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EU countries by number of pigs

Germany had the highest number of pigs of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 28,338,990 head. Malta had the lowest, at 47,465 head. The median was 1,555,300 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest28,338,990Germany
Lowest47,465Malta
Median1,555,30027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 2,895,841 headBelgium: 6,350,180 headBulgaria: 586,418 headCyprus: 342,065 headCzechia: 1,617,061 headGermany: 28,338,990 headDenmark: 12,331,707 headEstonia: 358,700 headSpain: 26,567,600 headFinland: 1,244,816 headFrance: 13,335,192 headGreece: 724,150 headCroatia: 1,156,220 headHungary: 3,004,000 headIreland: 1,555,300 headItaly: 8,676,100 headLithuania: 754,600 headLuxembourg: 87,092 headLatvia: 367,500 headMalta: 47,465 headNetherlands: 12,238,000 headPoland: 11,724,056 headPortugal: 2,127,000 headRomania: 5,180,173 headSweden: 1,377,351 headSlovenia: 288,350 headSlovakia: 637,167 head
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  • 11M and over
head, 2014. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Germany: 28,338,990 headGermany28,338,990Spain: 26,567,600 headSpain26,567,600France: 13,335,192 headFrance13,335,192Denmark: 12,331,707 headDenmark12,331,707Netherlands: 12,238,000 headNetherlands12,238,000Poland: 11,724,056 headPoland11,724,056Italy: 8,676,100 headItaly8,676,100Belgium: 6,350,180 headBelgium6,350,180Romania: 5,180,173 headRomania5,180,173Hungary: 3,004,000 headHungary3,004,000Austria: 2,895,841 headAustria2,895,841Portugal: 2,127,000 headPortugal2,127,000Czechia: 1,617,061 headCzechia1,617,061Ireland: 1,555,300 headIreland1,555,300Sweden: 1,377,351 headSweden1,377,351Finland: 1,244,816 headFinland1,244,816Croatia: 1,156,220 headCroatia1,156,220Lithuania: 754,600 headLithuania754,600Greece: 724,150 headGreece724,150Slovakia: 637,167 headSlovakia637,167Bulgaria: 586,418 headBulgaria586,418Latvia: 367,500 headLatvia367,500Estonia: 358,700 headEstonia358,700Cyprus: 342,065 headCyprus342,065Slovenia: 288,350 headSlovenia288,350Luxembourg: 87,092 headLuxembourg87,092Malta: 47,465 headMalta47,465Germany: 28,338,990 headGermany28,338,990Spain: 26,567,600 headSpain26,567,600France: 13,335,192 headFrance13,335,192Denmark: 12,331,707 headDenmark12,331,707Netherlands: 12,238,000 headNetherlands12,238,000Poland: 11,724,056 headPoland11,724,056Italy: 8,676,100 headItaly8,676,100Belgium: 6,350,180 headBelgium6,350,180Romania: 5,180,173 headRomania5,180,173Hungary: 3,004,000 headHungary3,004,000Austria: 2,895,841 headAustria2,895,841Portugal: 2,127,000 headPortugal2,127,000Czechia: 1,617,061 headCzechia1,617,061Ireland: 1,555,300 headIreland1,555,300Sweden: 1,377,351 headSweden1,377,351Finland: 1,244,816 headFinland1,244,816Croatia: 1,156,220 headCroatia1,156,220Lithuania: 754,600 headLithuania754,600Greece: 724,150 headGreece724,150Slovakia: 637,167 headSlovakia637,167Bulgaria: 586,418 headBulgaria586,418Latvia: 367,500 headLatvia367,500Estonia: 358,700 headEstonia358,700Cyprus: 342,065 headCyprus342,065Slovenia: 288,350 headSlovenia288,350Luxembourg: 87,092 headLuxembourg87,092Malta: 47,465 headMalta47,465
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
head		Change on 2013
1Germany28,338,990+2.3%
2Spain26,567,600+4.2%
3France13,335,192-1.1%
4Denmark12,331,707+2.1%
5Netherlands12,238,000+0.2%
6Poland11,724,056+5%
7Italy8,676,100+1.3%
8Belgium6,350,180-3.7%
9Romania5,180,173-1%
10Hungary3,004,000+0.5%
11Austria2,895,841-2.9%
12Portugal2,127,000+5.6%
13Czechia1,617,061+1.9%
14Ireland1,555,300+0.2%
15Sweden1,377,351-1.5%
16Finland1,244,816-4.8%
17Croatia1,156,220+4.1%
18Lithuania754,600-6.6%
19Greece724,150-4.9%
20Slovakia637,167+0.9%
21Bulgaria586,418+10.4%
22Latvia367,500+3.5%
23Estonia358,700-4.4%
24Cyprus342,065-4.4%
25Slovenia288,350-2.6%
26Luxembourg87,092-0.5%
27Malta47,465-4%

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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.

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): 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest number of pigs?

Germany, with 28,338,990 head in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest number of pigs?

Malta, with 47,465 head in 2014.

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