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Number of chickens in Niger

Number of chickens in Niger was 21,024,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 89th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head21,024,000 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.8%
Rank89th of 179Countries ranked
Series high21,024,0002024
Series low4,700,0001961

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Number of chickens in Niger, 1961 to 2024

05M10M15M20M25M19611971198119912001201120241961: 4,700,000 head1962: 4,850,000 head1963: 5,000,000 head1964: 5,500,000 head1965: 6,000,000 head1966: 6,500,000 head1967: 7,000,000 head1968: 7,300,000 head1969: 7,500,000 head1970: 7,761,000 head1971: 7,862,000 head1972: 7,964,000 head1973: 8,067,000 head1974: 8,172,000 head1975: 8,278,000 head1976: 8,386,000 head1977: 8,495,000 head1978: 8,606,000 head1979: 8,717,000 head1980: 8,831,000 head1981: 8,946,000 head1982: 9,062,000 head1983: 9,180,000 head1984: 9,299,000 head1985: 9,420,000 head1986: 9,542,000 head1987: 9,666,000 head1988: 9,792,000 head1989: 9,919,000 head1990: 10,048,000 head1991: 10,179,000 head1992: 10,311,000 head1993: 10,445,000 head1994: 10,581,000 head1995: 10,719,000 head1996: 10,858,000 head1997: 10,999,000 head1998: 11,142,000 head1999: 11,287,000 head2000: 11,434,000 head2001: 11,582,000 head2002: 11,733,000 head2003: 11,885,000 head2004: 12,040,000 head2005: 12,196,000 head2006: 10,977,000 head2007: 11,120,000 head2008: 11,200,000 head2009: 16,882,000 head2010: 17,101,000 head2011: 17,323,000 head2012: 17,600,000 head2013: 17,700,000 head2014: 18,000,000 head2015: 18,220,000 head2016: 18,458,000 head2017: 19,071,000 head2018: 19,893,000 head2019: 20,291,000 head2020: 20,696,000 head2021: 20,764,000 head2022: 20,737,000 head2023: 20,854,000 head2024: 21,024,000 head05M10M15M20M25M19611983200520241961: 4,700,000 head1962: 4,850,000 head1963: 5,000,000 head1964: 5,500,000 head1965: 6,000,000 head1966: 6,500,000 head1967: 7,000,000 head1968: 7,300,000 head1969: 7,500,000 head1970: 7,761,000 head1971: 7,862,000 head1972: 7,964,000 head1973: 8,067,000 head1974: 8,172,000 head1975: 8,278,000 head1976: 8,386,000 head1977: 8,495,000 head1978: 8,606,000 head1979: 8,717,000 head1980: 8,831,000 head1981: 8,946,000 head1982: 9,062,000 head1983: 9,180,000 head1984: 9,299,000 head1985: 9,420,000 head1986: 9,542,000 head1987: 9,666,000 head1988: 9,792,000 head1989: 9,919,000 head1990: 10,048,000 head1991: 10,179,000 head1992: 10,311,000 head1993: 10,445,000 head1994: 10,581,000 head1995: 10,719,000 head1996: 10,858,000 head1997: 10,999,000 head1998: 11,142,000 head1999: 11,287,000 head2000: 11,434,000 head2001: 11,582,000 head2002: 11,733,000 head2003: 11,885,000 head2004: 12,040,000 head2005: 12,196,000 head2006: 10,977,000 head2007: 11,120,000 head2008: 11,200,000 head2009: 16,882,000 head2010: 17,101,000 head2011: 17,323,000 head2012: 17,600,000 head2013: 17,700,000 head2014: 18,000,000 head2015: 18,220,000 head2016: 18,458,000 head2017: 19,071,000 head2018: 19,893,000 head2019: 20,291,000 head2020: 20,696,000 head2021: 20,764,000 head2022: 20,737,000 head2023: 20,854,000 head2024: 21,024,000 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
202421,024,000 Estimated
202320,854,000 Estimated
202220,737,000 Estimated
202120,764,000 Estimated
202020,696,000
201920,291,000
201819,893,000
201719,071,000 Estimated
201618,458,000 Estimated
201518,220,000 Estimated
201418,000,000 Estimated
201317,700,000 Estimated
201217,600,000 Estimated
201117,323,000
201017,101,000
200916,882,000
200811,200,000 Estimated
200711,120,000
200610,977,000
200512,196,000
200412,040,000
200311,885,000
200211,733,000
200111,582,000
200011,434,000
199911,287,000
199811,142,000
199710,999,000
199610,858,000
199510,719,000
199410,581,000
199310,445,000
199210,311,000
199110,179,000
199010,048,000
19899,919,000
19889,792,000
19879,666,000
19869,542,000
19859,420,000
19849,299,000
19839,180,000
19829,062,000
19818,946,000
19808,831,000
19798,717,000
19788,606,000
19778,495,000
19768,386,000
19758,278,000
19748,172,000
19738,067,000
19727,964,000
19717,862,000
19707,761,000
19697,500,000 Estimated
19687,300,000 Estimated
19677,000,000 Estimated
19666,500,000 Estimated
19656,000,000 Estimated
19645,500,000 Estimated
19635,000,000
19624,850,000 Estimated
19614,700,000 Estimated

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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, Niger, 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, Niger, 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/niger. 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, Niger, 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/niger.

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, Niger, 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/niger (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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}
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Number of chickens in Niger was 21,024,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 89th 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.

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21,024,000 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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