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Number of chickens in Pakistan

Number of chickens in Pakistan was 2,064,210,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 9.4% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head2,064,210,000
Change on 2023+9.4%
Rank3rd of 179Countries ranked
Series high2,064,210,0002024
Series low11,500,0001961

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Number of chickens in Pakistan, 1961 to 2024

0500M1B1.5B2B2.5B19611971198119912001201120241961: 11,500,000 head1962: 12,000,000 head1963: 13,000,000 head1964: 13,800,000 head1965: 14,000,000 head1966: 15,000,000 head1967: 15,800,000 head1968: 16,000,000 head1969: 16,800,000 head1970: 16,800,000 head1971: 17,000,000 head1972: 17,000,000 head1973: 20,000,000 head1974: 23,000,000 head1975: 27,000,000 head1976: 31,000,000 head1977: 34,000,000 head1978: 36,000,000 head1979: 38,000,000 head1980: 45,200,000 head1981: 48,000,000 head1982: 51,200,000 head1983: 57,000,000 head1984: 61,600,000 head1985: 66,800,000 head1986: 67,000,000 head1987: 70,700,000 head1988: 78,000,000 head1989: 79,300,000 head1990: 79,000,000 head1991: 150,000,000 head1992: 159,400,000 head1993: 186,300,000 head1994: 255,100,000 head1995: 325,300,000 head1996: 357,100,000 head1997: 389,800,000 head1998: 281,600,000 head1999: 283,700,000 head2000: 287,800,000 head2001: 298,400,000 head2002: 336,700,000 head2003: 353,200,000 head2004: 359,800,000 head2005: 367,300,000 head2006: 450,000,000 head2007: 486,700,000 head2008: 528,600,000 head2009: 573,500,000 head2010: 622,400,000 head2011: 676,500,000 head2012: 735,700,000 head2013: 785,000,000 head2014: 855,000,000 head2015: 931,000,000 head2016: 994,900,000 head2017: 1,108,000,000 head2018: 1,210,000,000 head2019: 1,321,000,000 head2020: 1,443,000,000 head2021: 1,578,000,000 head2022: 1,725,000,000 head2023: 1,887,000,000 head2024: 2,064,210,000 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
20242,064,210,000
20231,887,000,000
20221,725,000,000
20211,578,000,000
20201,443,000,000
20191,321,000,000
20181,210,000,000
20171,108,000,000
2016994,900,000 Estimated
2015931,000,000
2014855,000,000
2013785,000,000
2012735,700,000 Estimated
2011676,500,000 Estimated
2010622,400,000 Estimated
2009573,500,000 Estimated
2008528,600,000 Estimated
2007486,700,000 Estimated
2006450,000,000 Estimated
2005367,300,000 Estimated
2004359,800,000 Estimated
2003353,200,000 Estimated
2002336,700,000 Estimated
2001298,400,000 Estimated
2000287,800,000 Estimated
1999283,700,000 Estimated
1998281,600,000 Estimated
1997389,800,000 Estimated
1996357,100,000 Estimated
1995325,300,000 Estimated
1994255,100,000 Estimated
1993186,300,000 Estimated
1992159,400,000 Estimated
1991150,000,000 Estimated
199079,000,000 Estimated
198979,300,000
198878,000,000
198770,700,000
198667,000,000
198566,800,000
198461,600,000
198357,000,000
198251,200,000
198148,000,000
198045,200,000
197938,000,000 Estimated
197836,000,000 Estimated
197734,000,000 Estimated
197631,000,000 Estimated
197527,000,000 Estimated
197423,000,000 Estimated
197320,000,000 Estimated
197217,000,000 Estimated
197117,000,000 Estimated
197016,800,000 Estimated
196916,800,000 Estimated
196816,000,000 Estimated
196715,800,000 Estimated
196615,000,000 Estimated
196514,000,000 Estimated
196413,800,000 Estimated
196313,000,000 Estimated
196212,000,000 Estimated
196111,500,000 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, Pakistan, 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, Pakistan, 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/pakistan. 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, Pakistan, 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/pakistan.

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, Pakistan, 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/pakistan (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, Pakistan, 1961 to 2024}},
  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/pakistan. 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 Pakistan?

Number of chickens in Pakistan was 2,064,210,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 9.4% from 2023. That is the 3rd 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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2,064,210,000 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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