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Number of chickens in Costa Rica

Number of chickens in Costa Rica was 23,865,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 86th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head23,865,000 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.8%
Rank86th of 179Countries ranked
Series high25,561,0002019
Series low2,208,0001961

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Number of chickens in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024

05M10M15M20M25M30M19611971198119912001201120241961: 2,208,000 head1962: 2,361,000 head1963: 2,525,000 head1964: 2,689,000 head1965: 2,864,000 head1966: 3,050,000 head1967: 3,248,000 head1968: 3,459,000 head1969: 3,684,000 head1970: 3,923,000 head1971: 3,980,000 head1972: 4,332,000 head1973: 4,000,000 head1974: 3,900,000 head1975: 3,800,000 head1976: 3,700,000 head1977: 3,600,000 head1978: 3,500,000 head1979: 4,500,000 head1980: 5,500,000 head1981: 5,300,000 head1982: 5,300,000 head1983: 7,000,000 head1984: 7,400,000 head1985: 7,500,000 head1986: 7,500,000 head1987: 8,000,000 head1988: 10,000,000 head1989: 10,300,000 head1990: 9,500,000 head1991: 10,500,000 head1992: 11,000,000 head1993: 11,600,000 head1994: 12,000,000 head1995: 13,500,000 head1996: 14,600,000 head1997: 14,000,000 head1998: 15,350,000 head1999: 17,500,000 head2000: 17,135,000 head2001: 16,900,000 head2002: 18,200,000 head2003: 19,500,000 head2004: 19,500,000 head2005: 19,900,000 head2006: 23,300,000 head2007: 25,200,000 head2008: 23,500,000 head2009: 22,100,000 head2010: 23,900,000 head2011: 22,900,000 head2012: 23,600,000 head2013: 23,200,000 head2014: 23,400,000 head2015: 24,004,000 head2016: 24,450,000 head2017: 24,876,000 head2018: 25,249,000 head2019: 25,561,000 head2020: 24,901,000 head2021: 24,290,000 head2022: 23,508,000 head2023: 23,665,000 head2024: 23,865,000 head010M20M30M19611983200520241961: 2,208,000 head1962: 2,361,000 head1963: 2,525,000 head1964: 2,689,000 head1965: 2,864,000 head1966: 3,050,000 head1967: 3,248,000 head1968: 3,459,000 head1969: 3,684,000 head1970: 3,923,000 head1971: 3,980,000 head1972: 4,332,000 head1973: 4,000,000 head1974: 3,900,000 head1975: 3,800,000 head1976: 3,700,000 head1977: 3,600,000 head1978: 3,500,000 head1979: 4,500,000 head1980: 5,500,000 head1981: 5,300,000 head1982: 5,300,000 head1983: 7,000,000 head1984: 7,400,000 head1985: 7,500,000 head1986: 7,500,000 head1987: 8,000,000 head1988: 10,000,000 head1989: 10,300,000 head1990: 9,500,000 head1991: 10,500,000 head1992: 11,000,000 head1993: 11,600,000 head1994: 12,000,000 head1995: 13,500,000 head1996: 14,600,000 head1997: 14,000,000 head1998: 15,350,000 head1999: 17,500,000 head2000: 17,135,000 head2001: 16,900,000 head2002: 18,200,000 head2003: 19,500,000 head2004: 19,500,000 head2005: 19,900,000 head2006: 23,300,000 head2007: 25,200,000 head2008: 23,500,000 head2009: 22,100,000 head2010: 23,900,000 head2011: 22,900,000 head2012: 23,600,000 head2013: 23,200,000 head2014: 23,400,000 head2015: 24,004,000 head2016: 24,450,000 head2017: 24,876,000 head2018: 25,249,000 head2019: 25,561,000 head2020: 24,901,000 head2021: 24,290,000 head2022: 23,508,000 head2023: 23,665,000 head2024: 23,865,000 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
202423,865,000 Estimated
202323,665,000
202223,508,000
202124,290,000 Estimated
202024,901,000 Estimated
201925,561,000 Estimated
201825,249,000 Estimated
201724,876,000 Estimated
201624,450,000 Estimated
201524,004,000 Estimated
201423,400,000 Estimated
201323,200,000 Estimated
201223,600,000 Estimated
201122,900,000 Estimated
201023,900,000 Estimated
200922,100,000 Estimated
200823,500,000 Estimated
200725,200,000 Estimated
200623,300,000 Estimated
200519,900,000 Estimated
200419,500,000 Estimated
200319,500,000 Estimated
200218,200,000 Estimated
200116,900,000 Estimated
200017,135,000
199917,500,000 Estimated
199815,350,000 Estimated
199714,000,000 Estimated
199614,600,000 Estimated
199513,500,000 Estimated
199412,000,000 Estimated
199311,600,000 Estimated
199211,000,000 Estimated
199110,500,000 Estimated
19909,500,000 Estimated
198910,300,000 Estimated
198810,000,000 Estimated
19878,000,000 Estimated
19867,500,000 Estimated
19857,500,000 Estimated
19847,400,000 Estimated
19837,000,000 Estimated
19825,300,000 Estimated
19815,300,000
19805,500,000
19794,500,000 Estimated
19783,500,000 Estimated
19773,600,000 Estimated
19763,700,000 Estimated
19753,800,000 Estimated
19743,900,000 Estimated
19734,000,000 Estimated
19724,332,000
19713,980,000
19703,923,000
19693,684,000
19683,459,000
19673,248,000
19663,050,000
19652,864,000
19642,689,000
19632,525,000
19622,361,000
19612,208,000

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.

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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, Costa Rica, 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

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Number of chickens, Costa Rica, 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/chicken-population/costa-rica. 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, Costa Rica, 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/chicken-population/costa-rica.

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, Costa Rica, 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/chicken-population/costa-rica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/chicken-population/costa-rica. 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 Costa Rica?

Number of chickens in Costa Rica was 23,865,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 86th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

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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 Costa Rica?

25,561,000 head in 2019, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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