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Number of cattle in Hungary

Number of cattle in Hungary was 869,900 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, head869,900
Change on 20230%
Rank15th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,096,2561968
Series low682,0002011

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Number of cattle in Hungary, 1961 to 2024

500K1M1.5M2M2.5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 1,957,000 head1962: 1,987,486 head1963: 1,905,921 head1964: 1,883,359 head1965: 1,963,869 head1966: 1,973,249 head1967: 2,013,677 head1968: 2,096,256 head1969: 2,005,666 head1970: 1,932,552 head1971: 1,917,305 head1972: 1,882,000 head1973: 1,893,000 head1974: 1,930,000 head1975: 2,017,000 head1976: 1,904,000 head1977: 1,887,000 head1978: 1,949,000 head1979: 1,966,000 head1980: 1,925,000 head1981: 1,918,000 head1982: 1,944,500 head1983: 1,921,800 head1984: 1,906,700 head1985: 1,901,000 head1986: 1,766,000 head1987: 1,724,700 head1988: 1,664,000 head1989: 1,689,700 head1990: 1,597,600 head1991: 1,571,000 head1992: 1,420,046 head1993: 1,159,000 head1994: 999,000 head1995: 910,000 head1996: 928,000 head1997: 909,000 head1998: 871,000 head1999: 873,000 head2000: 857,000 head2001: 805,000 head2002: 783,000 head2003: 770,000 head2004: 739,000 head2005: 723,000 head2006: 708,000 head2007: 702,000 head2008: 705,000 head2009: 701,000 head2010: 700,000 head2011: 682,000 head2012: 697,000 head2013: 760,000 head2014: 782,000 head2015: 802,000 head2016: 821,000 head2017: 852,000 head2018: 885,000 head2019: 909,000 head2020: 932,900 head2021: 909,900 head2022: 894,000 head2023: 869,700 head2024: 869,900 head500K1M1.5M2M2.5M19611983200520241961: 1,957,000 head1962: 1,987,486 head1963: 1,905,921 head1964: 1,883,359 head1965: 1,963,869 head1966: 1,973,249 head1967: 2,013,677 head1968: 2,096,256 head1969: 2,005,666 head1970: 1,932,552 head1971: 1,917,305 head1972: 1,882,000 head1973: 1,893,000 head1974: 1,930,000 head1975: 2,017,000 head1976: 1,904,000 head1977: 1,887,000 head1978: 1,949,000 head1979: 1,966,000 head1980: 1,925,000 head1981: 1,918,000 head1982: 1,944,500 head1983: 1,921,800 head1984: 1,906,700 head1985: 1,901,000 head1986: 1,766,000 head1987: 1,724,700 head1988: 1,664,000 head1989: 1,689,700 head1990: 1,597,600 head1991: 1,571,000 head1992: 1,420,046 head1993: 1,159,000 head1994: 999,000 head1995: 910,000 head1996: 928,000 head1997: 909,000 head1998: 871,000 head1999: 873,000 head2000: 857,000 head2001: 805,000 head2002: 783,000 head2003: 770,000 head2004: 739,000 head2005: 723,000 head2006: 708,000 head2007: 702,000 head2008: 705,000 head2009: 701,000 head2010: 700,000 head2011: 682,000 head2012: 697,000 head2013: 760,000 head2014: 782,000 head2015: 802,000 head2016: 821,000 head2017: 852,000 head2018: 885,000 head2019: 909,000 head2020: 932,900 head2021: 909,900 head2022: 894,000 head2023: 869,700 head2024: 869,900 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
2024869,900
2023869,700
2022894,000
2021909,900
2020932,900
2019909,000
2018885,000
2017852,000
2016821,000
2015802,000
2014782,000
2013760,000
2012697,000
2011682,000
2010700,000
2009701,000
2008705,000
2007702,000
2006708,000
2005723,000
2004739,000
2003770,000
2002783,000
2001805,000
2000857,000
1999873,000
1998871,000
1997909,000
1996928,000
1995910,000
1994999,000
19931,159,000
19921,420,046
19911,571,000
19901,597,600
19891,689,700
19881,664,000
19871,724,700
19861,766,000
19851,901,000
19841,906,700
19831,921,800
19821,944,500
19811,918,000
19801,925,000
19791,966,000
19781,949,000
19771,887,000
19761,904,000
19752,017,000
19741,930,000
19731,893,000
19721,882,000
19711,917,305
19701,932,552
19692,005,666
19682,096,256
19672,013,677
19661,973,249
19651,963,869
19641,883,359
19631,905,921
19621,987,486
19611,957,000

Hungary 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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  • 700K to 1.5M
  • 1.5M to 5.3M
  • 5.3M and over
Number of cattle, 2024, head. Hungary 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.

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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, Hungary, 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, Hungary, 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/hungary. 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, Hungary, 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/hungary.

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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, Hungary, 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/hungary (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, Hungary, 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/hungary. 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 Hungary?

Number of cattle in Hungary was 869,900 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Hungary?

2,096,256 head in 1968, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of cattle elsewhere in European Union (27)

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