> Barbados had 5.2 million chickens in 2024, the 123rd largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 45%.

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# Chickens in Barbados

Barbados had 5.2 million chickens in 2024, the 123rd largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 45%. The record was 5.4 million head in 2023.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 20245.2 million head
World rank123 of 179
10-year change+45%
Record5.4 million head2023

## Chickens in Barbados, 1961–2024 (head)

## Barbados compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.02%0.02% in 2014
10-year change+45%world +31%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 121 | [Fiji](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/fiji/) | 5,876,000 | 0.02% |
| 122 | [Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/cuba/) | 5,590,000 | 0.02% |
| 123 | **Barbados** | 5,236,000 | 0.02% |
| 124 | [Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/oman/) | 5,084,000 | 0.02% |
| 125 | [Slovenia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/slovenia/) | 5,054,000 | 0.02% |

[Full ranking of 179 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/)

### Map of chickens numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Barbados is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 5,236,000 | −2.7% |
| 2023 | 5,379,000 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 5,299,000 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 5,152,000 | −3.2% |
| 2020 | 5,320,000 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,180,000 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5,008,000 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 4,772,000 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 4,500,000 | +15% |
| 2015 | 3,919,000 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 3,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,600,000 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 3,450,000 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3,400,000 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3,370,000 | +21% |
| 2003 | 2,785,000 | −1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,830,000 | −2.7% |
| 2001 | 2,910,000 | −16% |
| 2000 | 3,460,000 | −2.0% |
| 1999 | 3,530,000 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3,460,000 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3,430,000 | −3.1% |
| 1996 | 3,540,000 | +12% |
| 1995 | 3,170,000 | +12% |
| 1994 | 2,840,000 | +11% |
| 1993 | 2,560,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,560,000 | −11% |
| 1991 | 2,890,000 | −0.3% |
| 1990 | 2,900,000 | −22% |
| 1989 | 3,710,000 | +20% |
| 1988 | 3,100,000 | +15% |
| 1987 | 2,700,000 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 2,500,000 | +32% |
| 1985 | 1,900,000 | −5.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000,000 | +11% |
| 1983 | 1,800,000 | −5.3% |
| 1982 | 1,900,000 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1,800,000 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1,700,000 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1,650,000 | +22% |
| 1978 | 1,350,000 | +13% |
| 1977 | 1,200,000 | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 1,100,000 | +10% |
| 1975 | 1,000,000 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 950,000 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 900,000 | +50% |
| 1972 | 600,000 | +50% |
| 1971 | 400,000 | +18% |
| 1970 | 340,000 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 338,000 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 335,000 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 332,000 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 330,000 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 330,000 | −0.6% |
| 1964 | 332,000 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 325,000 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 319,000 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 313,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many chickens are there in Barbados?

Barbados had 5.2 million chickens in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Barbados rank in the world by number of chickens?

Barbados ranked 123rd of 179 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 18.9% of the world total.

### How has the number of chickens in Barbados changed?

It rose by 45% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +31% for the world. The record was 5.4 million head in 2023.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Barbados is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/china/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/indonesia/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/pakistan/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/brazil/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/united-states/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/iran/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/india/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/mexico/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/russia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/vietnam/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/turkey/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/bangladesh/)
[All countries producing chickens](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/)

## Other products of Barbados

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/barbados/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/barbados/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/barbados/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/barbados/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/barbados/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/barbados/)[Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/molasses/barbados/)[Margarine and shortening](https://husfarm.com/production/margarine-and-shortening/barbados/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/barbados/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/barbados/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/barbados/)[Skim milk of cows](https://husfarm.com/production/skim-milk-of-cows/barbados/)
[Agricultural production in Barbados](https://husfarm.com/production/country/barbados/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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