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Number of pigs in Denmark

Number of pigs in Denmark was 11,583,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.9% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, head11,583,000
Change on 2023+1.9%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high13,723,4672007
Series low7,095,3811961

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Number of pigs in Denmark, 1961 to 2024

6M8M10M12M14M19611971198119912001201120241961: 7,095,381 head1962: 7,181,229 head1963: 7,334,067 head1964: 8,010,591 head1965: 8,590,629 head1966: 8,120,433 head1967: 8,485,874 head1968: 7,963,489 head1969: 8,022,222 head1970: 8,360,575 head1971: 8,625,544 head1972: 8,928,639 head1973: 8,422,527 head1974: 7,763,128 head1975: 7,681,851 head1976: 7,701,321 head1977: 7,925,297 head1978: 8,750,831 head1979: 9,341,804 head1980: 9,957,000 head1981: 9,799,000 head1982: 9,288,000 head1983: 9,253,000 head1984: 8,717,000 head1985: 9,104,000 head1986: 9,104,000 head1987: 9,422,000 head1988: 9,048,000 head1989: 9,120,000 head1990: 9,282,000 head1991: 9,767,000 head1992: 10,345,000 head1993: 10,870,000 head1994: 10,922,610 head1995: 11,083,910 head1996: 10,841,553 head1997: 11,383,181 head1998: 12,095,139 head1999: 11,626,043 head2000: 11,921,573 head2001: 12,607,545 head2002: 12,732,035 head2003: 12,948,944 head2004: 13,233,235 head2005: 13,534,436 head2006: 13,361,099 head2007: 13,723,467 head2008: 12,737,648 head2009: 12,369,145 head2010: 13,173,060 head2011: 12,931,678 head2012: 12,330,879 head2013: 12,075,750 head2014: 12,331,707 head2015: 12,537,763 head2016: 12,383,000 head2017: 12,307,667 head2018: 12,642,000 head2019: 12,728,000 head2020: 13,391,000 head2021: 13,152,000 head2022: 11,541,000 head2023: 11,368,000 head2024: 11,583,000 head6M8M10M12M14M19611983200520241961: 7,095,381 head1962: 7,181,229 head1963: 7,334,067 head1964: 8,010,591 head1965: 8,590,629 head1966: 8,120,433 head1967: 8,485,874 head1968: 7,963,489 head1969: 8,022,222 head1970: 8,360,575 head1971: 8,625,544 head1972: 8,928,639 head1973: 8,422,527 head1974: 7,763,128 head1975: 7,681,851 head1976: 7,701,321 head1977: 7,925,297 head1978: 8,750,831 head1979: 9,341,804 head1980: 9,957,000 head1981: 9,799,000 head1982: 9,288,000 head1983: 9,253,000 head1984: 8,717,000 head1985: 9,104,000 head1986: 9,104,000 head1987: 9,422,000 head1988: 9,048,000 head1989: 9,120,000 head1990: 9,282,000 head1991: 9,767,000 head1992: 10,345,000 head1993: 10,870,000 head1994: 10,922,610 head1995: 11,083,910 head1996: 10,841,553 head1997: 11,383,181 head1998: 12,095,139 head1999: 11,626,043 head2000: 11,921,573 head2001: 12,607,545 head2002: 12,732,035 head2003: 12,948,944 head2004: 13,233,235 head2005: 13,534,436 head2006: 13,361,099 head2007: 13,723,467 head2008: 12,737,648 head2009: 12,369,145 head2010: 13,173,060 head2011: 12,931,678 head2012: 12,330,879 head2013: 12,075,750 head2014: 12,331,707 head2015: 12,537,763 head2016: 12,383,000 head2017: 12,307,667 head2018: 12,642,000 head2019: 12,728,000 head2020: 13,391,000 head2021: 13,152,000 head2022: 11,541,000 head2023: 11,368,000 head2024: 11,583,000 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
202411,583,000
202311,368,000
202211,541,000
202113,152,000
202013,391,000
201912,728,000
201812,642,000
201712,307,667
201612,383,000
201512,537,763
201412,331,707
201312,075,750
201212,330,879
201112,931,678
201013,173,060
200912,369,145
200812,737,648
200713,723,467
200613,361,099
200513,534,436
200413,233,235
200312,948,944
200212,732,035
200112,607,545
200011,921,573
199911,626,043
199812,095,139
199711,383,181
199610,841,553
199511,083,910
199410,922,610
199310,870,000
199210,345,000
19919,767,000
19909,282,000
19899,120,000
19889,048,000
19879,422,000
19869,104,000
19859,104,000
19848,717,000
19839,253,000
19829,288,000
19819,799,000
19809,957,000
19799,341,804
19788,750,831
19777,925,297
19767,701,321
19757,681,851
19747,763,128
19738,422,527
19728,928,639
19718,625,544
19708,360,575
19698,022,222
19687,963,489
19678,485,874
19668,120,433
19658,590,629
19648,010,591
19637,334,067
19627,181,229
19617,095,381

Denmark compared with nearby places

Austria: 2,534,440 headBelgium: 5,375,200 headBulgaria: 700,780 headCyprus: 309,790 headCzechia: 1,421,820 headGermany: 21,292,300 headDenmark: 11,583,000 headEstonia: 283,550 headSpain: 34,565,280 headFinland: 974,130 headFrance: 11,714,940 headGreece: 786,200 headCroatia: 873,000 headHungary: 2,802,400 headIreland: 1,473,750 headItaly: 7,820,490 headLithuania: 496,790 headLuxembourg: 64,810 headLatvia: 300,060 headMalta: 37,210 headNetherlands: 10,192,000 headPoland: 9,078,250 headPortugal: 2,192,680 headRomania: 3,257,500 headSweden: 1,360,460 headSlovenia: 232,350 headSlovakia: 412,310 head
  • Under 300K
  • 300K to 900K
  • 900K to 2.4M
  • 2.4M to 8.8M
  • 8.8M and over
Number of pigs, 2024, head. Denmark 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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Number of pigs (swine) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). 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): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111) (Number of pigs, Denmark, 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

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Denmark, 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/pig-population/denmark. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Number of pigs, Denmark, 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/pig-population/denmark.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Denmark, 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/pig-population/denmark (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, Denmark, 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/pig-population/denmark. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). 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 pigs in Denmark?

Number of pigs in Denmark was 11,583,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.9% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of pigs in Denmark?

13,723,467 head in 2007, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of pigs elsewhere in European Union (27)

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