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Number of cattle in Poland

Number of cattle in Poland was 6,190,930 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1.2% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, head6,190,930
Change on 2023-1.2%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high13,254,2791975
Series low5,353,4212004

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Number of cattle in Poland, 1961 to 2024

4M6M8M10M12M14M19611971198119912001201120241961: 9,168,000 head1962: 9,589,000 head1963: 9,841,000 head1964: 9,940,000 head1965: 9,947,200 head1966: 10,390,800 head1967: 10,767,500 head1968: 10,940,000 head1969: 11,048,900 head1970: 10,843,500 head1971: 11,076,300 head1972: 11,452,500 head1973: 12,192,200 head1974: 13,023,000 head1975: 13,254,279 head1976: 12,879,023 head1977: 13,019,223 head1978: 13,115,400 head1979: 13,035,611 head1980: 12,648,608 head1981: 11,796,974 head1982: 11,911,693 head1983: 11,269,395 head1984: 11,196,559 head1985: 11,055,238 head1986: 10,919,043 head1987: 10,522,676 head1988: 10,322,063 head1989: 10,732,577 head1990: 10,048,929 head1991: 8,844,000 head1992: 8,221,359 head1993: 7,642,576 head1994: 7,695,680 head1995: 7,305,594 head1996: 7,136,466 head1997: 7,307,382 head1998: 6,955,251 head1999: 6,555,033 head2000: 6,082,549 head2001: 5,734,339 head2002: 5,532,728 head2003: 5,488,943 head2004: 5,353,421 head2005: 5,483,290 head2006: 5,606,358 head2007: 5,696,186 head2008: 5,756,639 head2009: 5,700,017 head2010: 5,742,094 head2011: 5,761,878 head2012: 5,776,767 head2013: 5,859,540 head2014: 5,920,411 head2015: 5,960,693 head2016: 5,939,046 head2017: 6,143,083 head2018: 6,183,300 head2019: 6,261,600 head2020: 6,278,900 head2021: 6,378,700 head2022: 6,448,290 head2023: 6,267,460 head2024: 6,190,930 head4M6M8M10M12M14M19611983200520241961: 9,168,000 head1962: 9,589,000 head1963: 9,841,000 head1964: 9,940,000 head1965: 9,947,200 head1966: 10,390,800 head1967: 10,767,500 head1968: 10,940,000 head1969: 11,048,900 head1970: 10,843,500 head1971: 11,076,300 head1972: 11,452,500 head1973: 12,192,200 head1974: 13,023,000 head1975: 13,254,279 head1976: 12,879,023 head1977: 13,019,223 head1978: 13,115,400 head1979: 13,035,611 head1980: 12,648,608 head1981: 11,796,974 head1982: 11,911,693 head1983: 11,269,395 head1984: 11,196,559 head1985: 11,055,238 head1986: 10,919,043 head1987: 10,522,676 head1988: 10,322,063 head1989: 10,732,577 head1990: 10,048,929 head1991: 8,844,000 head1992: 8,221,359 head1993: 7,642,576 head1994: 7,695,680 head1995: 7,305,594 head1996: 7,136,466 head1997: 7,307,382 head1998: 6,955,251 head1999: 6,555,033 head2000: 6,082,549 head2001: 5,734,339 head2002: 5,532,728 head2003: 5,488,943 head2004: 5,353,421 head2005: 5,483,290 head2006: 5,606,358 head2007: 5,696,186 head2008: 5,756,639 head2009: 5,700,017 head2010: 5,742,094 head2011: 5,761,878 head2012: 5,776,767 head2013: 5,859,540 head2014: 5,920,411 head2015: 5,960,693 head2016: 5,939,046 head2017: 6,143,083 head2018: 6,183,300 head2019: 6,261,600 head2020: 6,278,900 head2021: 6,378,700 head2022: 6,448,290 head2023: 6,267,460 head2024: 6,190,930 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
20246,190,930
20236,267,460
20226,448,290
20216,378,700
20206,278,900
20196,261,600
20186,183,300
20176,143,083
20165,939,046
20155,960,693
20145,920,411
20135,859,540
20125,776,767
20115,761,878
20105,742,094
20095,700,017
20085,756,639
20075,696,186
20065,606,358
20055,483,290
20045,353,421
20035,488,943
20025,532,728
20015,734,339
20006,082,549
19996,555,033
19986,955,251
19977,307,382
19967,136,466
19957,305,594
19947,695,680
19937,642,576
19928,221,359
19918,844,000
199010,048,929
198910,732,577
198810,322,063
198710,522,676
198610,919,043
198511,055,238
198411,196,559
198311,269,395
198211,911,693
198111,796,974
198012,648,608
197913,035,611
197813,115,400
197713,019,223
197612,879,023
197513,254,279
197413,023,000
197312,192,200
197211,452,500
197111,076,300
197010,843,500
196911,048,900
196810,940,000
196710,767,500
196610,390,800
19659,947,200
19649,940,000
19639,841,000
19629,589,000
19619,168,000

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Definition

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.

How to cite

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, Poland, 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, Poland, 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/poland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Poland, 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/poland.

Harvard

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, Poland, 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/poland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Poland, 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/poland. 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 Poland?

Number of cattle in Poland was 6,190,930 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1.2% from 2023. That is the 4th 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 Poland?

13,254,279 head in 1975, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of cattle elsewhere in European Union (27)

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