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Number of chickens in Mexico

Number of chickens in Mexico was 627,299,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head627,299,000 Estimated
Change on 2023+1%
Rank8th of 179Countries ranked
Series high627,299,0002024
Series low62,614,0001961

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Number of chickens in Mexico, 1961 to 2024

0200M400M600M800M19611971198119912001201120241961: 62,614,000 head1962: 64,172,000 head1963: 80,065,000 head1964: 85,072,000 head1965: 89,326,000 head1966: 100,000,000 head1967: 120,000,000 head1968: 132,600,000 head1969: 137,000,000 head1970: 140,300,000 head1971: 124,175,000 head1972: 128,550,000 head1973: 136,267,000 head1974: 137,346,000 head1975: 141,095,000 head1976: 144,777,000 head1977: 149,870,000 head1978: 151,164,000 head1979: 167,484,000 head1980: 178,134,000 head1981: 185,187,000 head1982: 190,258,000 head1983: 193,505,000 head1984: 202,955,000 head1985: 218,883,000 head1986: 214,760,000 head1987: 223,915,000 head1988: 234,070,000 head1989: 238,310,000 head1990: 234,055,000 head1991: 238,493,000 head1992: 235,749,000 head1993: 301,021,000 head1994: 299,869,000 head1995: 326,521,000 head1996: 327,366,000 head1997: 348,110,000 head1998: 342,519,000 head1999: 366,081,000 head2000: 366,964,000 head2001: 391,110,000 head2002: 402,459,000 head2003: 413,915,000 head2004: 432,084,000 head2005: 458,144,000 head2006: 481,421,000 head2007: 487,250,000 head2008: 496,674,000 head2009: 500,703,000 head2010: 506,256,000 head2011: 510,133,000 head2012: 516,711,000 head2013: 524,271,000 head2014: 526,843,000 head2015: 534,693,000 head2016: 549,231,000 head2017: 556,128,000 head2018: 568,372,000 head2019: 580,829,000 head2020: 591,596,000 head2021: 604,682,000 head2022: 609,506,000 head2023: 621,072,000 head2024: 627,299,000 head0200M400M600M800M19611983200520241961: 62,614,000 head1962: 64,172,000 head1963: 80,065,000 head1964: 85,072,000 head1965: 89,326,000 head1966: 100,000,000 head1967: 120,000,000 head1968: 132,600,000 head1969: 137,000,000 head1970: 140,300,000 head1971: 124,175,000 head1972: 128,550,000 head1973: 136,267,000 head1974: 137,346,000 head1975: 141,095,000 head1976: 144,777,000 head1977: 149,870,000 head1978: 151,164,000 head1979: 167,484,000 head1980: 178,134,000 head1981: 185,187,000 head1982: 190,258,000 head1983: 193,505,000 head1984: 202,955,000 head1985: 218,883,000 head1986: 214,760,000 head1987: 223,915,000 head1988: 234,070,000 head1989: 238,310,000 head1990: 234,055,000 head1991: 238,493,000 head1992: 235,749,000 head1993: 301,021,000 head1994: 299,869,000 head1995: 326,521,000 head1996: 327,366,000 head1997: 348,110,000 head1998: 342,519,000 head1999: 366,081,000 head2000: 366,964,000 head2001: 391,110,000 head2002: 402,459,000 head2003: 413,915,000 head2004: 432,084,000 head2005: 458,144,000 head2006: 481,421,000 head2007: 487,250,000 head2008: 496,674,000 head2009: 500,703,000 head2010: 506,256,000 head2011: 510,133,000 head2012: 516,711,000 head2013: 524,271,000 head2014: 526,843,000 head2015: 534,693,000 head2016: 549,231,000 head2017: 556,128,000 head2018: 568,372,000 head2019: 580,829,000 head2020: 591,596,000 head2021: 604,682,000 head2022: 609,506,000 head2023: 621,072,000 head2024: 627,299,000 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
2024627,299,000 Estimated
2023621,072,000
2022609,506,000
2021604,682,000
2020591,596,000
2019580,829,000
2018568,372,000
2017556,128,000
2016549,231,000
2015534,693,000
2014526,843,000
2013524,271,000
2012516,711,000
2011510,133,000
2010506,256,000
2009500,703,000
2008496,674,000
2007487,250,000
2006481,421,000
2005458,144,000
2004432,084,000
2003413,915,000
2002402,459,000
2001391,110,000
2000366,964,000
1999366,081,000
1998342,519,000
1997348,110,000
1996327,366,000
1995326,521,000
1994299,869,000
1993301,021,000
1992235,749,000
1991238,493,000
1990234,055,000
1989238,310,000
1988234,070,000
1987223,915,000
1986214,760,000
1985218,883,000
1984202,955,000
1983193,505,000
1982190,258,000
1981185,187,000
1980178,134,000
1979167,484,000
1978151,164,000
1977149,870,000
1976144,777,000
1975141,095,000
1974137,346,000
1973136,267,000
1972128,550,000
1971124,175,000
1970140,300,000
1969137,000,000 Estimated
1968132,600,000
1967120,000,000 Estimated
1966100,000,000 Estimated
196589,326,000
196485,072,000
196380,065,000
196264,172,000
196162,614,000

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, Mexico, 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, Mexico, 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/mexico. 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, Mexico, 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/mexico.

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, Mexico, 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/mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112): Number of chickens, Mexico, 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/mexico. 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 Mexico?

Number of chickens in Mexico was 627,299,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1% from 2023. That is the 8th 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 Mexico?

627,299,000 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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