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Number of chickens in Portugal

Number of chickens in Portugal was 44,098,000 head in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

2023, head44,098,000
Series high49,307,0002020
Series low8,500,0001961

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Number of chickens in Portugal, 1961 to 2023

010M20M30M40M50M19611970197919881997200620231961: 8,500,000 head1962: 8,900,000 head1963: 9,300,000 head1964: 9,800,000 head1965: 10,200,000 head1966: 11,765,000 head1967: 12,290,000 head1968: 12,626,000 head1969: 13,060,000 head1970: 13,600,000 head1971: 14,150,000 head1972: 14,690,000 head1973: 15,197,000 head1974: 15,640,000 head1975: 16,080,000 head1976: 16,200,000 head1977: 17,500,000 head1978: 17,300,000 head1979: 18,000,000 head1980: 19,000,000 head1981: 18,000,000 head1982: 17,000,000 head1983: 18,000,000 head1984: 15,000,000 head1985: 14,500,000 head1986: 17,000,000 head1987: 18,000,000 head1988: 19,000,000 head1989: 18,000,000 head1990: 20,000,000 head1991: 21,000,000 head1992: 22,137,000 head1993: 23,323,000 head1994: 24,587,000 head1995: 25,903,000 head1996: 27,248,000 head1997: 28,596,000 head1998: 29,921,000 head1999: 31,200,000 head2000: 32,408,000 head2001: 33,533,000 head2002: 35,000,000 head2003: 35,276,000 head2004: 35,846,000 head2005: 36,167,000 head2006: 36,190,000 head2007: 35,864,000 head2008: 35,144,000 head2009: 34,012,000 head2010: 32,233,000 head2011: 30,171,000 head2012: 28,312,000 head2013: 26,810,000 head2014: 28,411,000 head2015: 30,656,000 head2016: 33,450,000 head2017: 37,228,000 head2020: 49,307,000 head2023: 44,098,000 head020M40M60M19611981200120231961: 8,500,000 head1962: 8,900,000 head1963: 9,300,000 head1964: 9,800,000 head1965: 10,200,000 head1966: 11,765,000 head1967: 12,290,000 head1968: 12,626,000 head1969: 13,060,000 head1970: 13,600,000 head1971: 14,150,000 head1972: 14,690,000 head1973: 15,197,000 head1974: 15,640,000 head1975: 16,080,000 head1976: 16,200,000 head1977: 17,500,000 head1978: 17,300,000 head1979: 18,000,000 head1980: 19,000,000 head1981: 18,000,000 head1982: 17,000,000 head1983: 18,000,000 head1984: 15,000,000 head1985: 14,500,000 head1986: 17,000,000 head1987: 18,000,000 head1988: 19,000,000 head1989: 18,000,000 head1990: 20,000,000 head1991: 21,000,000 head1992: 22,137,000 head1993: 23,323,000 head1994: 24,587,000 head1995: 25,903,000 head1996: 27,248,000 head1997: 28,596,000 head1998: 29,921,000 head1999: 31,200,000 head2000: 32,408,000 head2001: 33,533,000 head2002: 35,000,000 head2003: 35,276,000 head2004: 35,846,000 head2005: 36,167,000 head2006: 36,190,000 head2007: 35,864,000 head2008: 35,144,000 head2009: 34,012,000 head2010: 32,233,000 head2011: 30,171,000 head2012: 28,312,000 head2013: 26,810,000 head2014: 28,411,000 head2015: 30,656,000 head2016: 33,450,000 head2017: 37,228,000 head2020: 49,307,000 head2023: 44,098,000 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 59 values
Periodhead
202344,098,000
202049,307,000
201737,228,000 Estimated
201633,450,000
201530,656,000 Estimated
201428,411,000 Estimated
201326,810,000
201228,312,000 Estimated
201130,171,000 Estimated
201032,233,000
200934,012,000 Estimated
200835,144,000 Estimated
200735,864,000 Estimated
200636,190,000 Estimated
200536,167,000 Estimated
200435,846,000 Estimated
200335,276,000 Estimated
200235,000,000 Estimated
200133,533,000 Estimated
200032,408,000 Estimated
199931,200,000 Estimated
199829,921,000 Estimated
199728,596,000 Estimated
199627,248,000 Estimated
199525,903,000 Estimated
199424,587,000 Estimated
199323,323,000 Estimated
199222,137,000 Estimated
199121,000,000 Estimated
199020,000,000 Estimated
198918,000,000 Estimated
198819,000,000 Estimated
198718,000,000 Estimated
198617,000,000 Estimated
198514,500,000 Estimated
198415,000,000 Estimated
198318,000,000 Estimated
198217,000,000 Estimated
198118,000,000 Estimated
198019,000,000 Estimated
197918,000,000 Estimated
197817,300,000
197717,500,000
197616,200,000 Estimated
197516,080,000 Estimated
197415,640,000 Estimated
197315,197,000 Estimated
197214,690,000 Estimated
197114,150,000 Estimated
197013,600,000 Estimated
196913,060,000 Estimated
196812,626,000
196712,290,000 Estimated
196611,765,000 Estimated
196510,200,000 Estimated
19649,800,000 Estimated
19639,300,000 Estimated
19628,900,000 Estimated
19618,500,000 Estimated

Portugal compared with nearby places

Austria: 17,804,000 headBelgium: 48,754,000 headCyprus: 4,655,000 headCzechia: 21,794,000 headGermany: 156,301,000 headDenmark: 21,844,000 headEstonia: 2,132,000 headFinland: 13,380,000 headFrance: 211,370,000 headGreece: 38,508,000 headCroatia: 10,080,000 headHungary: 27,081,000 headLithuania: 9,729,000 headLuxembourg: 183,000 headLatvia: 5,922,000 headMalta: 790,000 headNetherlands: 93,004,000 headPoland: 195,145,000 headPortugal: 44,098,000 headRomania: 74,068,000 headSweden: 25,729,000 headSlovenia: 4,059,000 headSlovakia: 9,815,000 head
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Number of chickens, 2023, head. Portugal 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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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, Portugal, 1961 to 2023) [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, Portugal, 1961 to 2023. 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/portugal. 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, Portugal, 1961 to 2023. 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/portugal.

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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, Portugal, 1961 to 2023 [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/portugal (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, Portugal, 1961 to 2023}},
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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/portugal. 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 Portugal?

Number of chickens in Portugal was 44,098,000 head in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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 Portugal?

49,307,000 head in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of chickens elsewhere in European Union (27)

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