands: 3,562,000 headPoland: 6,190,930 headPortugal: 1,486,910 headRomania: 1,809,400 headSweden: 1,333,820 headSlovenia: 453,890 headSlovakia: 416,680 head
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  • 400K to 700K
  • 700K to 1.5M
  • 1.5M to 5.3M
  • 5.3M and over
Number of cattle, 2024, head. Austria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, Austria, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Austria, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/austria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, Austria, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/austria.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Austria, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/austria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Austria, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/austria. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the number of cattle in Austria?

Number of cattle in Austria was 1,820,030 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of cattle in Austria?

2,669,062 head in 1985, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of cattle elsewhere in European Union (27)

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