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Number of chickens in France

Number of chickens in France was 229,317,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 8.5% from 2023.

2024, head229,317,000
Change on 2023+8.5%
Series high251,581,0002013
Series low138,000,0001966

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Number of chickens in France, 1961 to 2024

125M150M175M200M225M250M275M19611971198119912001201120241961: 167,000,000 head1962: 170,000,000 head1963: 173,000,000 head1964: 175,000,000 head1965: 180,000,000 head1966: 138,000,000 head1967: 138,000,000 head1968: 158,000,000 head1969: 165,398,000 head1970: 164,756,000 head1971: 162,637,000 head1972: 156,848,000 head1973: 158,000,000 head1974: 162,064,000 head1975: 164,402,000 head1976: 164,755,000 head1977: 168,954,000 head1978: 170,546,000 head1979: 169,190,000 head1980: 176,290,000 head1981: 185,965,000 head1982: 187,000,000 head1983: 187,000,000 head1984: 185,000,000 head1985: 209,759,000 head1986: 208,542,000 head1987: 207,544,000 head1988: 211,084,000 head1989: 201,808,000 head1990: 194,166,000 head1991: 211,104,000 head1992: 213,960,000 head1993: 218,752,000 head1994: 219,089,000 head1995: 220,499,000 head1996: 226,603,000 head1997: 231,143,000 head1998: 233,149,000 head1999: 223,939,000 head2000: 214,187,000 head2001: 216,177,000 head2002: 210,748,000 head2003: 205,732,000 head2004: 197,361,000 head2005: 191,732,000 head2006: 182,578,000 head2007: 191,724,000 head2008: 192,735,000 head2009: 196,608,000 head2010: 231,527,000 head2011: 232,910,000 head2012: 241,133,000 head2013: 251,581,000 head2014: 243,219,000 head2015: 247,298,000 head2016: 243,526,000 head2017: 244,774,000 head2018: 239,290,000 head2019: 237,864,000 head2020: 242,015,000 head2021: 239,840,000 head2022: 231,096,000 head2023: 211,370,000 head2024: 229,317,000 head100M150M200M250M300M19611983200520241961: 167,000,000 head1962: 170,000,000 head1963: 173,000,000 head1964: 175,000,000 head1965: 180,000,000 head1966: 138,000,000 head1967: 138,000,000 head1968: 158,000,000 head1969: 165,398,000 head1970: 164,756,000 head1971: 162,637,000 head1972: 156,848,000 head1973: 158,000,000 head1974: 162,064,000 head1975: 164,402,000 head1976: 164,755,000 head1977: 168,954,000 head1978: 170,546,000 head1979: 169,190,000 head1980: 176,290,000 head1981: 185,965,000 head1982: 187,000,000 head1983: 187,000,000 head1984: 185,000,000 head1985: 209,759,000 head1986: 208,542,000 head1987: 207,544,000 head1988: 211,084,000 head1989: 201,808,000 head1990: 194,166,000 head1991: 211,104,000 head1992: 213,960,000 head1993: 218,752,000 head1994: 219,089,000 head1995: 220,499,000 head1996: 226,603,000 head1997: 231,143,000 head1998: 233,149,000 head1999: 223,939,000 head2000: 214,187,000 head2001: 216,177,000 head2002: 210,748,000 head2003: 205,732,000 head2004: 197,361,000 head2005: 191,732,000 head2006: 182,578,000 head2007: 191,724,000 head2008: 192,735,000 head2009: 196,608,000 head2010: 231,527,000 head2011: 232,910,000 head2012: 241,133,000 head2013: 251,581,000 head2014: 243,219,000 head2015: 247,298,000 head2016: 243,526,000 head2017: 244,774,000 head2018: 239,290,000 head2019: 237,864,000 head2020: 242,015,000 head2021: 239,840,000 head2022: 231,096,000 head2023: 211,370,000 head2024: 229,317,000 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
2024229,317,000
2023211,370,000
2022231,096,000
2021239,840,000
2020242,015,000
2019237,864,000
2018239,290,000
2017244,774,000
2016243,526,000
2015247,298,000
2014243,219,000
2013251,581,000
2012241,133,000
2011232,910,000
2010231,527,000
2009196,608,000
2008192,735,000
2007191,724,000
2006182,578,000
2005191,732,000
2004197,361,000
2003205,732,000
2002210,748,000
2001216,177,000
2000214,187,000
1999223,939,000
1998233,149,000
1997231,143,000
1996226,603,000
1995220,499,000
1994219,089,000
1993218,752,000
1992213,960,000
1991211,104,000
1990194,166,000
1989201,808,000
1988211,084,000
1987207,544,000
1986208,542,000
1985209,759,000
1984185,000,000 Estimated
1983187,000,000
1982187,000,000 Estimated
1981185,965,000
1980176,290,000
1979169,190,000
1978170,546,000
1977168,954,000
1976164,755,000
1975164,402,000
1974162,064,000
1973158,000,000
1972156,848,000
1971162,637,000
1970164,756,000
1969165,398,000
1968158,000,000 Estimated
1967138,000,000 Estimated
1966138,000,000 Estimated
1965180,000,000 Estimated
1964175,000,000 Estimated
1963173,000,000 Estimated
1962170,000,000 Estimated
1961167,000,000 Estimated

France compared with nearby places

Czechia: 24,917,000 headDenmark: 20,718,000 headEstonia: 2,274,000 headFinland: 14,425,000 headFrance: 229,317,000 headCroatia: 10,936,000 headHungary: 28,733,000 headLithuania: 10,476,000 headLuxembourg: 186,000 headLatvia: 5,985,000 headNetherlands: 89,231,000 headPoland: 244,680,000 headSlovenia: 5,054,000 headSlovakia: 9,593,000 head
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Number of chickens, 2024, head. France 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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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.

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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, France, 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): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Number of chickens, France, 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/france. 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, France, 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/france.

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, France, 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/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112): Number of chickens, France, 1961 to 2024}},
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  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/france. 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 France?

Number of chickens in France was 229,317,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 8.5% from 2023.

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 France?

251,581,000 head in 2013, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of chickens elsewhere in European Union (27)

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