Number of pigs in World

Number of pigs in the World was 962,441,623 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.3% from 2023.

2024, head962,441,623

Change on 2023-0.3%

Series high993,630,4922015

Series low406,122,8711961

Next release: Thursday, 31 December 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Number of pigs in World, 1961 to 2024

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

Period	head
2024	962,441,623
2023	965,707,560
2022	984,854,015
2021	986,359,758
2020	939,793,606
2019	840,349,558
2018	959,138,359
2017	978,654,429
2016	986,909,198
2015	993,630,492
2014	990,023,467
2013	979,270,352
2012	983,901,311
2011	973,506,685
2010	971,407,753
2009	967,502,257
2008	938,177,201
2007	918,827,412
2006	924,693,881
2005	904,225,232
2004	892,740,971
2003	898,484,011
2002	892,296,029
2001	881,898,705
2000	898,673,193
1999	891,110,870
1998	870,175,914
1997	834,816,316
1996	910,118,665
1995	896,177,752
1994	882,927,383
1993	875,211,292
1992	870,328,293
1991	868,721,141
1990	849,307,713 Estimated
1989	844,766,178
1988	829,996,885
1987	836,271,405 Estimated
1986	825,983,008 Estimated
1985	793,827,411 Estimated
1984	788,496,037 Estimated
1983	776,805,122 Estimated
1982	769,691,699 Estimated
1981	780,853,607 Estimated
1980	797,989,917 Estimated
1979	765,112,894 Estimated
1978	737,579,164 Estimated
1977	711,352,380 Estimated
1976	682,450,728 Estimated
1975	685,644,696 Estimated
1974	687,530,688 Estimated
1973	684,070,442 Estimated
1972	669,075,471 Estimated
1971	618,347,371 Estimated
1970	547,165,167 Estimated
1969	537,580,094 Estimated
1968	546,942,396 Estimated
1967	547,523,421 Estimated
1966	510,364,963 Estimated
1965	496,357,598
1964	459,000,917
1963	447,799,600
1962	422,905,970 Estimated
1961	406,122,871 Estimated

Rankings

Countries by number of pigs 178 places
EU countries by number of pigs 27 places

Definition

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.

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): 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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APA 7

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, World, 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): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, World, 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/world. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, World, 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/world.

Harvard

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, World, 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/world (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_pigs_world_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, World, 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/world. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the number of pigs in World?

Number of pigs in the World was 962,441,623 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.3% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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 World?

993,630,492 head in 2015, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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