Number of chickens in Belgium
Number of chickens in Belgium was 48,754,000 head in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 8.5% from 2022.
Number of chickens in Belgium, 2000 to 2023
All 24 values
| Period | head |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 48,754,000 |
| 2022 | 53,283,000 |
| 2021 | 53,188,000 |
| 2020 | 53,362,000 |
| 2019 | 49,127,000 |
| 2018 | 47,469,000 |
| 2017 | 40,179,000 |
| 2016 | 42,553,000 |
| 2015 | 37,739,000 |
| 2014 | 33,700,000 |
| 2013 | 36,219,000 |
| 2012 | 35,618,000 |
| 2011 | 35,376,000 |
| 2010 | 34,375,000 |
| 2009 | 33,240,000 |
| 2008 | 32,493,000 |
| 2007 | 32,750,000 |
| 2006 | 32,867,000 |
| 2005 | 35,569,000 |
| 2004 | 36,506,000 |
| 2003 | 32,032,000 |
| 2002 | 37,928,000 |
| 2001 | 38,529,000 |
| 2000 | 39,729,000 |
Rankings
Definition
Number of chickens present in the country, laying hens and birds raised for meat alike, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO publishes thousands of birds; Invokely multiplies by 1,000.
A count on one day of the year, while broilers live a few weeks, so it understates the number of birds raised in a year. 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): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). 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.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112) (Number of chickens, Belgium, 2000 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Number of chickens, Belgium, 2000 to 2023. 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/chicken-population/belgium. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Number of chickens, Belgium, 2000 to 2023. 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/chicken-population/belgium.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Number of chickens, Belgium, 2000 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/chicken-population/belgium (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_number_of_chickens_belgium_2023,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112): Number of chickens, Belgium, 2000 to 2023}},
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/chicken-population/belgium. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). 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 chickens in Belgium?
Number of chickens in Belgium was 48,754,000 head in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 8.5% from 2022.
Where does this figure come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest number of chickens in Belgium?
53,362,000 head in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.