Countries by number of chickens, 2024
China had the highest number of chickens of 179 countries in 2024, at 5,243,707,000 head. Nauru had the lowest, at 5,000 head. The median was 20,718,000 head and the figure for the World was 27,680,730,000 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Top 40 countries, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Estimated | 5,243,707,000 | +0.5% |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3,709,617,000 | +0.3% |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2,064,210,000 | +9.4% |
| 4 | Brazil | 1,581,216,000 | +1.7% |
| 5 | United States Estimated | 1,555,000,000 | +1% |
| 6 | Iran Estimated | 1,032,877,000 | +1.4% |
| 7 | India Estimated | 852,885,000 | +0.9% |
| 8 | Mexico Estimated | 627,299,000 | +1% |
| 9 | Russia Estimated | 507,994,000 | +1.8% |
| 10 | Vietnam | 481,033,000 | +5.2% |
| 11 | Türkiye | 379,627,000 | +3% |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 327,777,000 | +2.5% |
| 13 | Malaysia | 326,057,000 | +3.1% |
| 14 | Japan | 315,635,000 | +0.6% |
| 15 | Thailand Estimated | 295,445,000 | +2% |
| 16 | Egypt Estimated | 272,284,000 | +5.9% |
| 17 | Poland | 244,680,000 | +25.4% |
| 18 | Nigeria Estimated | 241,700,000 | +2.9% |
| 19 | Bolivia Estimated | 233,689,000 | +1.4% |
| 20 | Morocco Estimated | 233,000,000 | +3.3% |
| 21 | France | 229,317,000 | +8.5% |
| 22 | Colombia | 216,109,000 | +3.7% |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia Estimated | 212,409,000 | -1.5% |
| 24 | Dominican Republic Estimated | 211,723,000 | +1.2% |
| 25 | Algeria Estimated | 203,572,000 | +3.9% |
| 26 | Philippines | 199,831,000 | +4.5% |
| 27 | Peru | 194,759,000 | +1.6% |
| 28 | Ecuador Estimated | 180,296,000 | +1.2% |
| 29 | South Korea | 178,474,000 | -2% |
| 30 | South Africa Estimated | 175,199,000 | -0% |
| 31 | Ukraine | 173,725,000 | +5% |
| 32 | Canada Estimated | 173,164,000 | +0.3% |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 166,986,000 | -1.9% |
| 34 | Côte d’Ivoire | 143,483,000 | +21.8% |
| 35 | Iraq Estimated | 140,000,000 | -7.2% |
| 36 | Myanmar Estimated | 135,000,000 | 0% |
| 37 | Venezuela Estimated | 125,706,000 | +0.1% |
| 38 | Belarus Estimated | 120,516,000 | +3.2% |
| 39 | Argentina Estimated | 114,329,000 | +0.8% |
| 40 | Australia Estimated | 108,508,000 | +0.3% |
| 41 | Senegal Estimated | 105,490,000 | +11.8% |
| 42 | Taiwan Estimated | 104,881,000 | +2.6% |
| 43 | Tunisia Estimated | 102,062,000 | +1.5% |
| 44 | Ghana Estimated | 94,284,000 | +1.2% |
| 45 | Uzbekistan Estimated | 89,856,000 | +4.6% |
| 46 | Netherlands | 89,231,000 | -4.1% |
| 47 | Lebanon Estimated | 73,653,000 | +0.8% |
| 48 | Kenya | 71,223,000 | +6.2% |
| 49 | Uganda Estimated | 69,540,000 | -2.1% |
| 50 | Yemen Estimated | 68,724,000 | -0.9% |
| 51 | Mali | 63,326,000 | +5% |
| 52 | Kuwait Estimated | 59,418,000 | -1.1% |
| 53 | Nepal | 56,916,000 | -12.7% |
| 54 | Laos | 54,773,000 | +5.4% |
| 55 | Chile | 52,384,000 | +0.1% |
| 56 | Ethiopia Estimated | 52,280,000 | +6.5% |
| 57 | Sudan Estimated | 50,207,000 | -5% |
| 58 | Angola Estimated | 49,758,000 | +4.2% |
| 59 | Honduras Estimated | 49,036,000 | +0.8% |
| 60 | Israel | 48,824,000 | +0.7% |
| 61 | Moldova Estimated | 48,451,000 | +3.4% |
| 62 | Guatemala Estimated | 47,162,000 | -0.7% |
| 63 | Uruguay Estimated | 46,951,000 | -5.7% |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 45,651,000 | +3.3% |
| 65 | Cameroon Estimated | 45,575,000 | +3.4% |
| 66 | Madagascar Estimated | 43,553,000 | +2.5% |
| 67 | South Sudan Estimated | 43,167,000 | +0.6% |
| 68 | Zambia Estimated | 41,553,000 | +1.1% |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago Estimated | 41,544,000 | +1.3% |
| 70 | Guyana Estimated | 41,500,000 | +30.6% |
| 71 | Jordan Estimated | 41,062,000 | -2.2% |
| 72 | Guinea Estimated | 39,252,000 | +3.8% |
| 73 | Libya Estimated | 38,034,000 | -0.5% |
| 74 | Burkina Faso Estimated | 36,043,000 | +9.3% |
| 75 | Togo Estimated | 35,471,000 | -0.3% |
| 76 | Qatar Estimated | 34,191,000 | +6.7% |
| 77 | Panama | 33,596,000 | +11.6% |
| 78 | Tanzania Estimated | 33,458,000 | +0.6% |
| 79 | Paraguay Estimated | 29,392,000 | +4.6% |
| 80 | Azerbaijan Estimated | 29,372,000 | +2.3% |
| 81 | Hungary | 28,733,000 | +6.1% |
| 82 | Sierra Leone Estimated | 26,940,000 | +4.9% |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates Estimated | 26,388,000 | +1.4% |
| 84 | Czechia | 24,917,000 | +14.3% |
| 85 | New Zealand | 24,574,000 | -2.8% |
| 86 | Costa Rica Estimated | 23,865,000 | +0.8% |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 21,489,000 | +0.3% |
| 88 | Brunei | 21,381,000 | +1.2% |
| 89 | Niger Estimated | 21,024,000 | +0.8% |
| 90 | Denmark | 20,718,000 | -5.2% |
| 91 | Malawi Estimated | 20,039,000 | +1.5% |
| 92 | Mozambique | 19,881,000 | 0% |
| 93 | Syria | 19,501,000 | +25.9% |
| 94 | El Salvador Estimated | 19,093,000 | +1.9% |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19,092,000 | +0.5% |
| 96 | Benin | 19,049,000 | +8% |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 18,716,000 | +3.6% |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 18,096,000 | +3.3% |
| 99 | Norway | 16,579,000 | +0.6% |
| 100 | Mauritius Estimated | 16,557,000 | +0.9% |
| 101 | Finland | 14,425,000 | +7.8% |
| 102 | Serbia | 14,417,000 | +3.6% |
| 103 | Jamaica Estimated | 14,235,000 | +0.2% |
| 104 | Afghanistan Estimated | 13,480,000 | +0.9% |
| 105 | Switzerland | 13,168,000 | +0.1% |
| 106 | Cambodia Estimated | 12,995,000 | -0.4% |
| 107 | North Korea Estimated | 12,015,000 | -0% |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 11,877,000 | +11.6% |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,523,000 | +22.8% |
| 110 | Croatia | 10,936,000 | +8.5% |
| 111 | Lithuania | 10,476,000 | +7.7% |
| 112 | Slovakia | 9,593,000 | -2.3% |
| 113 | Liberia Estimated | 8,370,000 | +1.2% |
| 114 | Georgia | 7,475,000 | -15.2% |
| 115 | Central African Republic Estimated | 6,910,000 | +0.2% |
| 116 | Chad Estimated | 6,182,000 | +0.5% |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,166,000 | +11% |
| 118 | Puerto Rico Estimated | 6,165,000 | +32% |
| 119 | Latvia | 5,985,000 | +1.1% |
| 120 | Haiti Estimated | 5,977,000 | +0.4% |
| 121 | Fiji Estimated | 5,876,000 | +1.4% |
| 122 | Cuba Estimated | 5,590,000 | 0% |
| 123 | Barbados Estimated | 5,236,000 | -2.7% |
| 124 | Oman Estimated | 5,084,000 | +0.9% |
| 125 | Slovenia | 5,054,000 | +24.5% |
| 126 | Mauritania Estimated | 4,810,000 | +0.5% |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea Estimated | 4,803,000 | +1.1% |
| 128 | Albania | 4,557,000 | -6.6% |
| 129 | Suriname Estimated | 4,524,000 | -9.9% |
| 130 | Armenia | 4,427,000 | +5.8% |
| 131 | Namibia Estimated | 4,181,000 | -0.9% |
| 132 | Hong Kong Estimated | 4,096,000 | +1.8% |
| 133 | Somalia Estimated | 3,926,000 | -0.7% |
| 134 | Rwanda Estimated | 3,697,000 | +67.3% |
| 135 | Gabon Estimated | 3,424,000 | +0.7% |
| 136 | Burundi Estimated | 3,374,000 | +5% |
| 137 | Bahamas Estimated | 3,289,000 | +0.6% |
| 138 | Singapore Estimated | 3,056,000 | +35.2% |
| 139 | Republic of the Congo Estimated | 3,030,000 | +0.9% |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 2,573,000 | +47.4% |
| 141 | Estonia | 2,274,000 | +6.7% |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau Estimated | 2,117,000 | +1% |
| 143 | Eswatini Estimated | 1,967,000 | -1.2% |
| 144 | Bahrain Estimated | 1,918,000 | +4.4% |
| 145 | Mongolia | 1,830,000 | +1.9% |
| 146 | Belize Estimated | 1,723,000 | +0.8% |
| 147 | Gambia | 1,310,000 | +15.1% |
| 148 | Eritrea Estimated | 1,155,000 | -2.4% |
| 149 | Montenegro | 1,070,000 | +25.1% |
| 150 | Bhutan | 924,000 | +12.8% |
| 151 | Macao Estimated | 809,000 | +1% |
| 152 | Botswana Estimated | 805,000 | +4.5% |
| 153 | Cape Verde Estimated | 681,000 | +1.2% |
| 154 | Kiribati Estimated | 671,000 | +0.8% |
| 155 | New Caledonia Estimated | 618,000 | +2.1% |
| 156 | Timor-Leste Estimated | 571,000 | -13.1% |
| 157 | Comoros Estimated | 551,000 | +0.2% |
| 158 | Lesotho Estimated | 534,000 | -14.6% |
| 159 | Saint Lucia Estimated | 479,000 | +0.2% |
| 160 | Samoa Estimated | 438,000 | -0.7% |
| 161 | Vanuatu Estimated | 436,000 | +10.4% |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea Estimated | 385,000 | +1% |
| 163 | Grenada Estimated | 384,000 | -4.2% |
| 164 | Tonga Estimated | 347,000 | +0.3% |
| 165 | French Polynesia Estimated | 339,000 | +0.6% |
| 166 | Seychelles Estimated | 262,000 | -1.1% |
| 167 | Solomon Islands Estimated | 248,000 | 0% |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated | 243,000 | -0.4% |
| 169 | Iceland | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 170 | Dominica Estimated | 204,000 | 0% |
| 171 | Micronesia Estimated | 193,000 | 0% |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 186,000 | +1.6% |
| 173 | São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated | 168,000 | -21.1% |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda Estimated | 160,000 | 0% |
| 175 | Tuvalu Estimated | 58,000 | +1.8% |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated | 39,000 | +21.9% |
| 177 | Cook Islands Estimated | 36,000 | 0% |
| 178 | Niue Estimated | 19,000 | 0% |
| 179 | Nauru Estimated | 5,000 | 0% |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 19 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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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.Citation styles
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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) (Countries by number of chickens, 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): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Countries by number of chickens, 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/rankings/chicken-population/countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which country has the highest number of chickens?
China, with 5,243,707,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Which country has the lowest number of chickens?
Nauru, with 5,000 head in 2024.
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