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Number of chickens in Zimbabwe

Number of chickens in Zimbabwe was 18,096,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.3% from 2023. That is the 98th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head18,096,000
Change on 2023+3.3%
Rank98th of 179Countries ranked
Series high30,000,0002007
Series low6,500,0001961

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Number of chickens in Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024

5M10M15M20M25M30M19611971198119912001201120241961: 6,500,000 head1962: 6,600,000 head1963: 6,700,000 head1964: 6,800,000 head1965: 6,900,000 head1966: 7,000,000 head1967: 7,100,000 head1968: 7,200,000 head1969: 7,300,000 head1970: 7,500,000 head1971: 7,800,000 head1972: 8,000,000 head1973: 8,100,000 head1974: 8,200,000 head1975: 8,300,000 head1976: 8,400,000 head1977: 8,500,000 head1978: 8,600,000 head1979: 8,400,000 head1980: 8,200,000 head1981: 8,300,000 head1982: 8,400,000 head1983: 8,500,000 head1984: 8,000,000 head1985: 7,100,000 head1986: 7,500,000 head1987: 8,300,000 head1988: 10,000,000 head1989: 11,000,000 head1990: 12,000,000 head1991: 13,000,000 head1992: 13,500,000 head1993: 13,000,000 head1994: 14,000,000 head1995: 15,000,000 head1996: 15,000,000 head1997: 14,000,000 head1998: 14,500,000 head1999: 15,500,000 head2000: 17,500,000 head2001: 20,000,000 head2002: 22,000,000 head2003: 24,000,000 head2004: 26,000,000 head2005: 27,000,000 head2006: 28,000,000 head2007: 30,000,000 head2008: 29,298,000 head2009: 29,095,000 head2010: 23,367,000 head2011: 20,951,000 head2012: 18,514,000 head2013: 16,063,000 head2014: 13,311,000 head2015: 14,278,000 head2016: 14,849,000 head2017: 15,551,000 head2018: 14,893,000 head2019: 17,000,000 head2020: 16,200,000 head2021: 18,029,000 head2022: 19,855,000 head2023: 17,510,000 head2024: 18,096,000 head010M20M30M19611983200520241961: 6,500,000 head1962: 6,600,000 head1963: 6,700,000 head1964: 6,800,000 head1965: 6,900,000 head1966: 7,000,000 head1967: 7,100,000 head1968: 7,200,000 head1969: 7,300,000 head1970: 7,500,000 head1971: 7,800,000 head1972: 8,000,000 head1973: 8,100,000 head1974: 8,200,000 head1975: 8,300,000 head1976: 8,400,000 head1977: 8,500,000 head1978: 8,600,000 head1979: 8,400,000 head1980: 8,200,000 head1981: 8,300,000 head1982: 8,400,000 head1983: 8,500,000 head1984: 8,000,000 head1985: 7,100,000 head1986: 7,500,000 head1987: 8,300,000 head1988: 10,000,000 head1989: 11,000,000 head1990: 12,000,000 head1991: 13,000,000 head1992: 13,500,000 head1993: 13,000,000 head1994: 14,000,000 head1995: 15,000,000 head1996: 15,000,000 head1997: 14,000,000 head1998: 14,500,000 head1999: 15,500,000 head2000: 17,500,000 head2001: 20,000,000 head2002: 22,000,000 head2003: 24,000,000 head2004: 26,000,000 head2005: 27,000,000 head2006: 28,000,000 head2007: 30,000,000 head2008: 29,298,000 head2009: 29,095,000 head2010: 23,367,000 head2011: 20,951,000 head2012: 18,514,000 head2013: 16,063,000 head2014: 13,311,000 head2015: 14,278,000 head2016: 14,849,000 head2017: 15,551,000 head2018: 14,893,000 head2019: 17,000,000 head2020: 16,200,000 head2021: 18,029,000 head2022: 19,855,000 head2023: 17,510,000 head2024: 18,096,000 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
202418,096,000
202317,510,000
202219,855,000
202118,029,000 Estimated
202016,200,000 Estimated
201917,000,000 Estimated
201814,893,000 Estimated
201715,551,000 Estimated
201614,849,000 Estimated
201514,278,000 Estimated
201413,311,000
201316,063,000 Estimated
201218,514,000 Estimated
201120,951,000 Estimated
201023,367,000 Estimated
200929,095,000 Estimated
200829,298,000 Estimated
200730,000,000
200628,000,000
200527,000,000 Estimated
200426,000,000 Estimated
200324,000,000 Estimated
200222,000,000 Estimated
200120,000,000
200017,500,000 Estimated
199915,500,000 Estimated
199814,500,000 Estimated
199714,000,000 Estimated
199615,000,000 Estimated
199515,000,000 Estimated
199414,000,000 Estimated
199313,000,000 Estimated
199213,500,000 Estimated
199113,000,000 Estimated
199012,000,000 Estimated
198911,000,000 Estimated
198810,000,000 Estimated
19878,300,000 Estimated
19867,500,000 Estimated
19857,100,000 Estimated
19848,000,000 Estimated
19838,500,000 Estimated
19828,400,000 Estimated
19818,300,000 Estimated
19808,200,000 Estimated
19798,400,000 Estimated
19788,600,000 Estimated
19778,500,000 Estimated
19768,400,000 Estimated
19758,300,000 Estimated
19748,200,000 Estimated
19738,100,000 Estimated
19728,000,000 Estimated
19717,800,000 Estimated
19707,500,000 Estimated
19697,300,000 Estimated
19687,200,000 Estimated
19677,100,000 Estimated
19667,000,000 Estimated
19656,900,000 Estimated
19646,800,000 Estimated
19636,700,000 Estimated
19626,600,000 Estimated
19616,500,000 Estimated

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, Zimbabwe, 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, Zimbabwe, 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/zimbabwe. 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, Zimbabwe, 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/zimbabwe.

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, Zimbabwe, 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/zimbabwe (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the number of chickens in Zimbabwe?

Number of chickens in Zimbabwe was 18,096,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.3% from 2023. That is the 98th 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 Zimbabwe?

30,000,000 head in 2007, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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