Number of poultry birds in Moldova
Moldova: Number of poultry birds was 48.63 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of poultry birds in Moldova is 48.63 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Moldova peaked at 48.63 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.42 million animals, in 1997.
Moldova ranks 68th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of poultry birds in Moldova, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.69 million animals | — |
| 1993 | 17.12 million animals | -27.7% |
| 1994 | 14.54 million animals | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 14.42 million animals | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.74 million animals | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.42 million animals | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 11.61 million animals | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 12.09 million animals | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.57 million animals | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 13.04 million animals | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14.12 million animals | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.96 million animals | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 15.76 million animals | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.52 million animals | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 22.23 million animals | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 22.53 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 17.16 million animals | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 18.33 million animals | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 22.46 million animals | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 34.12 million animals | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 26.67 million animals | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 32.76 million animals | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 32.02 million animals | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 37.04 million animals | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 36.91 million animals | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 37.98 million animals | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 40.18 million animals | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 42.00 million animals | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 43.00 million animals | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 43.48 million animals | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 45.43 million animals | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 47.03 million animals | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 48.63 million animals | +3.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 48.63 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.54 million animals, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 48.63 million animals is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.92 million animals, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of poultry birds in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +51.9% | 22.46 million animals | 34.12 million animals |
| 1993 | -27.7% | 23.69 million animals | 17.12 million animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.95 million animals | 11.42 million animals | 23.69 million animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.82 million animals | 12.57 million animals | 22.53 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.21 million animals | 22.46 million animals | 42.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.52 million animals | 43.00 million animals | 48.63 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Moldova?
- Number of poultry birds in Moldova was 48.63 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 48.63 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.42 million animals in 1997.
- How does Moldova rank for number of poultry birds?
- Moldova ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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