Number of poultry birds by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
6.41 billion animals
China
Lowest
5,000 animals
Nauru
Median
21.61 million animals
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,520
What the numbers show
Number of poultry birds is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 6.41 billion animals in China; the lowest is 5,000 animals in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.61 million animals, and the mean is 154.70 million animals.
Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 321.1%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 82.7%).
Number of poultry birds: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6.41 billion animals | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3.75 billion animals | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2.07 billion animals | 2024 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 1.63 billion animals | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.59 billion animals | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 1.16 billion animals | 1991 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 7 | Iran | 1.04 billion animals | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 886.52 million animals | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 631.12 million animals | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 569.22 million animals | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 541.30 million animals | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 396.04 million animals | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 384.15 million animals | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 335.61 million animals | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 315.64 million animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 311.75 million animals | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 297.98 million animals | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 273.28 million animals | 2024 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 266.46 million animals | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Morocco | 247.87 million animals | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 241.70 million animals | 2024 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia | 234.34 million animals | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 216.34 million animals | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 216.11 million animals | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 214.85 million animals | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 211.72 million animals | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 211.03 million animals | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 202.98 million animals | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 194.76 million animals | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 186.72 million animals | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 31 | South Korea | 185.64 million animals | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Ecuador | 180.91 million animals | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 180.64 million animals | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 176.33 million animals | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 172.15 million animals | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 167.31 million animals | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 154.67 million animals | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 38 | Myanmar | 153.09 million animals | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 143.48 million animals | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Iraq | 140.00 million animals | 2024 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela | 127.12 million animals | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 123.79 million animals | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 120.02 million animals | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 114.49 million animals | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Taiwan | 112.95 million animals | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 110.83 million animals | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 105.49 million animals | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 94.28 million animals | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 90.58 million animals | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Netherlands | 90.22 million animals | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 77.27 million animals | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 52 | Lebanon | 73.65 million animals | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 71.22 million animals | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 70.59 million animals | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | 69.54 million animals | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 68.72 million animals | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Mali | 63.33 million animals | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Kuwait | 59.42 million animals | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Laos | 58.63 million animals | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 57.71 million animals | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Madagascar | 53.70 million animals | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 53.42 million animals | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 52.28 million animals | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sudan | 50.21 million animals | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 65 | Angola | 49.76 million animals | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 49.20 million animals | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 49.04 million animals | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 48.63 million animals | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 47.85 million animals | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 47.54 million animals | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 47.16 million animals | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Uruguay | 46.95 million animals | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 45.58 million animals | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 74 | South Sudan | 43.17 million animals | 2024 | up 187.8% | rising |
| 75 | Zambia | 41.55 million animals | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.54 million animals | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Guyana | 41.50 million animals | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 41.08 million animals | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Mozambique | 39.27 million animals | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea | 39.25 million animals | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Greece | 38.90 million animals | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 82 | Libya | 38.03 million animals | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 36.04 million animals | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 35.57 million animals | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 85 | Togo | 35.47 million animals | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania | 34.81 million animals | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 87 | Qatar | 34.19 million animals | 2024 | up 321.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 33.73 million animals | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 31.12 million animals | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 30.85 million animals | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 28.69 million animals | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 28.01 million animals | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 26.39 million animals | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Sweden | 25.89 million animals | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 95 | Czechia | 25.87 million animals | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 96 | New Zealand | 24.92 million animals | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 23.86 million animals | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 21.98 million animals | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 99 | Cambodia | 21.81 million animals | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Brunei | 21.61 million animals | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Niger | 21.02 million animals | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 102 | Denmark | 20.92 million animals | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 103 | Syria | 20.55 million animals | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Malawi | 20.04 million animals | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 105 | North Korea | 19.64 million animals | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 19.09 million animals | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.09 million animals | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 108 | Benin | 19.05 million animals | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 18.92 million animals | 2020 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 110 | Austria | 18.74 million animals | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 18.73 million animals | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 18.22 million animals | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 113 | Norway | 17.07 million animals | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 16.62 million animals | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Ireland | 16.38 million animals | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 116 | Reunion | 14.77 million animals | 2006 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Finland | 14.72 million animals | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 118 | Serbia | 14.63 million animals | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 119 | Jamaica | 14.23 million animals | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 13.48 million animals | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 121 | Switzerland | 13.27 million animals | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 11.88 million animals | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.69 million animals | 2024 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 124 | Croatia | 11.30 million animals | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 11.10 million animals | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 126 | Lithuania | 10.63 million animals | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 127 | Slovakia | 9.80 million animals | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 128 | Liberia | 8.70 million animals | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 7.87 million animals | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 6.92 million animals | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Haiti | 6.55 million animals | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.50 million animals | 2024 | up 56.3% | falling |
| 133 | Chad | 6.18 million animals | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 6.17 million animals | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji | 6.08 million animals | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Latvia | 6.01 million animals | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 137 | Palestine | 5.68 million animals | 2022 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 138 | Cuba | 5.59 million animals | 2024 | down 82.7% | rising |
| 139 | Barbados | 5.32 million animals | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | 5.12 million animals | 2024 | up 74.5% | falling |
| 141 | Oman | 5.08 million animals | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Suriname | 5.03 million animals | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 143 | Albania | 4.93 million animals | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 4.84 million animals | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | 4.81 million animals | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 146 | Cyprus | 4.67 million animals | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 147 | Armenia | 4.58 million animals | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 148 | Namibia | 4.32 million animals | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Somalia | 3.93 million animals | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 150 | Rwanda | 3.73 million animals | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Gabon | 3.42 million animals | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Burundi | 3.37 million animals | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 153 | Bahamas | 3.29 million animals | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 154 | Singapore | 3.06 million animals | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 155 | Congo | 3.03 million animals | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 2.57 million animals | 2024 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 157 | Estonia | 2.28 million animals | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.12 million animals | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1.97 million animals | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 1.92 million animals | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Mongolia | 1.83 million animals | 2024 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Belize | 1.79 million animals | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 1.31 million animals | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Eritrea | 1.16 million animals | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 165 | Montenegro | 1.07 million animals | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 924,000 animals | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Macao | 809,000 animals | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 168 | Botswana | 805,000 animals | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Malta | 790,000 animals | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 681,000 animals | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Kiribati | 671,000 animals | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 618,000 animals | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 173 | East Timor | 571,000 animals | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 551,000 animals | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 175 | Lesotho | 534,000 animals | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 479,000 animals | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 438,000 animals | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 436,000 animals | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | 423,000 animals | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 180 | Grenada | 384,000 animals | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 370,000 animals | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Tonga | 347,000 animals | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 183 | Seychelles | 267,000 animals | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 261,000 animals | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 185 | Guadeloupe | 259,000 animals | 2006 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Martinique | 250,000 animals | 2006 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 248,000 animals | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 243,000 animals | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 206,000 animals | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Dominica | 204,000 animals | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 193,000 animals | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 186,000 animals | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 160,000 animals | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 194 | French Guiana | 159,000 animals | 2006 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 58,000 animals | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39,000 animals | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 36,000 animals | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 198 | Niue | 19,000 animals | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 199 | Nauru | 5,000 animals | 2024 | unchanged | rising |