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EU countries by number of pigs

Germany had the highest number of pigs of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 27,690,100 head. Malta had the lowest, at 49,450 head. The median was 1,552,500 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest27,690,100Germany
Lowest49,450Malta
Median1,552,50027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 2,983,158 headBelgium: 6,592,978 headBulgaria: 530,945 headCyprus: 357,895 headCzechia: 1,586,627 headGermany: 27,690,100 headDenmark: 12,075,750 headEstonia: 375,100 headSpain: 25,494,720 headFinland: 1,307,930 headFrance: 13,485,406 headGreece: 761,074 headCroatia: 1,110,650 headHungary: 2,989,000 headIreland: 1,552,500 headItaly: 8,561,683 headLithuania: 807,500 headLuxembourg: 87,518 headLatvia: 355,200 headMalta: 49,450 headNetherlands: 12,212,300 headPoland: 11,162,472 headPortugal: 2,014,000 headRomania: 5,234,313 headSweden: 1,398,875 headSlovenia: 296,097 headSlovakia: 631,464 head
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  • 400K to 1.2M
  • 1.2M to 2.6M
  • 2.6M to 11M
  • 11M and over
head, 2013. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Germany: 27,690,100 headGermany27,690,100Spain: 25,494,720 headSpain25,494,720France: 13,485,406 headFrance13,485,406Netherlands: 12,212,300 headNetherlands12,212,300Denmark: 12,075,750 headDenmark12,075,750Poland: 11,162,472 headPoland11,162,472Italy: 8,561,683 headItaly8,561,683Belgium: 6,592,978 headBelgium6,592,978Romania: 5,234,313 headRomania5,234,313Hungary: 2,989,000 headHungary2,989,000Austria: 2,983,158 headAustria2,983,158Portugal: 2,014,000 headPortugal2,014,000Czechia: 1,586,627 headCzechia1,586,627Ireland: 1,552,500 headIreland1,552,500Sweden: 1,398,875 headSweden1,398,875Finland: 1,307,930 headFinland1,307,930Croatia: 1,110,650 headCroatia1,110,650Lithuania: 807,500 headLithuania807,500Greece: 761,074 headGreece761,074Slovakia: 631,464 headSlovakia631,464Bulgaria: 530,945 headBulgaria530,945Estonia: 375,100 headEstonia375,100Cyprus: 357,895 headCyprus357,895Latvia: 355,200 headLatvia355,200Slovenia: 296,097 headSlovenia296,097Luxembourg: 87,518 headLuxembourg87,518Malta: 49,450 headMalta49,450Germany: 27,690,100 headGermany27,690,100Spain: 25,494,720 headSpain25,494,720France: 13,485,406 headFrance13,485,406Netherlands: 12,212,300 headNetherlands12,212,300Denmark: 12,075,750 headDenmark12,075,750Poland: 11,162,472 headPoland11,162,472Italy: 8,561,683 headItaly8,561,683Belgium: 6,592,978 headBelgium6,592,978Romania: 5,234,313 headRomania5,234,313Hungary: 2,989,000 headHungary2,989,000Austria: 2,983,158 headAustria2,983,158Portugal: 2,014,000 headPortugal2,014,000Czechia: 1,586,627 headCzechia1,586,627Ireland: 1,552,500 headIreland1,552,500Sweden: 1,398,875 headSweden1,398,875Finland: 1,307,930 headFinland1,307,930Croatia: 1,110,650 headCroatia1,110,650Lithuania: 807,500 headLithuania807,500Greece: 761,074 headGreece761,074Slovakia: 631,464 headSlovakia631,464Bulgaria: 530,945 headBulgaria530,945Estonia: 375,100 headEstonia375,100Cyprus: 357,895 headCyprus357,895Latvia: 355,200 headLatvia355,200Slovenia: 296,097 headSlovenia296,097Luxembourg: 87,518 headLuxembourg87,518Malta: 49,450 headMalta49,450
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
head		Change on 2012
1Germany27,690,100-1.6%
2Spain25,494,720+1%
3France13,485,406-2%
4Netherlands12,212,300-0.2%
5Denmark12,075,750-2.1%
6Poland11,162,472-3.6%
7Italy8,561,683-1.2%
8Belgium6,592,978-0.6%
9Romania5,234,313-2.4%
10Hungary2,989,000-1.8%
11Austria2,983,158-0.7%
12Portugal2,014,000-0.5%
13Czechia1,586,627+0.5%
14Ireland1,552,500-1.2%
15Sweden1,398,875+2.6%
16Finland1,307,930+1.4%
17Croatia1,110,650-6.1%
18Lithuania807,500+2.2%
19Greece761,074-4%
20Slovakia631,464+8.8%
21Bulgaria530,945-12.7%
22Estonia375,100+2.6%
23Cyprus357,895-9.3%
24Latvia355,200-5.3%
25Slovenia296,097-14.7%
26Luxembourg87,518-2.8%
27Malta49,450+9.4%

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About this ranking

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.

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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) (EU countries by number of pigs, 2013) [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), EU countries by number of pigs, 2013. 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/pig-population/eu-countries?period=2013. 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). EU countries by number of pigs, 2013. 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/pig-population/eu-countries?period=2013.

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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), EU countries by number of pigs, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/pig-population/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest number of pigs?

Germany, with 27,690,100 head in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest number of pigs?

Malta, with 49,450 head in 2013.

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