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Number of chickens in Italy

Number of chickens in Italy was 142,503,000 head in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is the 5th highest of 26 EU countries in 2020.

2020, head142,503,000
Rank5th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high164,549,0001996
Series low90,000,0001961

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Number of chickens in Italy, 1961 to 2020

80M100M120M140M160M180M19611970197919881997200620201961: 90,000,000 head1962: 93,000,000 head1963: 100,000,000 head1964: 105,000,000 head1965: 110,000,000 head1966: 110,000,000 head1967: 110,000,000 head1968: 108,200,000 head1969: 105,000,000 head1970: 112,000,000 head1971: 108,400,000 head1972: 117,200,000 head1973: 129,500,000 head1974: 133,500,000 head1975: 127,400,000 head1976: 127,900,000 head1977: 128,300,000 head1978: 133,800,000 head1979: 137,000,000 head1980: 139,700,000 head1981: 138,300,000 head1982: 138,200,000 head1983: 134,400,000 head1984: 131,100,000 head1985: 125,000,000 head1986: 125,800,000 head1987: 124,350,000 head1988: 134,000,000 head1989: 132,000,000 head1990: 149,034,000 head1991: 133,000,000 head1992: 135,000,000 head1993: 127,628,000 head1994: 124,000,000 head1995: 113,429,000 head1996: 164,549,000 head1997: 108,345,000 head1998: 119,521,000 head1999: 106,000,000 head2000: 100,000,000 head2001: 100,000,000 head2002: 100,000,000 head2003: 100,000,000 head2004: 100,000,000 head2005: 100,000,000 head2006: 95,000,000 head2007: 100,000,000 head2008: 115,000,000 head2009: 120,000,000 head2010: 130,000,000 head2011: 138,000,000 head2012: 140,000,000 head2013: 136,000,000 head2014: 137,400,000 head2015: 137,712,000 head2016: 142,265,000 head2017: 146,948,000 head2020: 142,503,000 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 58 values
Periodhead
2020142,503,000
2017146,948,000 Estimated
2016142,265,000 Estimated
2015137,712,000 Estimated
2014137,400,000 Estimated
2013136,000,000 Estimated
2012140,000,000 Estimated
2011138,000,000 Estimated
2010130,000,000 Estimated
2009120,000,000 Estimated
2008115,000,000 Estimated
2007100,000,000 Estimated
200695,000,000 Estimated
2005100,000,000 Estimated
2004100,000,000 Estimated
2003100,000,000 Estimated
2002100,000,000 Estimated
2001100,000,000 Estimated
2000100,000,000 Estimated
1999106,000,000 Estimated
1998119,521,000
1997108,345,000
1996164,549,000
1995113,429,000
1994124,000,000 Estimated
1993127,628,000
1992135,000,000 Estimated
1991133,000,000 Estimated
1990149,034,000
1989132,000,000 Estimated
1988134,000,000 Estimated
1987124,350,000
1986125,800,000 Estimated
1985125,000,000 Estimated
1984131,100,000 Estimated
1983134,400,000 Estimated
1982138,200,000 Estimated
1981138,300,000 Estimated
1980139,700,000 Estimated
1979137,000,000 Estimated
1978133,800,000 Estimated
1977128,300,000 Estimated
1976127,900,000 Estimated
1975127,400,000 Estimated
1974133,500,000 Estimated
1973129,500,000 Estimated
1972117,200,000 Estimated
1971108,400,000 Estimated
1970112,000,000
1969105,000,000
1968108,200,000
1967110,000,000
1966110,000,000
1965110,000,000
1964105,000,000
1963100,000,000
196293,000,000
196190,000,000

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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.

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, Italy, 1961 to 2020) [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, Italy, 1961 to 2020. 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/italy. 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, Italy, 1961 to 2020. 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/italy.

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, Italy, 1961 to 2020 [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/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{food_number_of_chickens_italy_2020,
  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, Italy, 1961 to 2020}},
  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/italy. 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 Italy?

Number of chickens in Italy was 142,503,000 head in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is the 5th highest of 26 EU countries in 2020.

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 Italy?

164,549,000 head in 1996, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of chickens elsewhere in European Union (27)

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