FAOSTAT · 1961–2020
Chickens in Bulgaria
Bulgaria had 17.2 million chickens in 2020. Over ten years it grew by 7.3%. The record was 41.4 million head in 1984.
- Animals, 2020
- 17.2 million head
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +7.3%
- Record
- 41.4 million head
- 1984
Chickens in Bulgaria, 1961–2020 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17,177,000 | −17% |
| 2019 | 20,793,000 | +10% |
| 2018 | 18,830,000 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 17,738,000 | +24% |
| 2016 | 14,258,000 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 12,970,000 | +11% |
| 2014 | 11,665,000 | −16% |
| 2013 | 13,837,000 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 13,150,000 | −6.5% |
| 2011 | 14,063,000 | −12% |
| 2010 | 16,002,000 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 15,765,000 | −4.0% |
| 2008 | 16,426,000 | −8.5% |
| 2007 | 17,959,000 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 17,205,000 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17,160,000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | 18,736,000 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,736,000 | +19% |
| 2002 | 15,700,000 | +21% |
| 2001 | 13,000,000 | −2.3% |
| 2000 | 13,300,000 | −7.6% |
| 1999 | 14,400,000 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 13,600,000 | −10% |
| 1997 | 15,127,000 | −13% |
| 1996 | 17,349,000 | −2.7% |
| 1995 | 17,822,000 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 17,111,000 | −10% |
| 1993 | 19,022,000 | −9.0% |
| 1992 | 20,907,000 | −23% |
| 1991 | 26,998,000 | −23% |
| 1990 | 35,033,000 | −13% |
| 1989 | 40,471,000 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 40,232,000 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 38,466,000 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 37,944,000 | −6.7% |
| 1985 | 40,666,000 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | 41,390,000 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 41,083,000 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 38,765,000 | −2.8% |
| 1981 | 39,877,000 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 39,164,000 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 38,331,000 | −1.8% |
| 1978 | 39,025,000 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 37,329,000 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 35,891,000 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 32,694,000 | −4.7% |
| 1974 | 34,320,000 | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 32,187,000 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 31,319,000 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 31,056,000 | +14% |
| 1970 | 27,329,000 | +21% |
| 1969 | 22,675,000 | −9.5% |
| 1968 | 25,055,000 | +17% |
| 1967 | 21,443,000 | +13% |
| 1966 | 18,998,000 | −5.6% |
| 1965 | 20,117,000 | −1.9% |
| 1964 | 20,500,000 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 19,845,000 | −8.0% |
| 1962 | 21,574,000 | −3.0% |
| 1961 | 22,241,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.