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Number of chickens in Uruguay

Number of chickens in Uruguay was 46,951,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 5.7% from 2023. That is the 63rd highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head46,951,000 Estimated
Change on 2023-5.7%
Rank63rd of 179Countries ranked
Series high49,779,0002023
Series low4,500,0001975

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Number of chickens in Uruguay, 1961 to 2024

010M20M30M40M50M19611971198119912001201120241961: 4,839,000 head1962: 4,800,000 head1963: 4,750,000 head1964: 4,700,000 head1965: 4,800,000 head1966: 4,753,000 head1967: 4,700,000 head1968: 5,000,000 head1969: 5,100,000 head1970: 5,268,000 head1971: 5,300,000 head1972: 5,100,000 head1973: 6,000,000 head1974: 5,400,000 head1975: 4,500,000 head1976: 5,550,000 head1977: 5,600,000 head1978: 5,700,000 head1979: 5,800,000 head1980: 5,876,000 head1981: 6,000,000 head1982: 6,100,000 head1983: 6,200,000 head1984: 6,300,000 head1985: 6,200,000 head1986: 6,807,000 head1987: 6,900,000 head1988: 7,400,000 head1989: 7,200,000 head1990: 8,000,000 head1991: 8,500,000 head1992: 9,000,000 head1993: 9,400,000 head1994: 9,700,000 head1995: 9,800,000 head1996: 11,000,000 head1997: 11,500,000 head1998: 12,000,000 head1999: 13,000,000 head2000: 13,000,000 head2001: 13,100,000 head2002: 13,200,000 head2003: 13,300,000 head2004: 13,500,000 head2005: 14,000,000 head2006: 14,000,000 head2007: 14,000,000 head2008: 16,000,000 head2009: 17,000,000 head2010: 16,500,000 head2011: 17,500,000 head2012: 18,000,000 head2013: 20,000,000 head2014: 19,000,000 head2015: 36,997,000 head2016: 35,615,000 head2017: 32,788,000 head2018: 31,678,000 head2019: 43,894,000 head2020: 44,694,000 head2021: 43,675,000 head2022: 47,399,000 head2023: 49,779,000 head2024: 46,951,000 head020M40M60M19611983200520241961: 4,839,000 head1962: 4,800,000 head1963: 4,750,000 head1964: 4,700,000 head1965: 4,800,000 head1966: 4,753,000 head1967: 4,700,000 head1968: 5,000,000 head1969: 5,100,000 head1970: 5,268,000 head1971: 5,300,000 head1972: 5,100,000 head1973: 6,000,000 head1974: 5,400,000 head1975: 4,500,000 head1976: 5,550,000 head1977: 5,600,000 head1978: 5,700,000 head1979: 5,800,000 head1980: 5,876,000 head1981: 6,000,000 head1982: 6,100,000 head1983: 6,200,000 head1984: 6,300,000 head1985: 6,200,000 head1986: 6,807,000 head1987: 6,900,000 head1988: 7,400,000 head1989: 7,200,000 head1990: 8,000,000 head1991: 8,500,000 head1992: 9,000,000 head1993: 9,400,000 head1994: 9,700,000 head1995: 9,800,000 head1996: 11,000,000 head1997: 11,500,000 head1998: 12,000,000 head1999: 13,000,000 head2000: 13,000,000 head2001: 13,100,000 head2002: 13,200,000 head2003: 13,300,000 head2004: 13,500,000 head2005: 14,000,000 head2006: 14,000,000 head2007: 14,000,000 head2008: 16,000,000 head2009: 17,000,000 head2010: 16,500,000 head2011: 17,500,000 head2012: 18,000,000 head2013: 20,000,000 head2014: 19,000,000 head2015: 36,997,000 head2016: 35,615,000 head2017: 32,788,000 head2018: 31,678,000 head2019: 43,894,000 head2020: 44,694,000 head2021: 43,675,000 head2022: 47,399,000 head2023: 49,779,000 head2024: 46,951,000 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
202446,951,000 Estimated
202349,779,000 Estimated
202247,399,000 Estimated
202143,675,000 Estimated
202044,694,000 Estimated
201943,894,000
201831,678,000
201732,788,000
201635,615,000
201536,997,000
201419,000,000 Estimated
201320,000,000 Estimated
201218,000,000 Estimated
201117,500,000 Estimated
201016,500,000 Estimated
200917,000,000 Estimated
200816,000,000 Estimated
200714,000,000 Estimated
200614,000,000 Estimated
200514,000,000 Estimated
200413,500,000 Estimated
200313,300,000
200213,200,000 Estimated
200113,100,000 Estimated
200013,000,000 Estimated
199913,000,000 Estimated
199812,000,000 Estimated
199711,500,000 Estimated
199611,000,000
19959,800,000 Estimated
19949,700,000 Estimated
19939,400,000 Estimated
19929,000,000 Estimated
19918,500,000 Estimated
19908,000,000 Estimated
19897,200,000 Estimated
19887,400,000 Estimated
19876,900,000 Estimated
19866,807,000
19856,200,000
19846,300,000
19836,200,000
19826,100,000
19816,000,000
19805,876,000
19795,800,000 Estimated
19785,700,000 Estimated
19775,600,000 Estimated
19765,550,000 Estimated
19754,500,000 Estimated
19745,400,000 Estimated
19736,000,000 Estimated
19725,100,000 Estimated
19715,300,000 Estimated
19705,268,000
19695,100,000 Estimated
19685,000,000 Estimated
19674,700,000 Estimated
19664,753,000
19654,800,000 Estimated
19644,700,000 Estimated
19634,750,000 Estimated
19624,800,000 Estimated
19614,839,000

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, Uruguay, 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, Uruguay, 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/uruguay. 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, Uruguay, 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/uruguay.

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, Uruguay, 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/uruguay (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, Uruguay, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/chicken-population/uruguay. 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 Uruguay?

Number of chickens in Uruguay was 46,951,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 5.7% from 2023. That is the 63rd 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 Uruguay?

49,779,000 head in 2023, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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