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Number of chickens in Spain

Number of chickens in Spain was 193,476,000 head in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is the 3rd highest of 26 EU countries in 2020.

2020, head193,476,000
Rank3rd of 26EU countries ranked
Series high193,476,0002020
Series low34,210,0001961

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Number of chickens in Spain, 1961 to 2020

050M100M150M200M19611970197919881997200620201961: 34,210,000 head1962: 36,248,000 head1963: 41,822,000 head1964: 40,973,000 head1965: 37,368,000 head1966: 41,550,000 head1967: 44,407,000 head1968: 47,662,000 head1969: 48,892,000 head1970: 45,197,000 head1971: 71,000,000 head1972: 81,000,000 head1973: 92,000,000 head1974: 93,000,000 head1975: 97,000,000 head1976: 107,000,000 head1977: 114,000,000 head1978: 108,000,000 head1979: 106,000,000 head1980: 107,000,000 head1981: 122,000,000 head1982: 117,000,000 head1983: 112,000,000 head1984: 108,000,000 head1985: 110,000,000 head1986: 102,000,000 head1987: 106,000,000 head1988: 111,000,000 head1989: 111,000,000 head1990: 109,000,000 head1991: 150,000,000 head1992: 144,717,000 head1993: 151,762,000 head1994: 157,541,000 head1995: 162,107,000 head1996: 165,499,000 head1997: 167,764,000 head1998: 169,052,000 head1999: 169,869,000 head2000: 171,283,000 head2001: 172,039,000 head2002: 175,433,000 head2003: 173,794,000 head2004: 173,670,000 head2005: 173,741,000 head2006: 173,894,000 head2007: 174,215,000 head2008: 174,792,000 head2009: 180,000,000 head2010: 178,329,000 head2011: 178,335,000 head2012: 180,161,000 head2013: 182,760,000 head2014: 183,156,000 head2015: 184,311,000 head2016: 182,200,000 head2017: 187,784,000 head2020: 193,476,000 head050M100M150M200M19611981200120201961: 34,210,000 head1962: 36,248,000 head1963: 41,822,000 head1964: 40,973,000 head1965: 37,368,000 head1966: 41,550,000 head1967: 44,407,000 head1968: 47,662,000 head1969: 48,892,000 head1970: 45,197,000 head1971: 71,000,000 head1972: 81,000,000 head1973: 92,000,000 head1974: 93,000,000 head1975: 97,000,000 head1976: 107,000,000 head1977: 114,000,000 head1978: 108,000,000 head1979: 106,000,000 head1980: 107,000,000 head1981: 122,000,000 head1982: 117,000,000 head1983: 112,000,000 head1984: 108,000,000 head1985: 110,000,000 head1986: 102,000,000 head1987: 106,000,000 head1988: 111,000,000 head1989: 111,000,000 head1990: 109,000,000 head1991: 150,000,000 head1992: 144,717,000 head1993: 151,762,000 head1994: 157,541,000 head1995: 162,107,000 head1996: 165,499,000 head1997: 167,764,000 head1998: 169,052,000 head1999: 169,869,000 head2000: 171,283,000 head2001: 172,039,000 head2002: 175,433,000 head2003: 173,794,000 head2004: 173,670,000 head2005: 173,741,000 head2006: 173,894,000 head2007: 174,215,000 head2008: 174,792,000 head2009: 180,000,000 head2010: 178,329,000 head2011: 178,335,000 head2012: 180,161,000 head2013: 182,760,000 head2014: 183,156,000 head2015: 184,311,000 head2016: 182,200,000 head2017: 187,784,000 head2020: 193,476,000 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
2020193,476,000
2017187,784,000 Estimated
2016182,200,000
2015184,311,000 Estimated
2014183,156,000 Estimated
2013182,760,000
2012180,161,000 Estimated
2011178,335,000 Estimated
2010178,329,000
2009180,000,000 Estimated
2008174,792,000 Estimated
2007174,215,000 Estimated
2006173,894,000 Estimated
2005173,741,000 Estimated
2004173,670,000 Estimated
2003173,794,000 Estimated
2002175,433,000 Estimated
2001172,039,000 Estimated
2000171,283,000 Estimated
1999169,869,000 Estimated
1998169,052,000 Estimated
1997167,764,000 Estimated
1996165,499,000 Estimated
1995162,107,000 Estimated
1994157,541,000 Estimated
1993151,762,000 Estimated
1992144,717,000 Estimated
1991150,000,000 Estimated
1990109,000,000 Estimated
1989111,000,000 Estimated
1988111,000,000 Estimated
1987106,000,000 Estimated
1986102,000,000 Estimated
1985110,000,000 Estimated
1984108,000,000 Estimated
1983112,000,000 Estimated
1982117,000,000 Estimated
1981122,000,000 Estimated
1980107,000,000 Estimated
1979106,000,000 Estimated
1978108,000,000 Estimated
1977114,000,000 Estimated
1976107,000,000 Estimated
197597,000,000 Estimated
197493,000,000 Estimated
197392,000,000 Estimated
197281,000,000 Estimated
197171,000,000 Estimated
197045,197,000
196948,892,000
196847,662,000
196744,407,000
196641,550,000
196537,368,000
196440,973,000
196341,822,000
196236,248,000
196134,210,000

Spain compared with nearby places

Austria: 16,857,000 headBelgium: 53,362,000 headBulgaria: 17,177,000 headCyprus: 4,655,000 headCzechia: 21,018,000 headGermany: 159,118,000 headDenmark: 21,250,000 headEstonia: 2,055,000 headSpain: 193,476,000 headFinland: 12,715,000 headFrance: 242,015,000 headGreece: 34,033,000 headCroatia: 12,508,000 headHungary: 30,874,000 headIreland: 15,236,000 headItaly: 142,503,000 headLithuania: 9,852,000 headLuxembourg: 136,000 headLatvia: 5,643,000 headMalta: 884,000 headNetherlands: 101,863,000 headPoland: 195,825,000 headPortugal: 49,307,000 headRomania: 73,901,000 headSlovenia: 5,770,000 headSlovakia: 13,153,000 head
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Number of chickens, 2020, head. Spain 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, Spain, 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

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Number of chickens, Spain, 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/spain. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Spain, 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/spain.

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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, Spain, 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/spain (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, Spain, 1961 to 2020}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the number of chickens in Spain?

Number of chickens in Spain was 193,476,000 head in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is the 3rd highest of 26 EU countries in 2020.

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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 Spain?

193,476,000 head in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of chickens elsewhere in European Union (27)

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