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EU countries by number of chickens

France had the highest number of chickens of 27 EU countries in 2008, at 192,735,000 head. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 81,000 head. The median was 16,426,000 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest192,735,000France
Lowest81,000Luxembourg
Median16,426,00027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2008

Austria: 13,770,000 headBelgium: 32,493,000 headBulgaria: 16,426,000 headCyprus: 2,904,000 headCzechia: 26,105,000 headGermany: 114,500,000 headDenmark: 14,710,000 headEstonia: 1,458,000 headSpain: 174,792,000 headFinland: 9,204,000 headFrance: 192,735,000 headGreece: 31,765,000 headCroatia: 6,727,000 headHungary: 29,866,000 headIreland: 13,200,000 headItaly: 115,000,000 headLithuania: 9,693,000 headLuxembourg: 81,000 headLatvia: 4,757,000 headMalta: 1,184,000 headNetherlands: 96,700,000 headPoland: 114,266,000 headPortugal: 35,144,000 headRomania: 82,036,000 headSweden: 22,494,000 headSlovenia: 2,837,000 headSlovakia: 12,444,000 head
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head, 2008. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2008

France: 192,735,000 headFrance192,735,000Spain: 174,792,000 headSpain174,792,000Italy: 115,000,000 headItaly115,000,000Germany: 114,500,000 headGermany114,500,000Poland: 114,266,000 headPoland114,266,000Netherlands: 96,700,000 headNetherlands96,700,000Romania: 82,036,000 headRomania82,036,000Portugal: 35,144,000 headPortugal35,144,000Belgium: 32,493,000 headBelgium32,493,000Greece: 31,765,000 headGreece31,765,000Hungary: 29,866,000 headHungary29,866,000Czechia: 26,105,000 headCzechia26,105,000Sweden: 22,494,000 headSweden22,494,000Bulgaria: 16,426,000 headBulgaria16,426,000Denmark: 14,710,000 headDenmark14,710,000Austria: 13,770,000 headAustria13,770,000Ireland: 13,200,000 headIreland13,200,000Slovakia: 12,444,000 headSlovakia12,444,000Lithuania: 9,693,000 headLithuania9,693,000Finland: 9,204,000 headFinland9,204,000Croatia: 6,727,000 headCroatia6,727,000Latvia: 4,757,000 headLatvia4,757,000Cyprus: 2,904,000 headCyprus2,904,000Slovenia: 2,837,000 headSlovenia2,837,000Estonia: 1,458,000 headEstonia1,458,000Malta: 1,184,000 headMalta1,184,000Luxembourg: 81,000 headLuxembourg81,000France: 192,735,000 headFrance192,735,000Spain: 174,792,000 headSpain174,792,000Italy: 115,000,000 headItaly115,000,000Germany: 114,500,000 headGermany114,500,000Poland: 114,266,000 headPoland114,266,000Netherlands: 96,700,000 headNetherlands96,700,000Romania: 82,036,000 headRomania82,036,000Portugal: 35,144,000 headPortugal35,144,000Belgium: 32,493,000 headBelgium32,493,000Greece: 31,765,000 headGreece31,765,000Hungary: 29,866,000 headHungary29,866,000Czechia: 26,105,000 headCzechia26,105,000Sweden: 22,494,000 headSweden22,494,000Bulgaria: 16,426,000 headBulgaria16,426,000Denmark: 14,710,000 headDenmark14,710,000Austria: 13,770,000 headAustria13,770,000Ireland: 13,200,000 headIreland13,200,000Slovakia: 12,444,000 headSlovakia12,444,000Lithuania: 9,693,000 headLithuania9,693,000Finland: 9,204,000 headFinland9,204,000Croatia: 6,727,000 headCroatia6,727,000Latvia: 4,757,000 headLatvia4,757,000Cyprus: 2,904,000 headCyprus2,904,000Slovenia: 2,837,000 headSlovenia2,837,000Estonia: 1,458,000 headEstonia1,458,000Malta: 1,184,000 headMalta1,184,000Luxembourg: 81,000 headLuxembourg81,000
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2008
head		Change on 2007
1France192,735,000+0.5%
2Spain Estimated174,792,000+0.3%
3Italy Estimated115,000,000+15%
4Germany Estimated114,500,000-0.1%
5Poland114,266,000-7.6%
6Netherlands96,700,000+4.2%
7Romania82,036,000-3.5%
8Portugal Estimated35,144,000-2%
9Belgium32,493,000-0.8%
10Greece31,765,000+1.1%
11Hungary29,866,000-1.4%
12Czechia26,105,000+10.6%
13Sweden Estimated22,494,000+2.6%
14Bulgaria16,426,000-8.5%
15Denmark14,710,000-7.9%
16Austria13,770,000+1.5%
17Ireland Estimated13,200,000+1.5%
18Slovakia12,444,000-1.3%
19Lithuania9,693,000+5%
20Finland9,204,000+7.5%
21Croatia6,727,000-1.3%
22Latvia4,757,000+6%
23Cyprus2,904,000+3.7%
24Slovenia2,837,000+81%
25Estonia1,458,000-9.8%
26Malta1,184,000+6.3%
27Luxembourg81,000-1.2%

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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 EU countries are compared on one definition. 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.

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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) (EU countries by number of chickens, 2008) [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), EU countries by number of chickens, 2008. 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/eu-countries?period=2008. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). EU countries by number of chickens, 2008. 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/rankings/chicken-population/eu-countries?period=2008.

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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), EU countries by number of chickens, 2008 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/chicken-population/eu-countries?period=2008 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest number of chickens?

France, with 192,735,000 head in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest number of chickens?

Luxembourg, with 81,000 head in 2008.

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