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EU countries by number of pigs

Spain had the highest number of pigs of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 30,804,100 head. Malta had the lowest, at 36,290 head. The median was 1,507,580 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest30,804,100Spain
Lowest36,290Malta
Median1,507,58027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 2,776,570 headBelgium: 6,209,130 headBulgaria: 654,550 headCyprus: 362,100 headCzechia: 1,507,580 headGermany: 26,445,400 headDenmark: 12,642,000 headEstonia: 290,400 headSpain: 30,804,100 headFinland: 1,041,200 headFrance: 13,713,000 headGreece: 721,000 headCroatia: 1,049,000 headHungary: 2,872,000 headIreland: 1,572,150 headItaly: 8,492,230 headLithuania: 572,000 headLuxembourg: 82,590 headLatvia: 304,900 headMalta: 36,290 headNetherlands: 11,909,000 headPoland: 11,027,700 headPortugal: 2,205,050 headRomania: 3,925,300 headSweden: 1,417,200 headSlovenia: 259,130 headSlovakia: 627,020 head
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head, 2018. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Spain: 30,804,100 headSpain30,804,100Germany: 26,445,400 headGermany26,445,400France: 13,713,000 headFrance13,713,000Denmark: 12,642,000 headDenmark12,642,000Netherlands: 11,909,000 headNetherlands11,909,000Poland: 11,027,700 headPoland11,027,700Italy: 8,492,230 headItaly8,492,230Belgium: 6,209,130 headBelgium6,209,130Romania: 3,925,300 headRomania3,925,300Hungary: 2,872,000 headHungary2,872,000Austria: 2,776,570 headAustria2,776,570Portugal: 2,205,050 headPortugal2,205,050Ireland: 1,572,150 headIreland1,572,150Czechia: 1,507,580 headCzechia1,507,580Sweden: 1,417,200 headSweden1,417,200Croatia: 1,049,000 headCroatia1,049,000Finland: 1,041,200 headFinland1,041,200Greece: 721,000 headGreece721,000Bulgaria: 654,550 headBulgaria654,550Slovakia: 627,020 headSlovakia627,020Lithuania: 572,000 headLithuania572,000Cyprus: 362,100 headCyprus362,100Latvia: 304,900 headLatvia304,900Estonia: 290,400 headEstonia290,400Slovenia: 259,130 headSlovenia259,130Luxembourg: 82,590 headLuxembourg82,590Malta: 36,290 headMalta36,290Spain: 30,804,100 headSpain30,804,100Germany: 26,445,400 headGermany26,445,400France: 13,713,000 headFrance13,713,000Denmark: 12,642,000 headDenmark12,642,000Netherlands: 11,909,000 headNetherlands11,909,000Poland: 11,027,700 headPoland11,027,700Italy: 8,492,230 headItaly8,492,230Belgium: 6,209,130 headBelgium6,209,130Romania: 3,925,300 headRomania3,925,300Hungary: 2,872,000 headHungary2,872,000Austria: 2,776,570 headAustria2,776,570Portugal: 2,205,050 headPortugal2,205,050Ireland: 1,572,150 headIreland1,572,150Czechia: 1,507,580 headCzechia1,507,580Sweden: 1,417,200 headSweden1,417,200Croatia: 1,049,000 headCroatia1,049,000Finland: 1,041,200 headFinland1,041,200Greece: 721,000 headGreece721,000Bulgaria: 654,550 headBulgaria654,550Slovakia: 627,020 headSlovakia627,020Lithuania: 572,000 headLithuania572,000Cyprus: 362,100 headCyprus362,100Latvia: 304,900 headLatvia304,900Estonia: 290,400 headEstonia290,400Slovenia: 259,130 headSlovenia259,130Luxembourg: 82,590 headLuxembourg82,590Malta: 36,290 headMalta36,290
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
head		Change on 2017
1Spain30,804,100+2.8%
2Germany26,445,400-4.1%
3France13,713,000+6%
4Denmark12,642,000+2.7%
5Netherlands11,909,000-4%
6Poland11,027,700-2.9%
7Italy8,492,230-0.9%
8Belgium6,209,130+1.7%
9Romania3,925,300-16.6%
10Hungary2,872,000-1.2%
11Austria2,776,570-0.6%
12Portugal2,205,050+1.8%
13Ireland1,572,150+1%
14Czechia1,507,580+1.1%
15Sweden1,417,200+2.5%
16Croatia1,049,000-6.4%
17Finland1,041,200-8.3%
18Greece721,000+0.6%
19Bulgaria654,550+6.2%
20Slovakia627,020+7%
21Lithuania572,000-13.8%
22Cyprus362,100+3.4%
23Latvia304,900-9.4%
24Estonia290,400+0.4%
25Slovenia259,130-2.5%
26Luxembourg82,590-14.6%
27Malta36,290+6.7%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest number of pigs?

Spain, with 30,804,100 head in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest number of pigs?

Malta, with 36,290 head in 2018.

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