FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in China
China had 5.24 billion chickens in 2024, the largest total in the world (18.9% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 16%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 5.24 billion head
- World rank
- 1 of 179
- 10-year change
- +16%
- Record
- 5.24 billion head
- 2024
Chickens in China, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,243,707,000 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5,219,059,000 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5,194,411,000 | −0.4% |
| 2021 | 5,212,725,000 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,200,676,000 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,178,077,000 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5,128,792,000 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5,032,945,000 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4,878,071,000 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4,695,496,000 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4,539,500,000 | −4.3% |
| 2013 | 4,741,500,000 | −1.6% |
| 2012 | 4,817,670,000 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4,610,000,000 | −11% |
| 2010 | 5,200,000,000 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5,120,000,000 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 4,925,000,000 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 4,600,000,000 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 4,345,000,000 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,335,000,000 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4,100,000,000 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 3,860,000,000 | −3.0% |
| 2002 | 3,980,000,000 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 3,650,000,000 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 3,500,000,000 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 3,300,000,000 | +10% |
| 1998 | 3,000,000,000 | −22% |
| 1997 | 3,870,000,000 | +15% |
| 1996 | 3,369,000,000 | +11% |
| 1995 | 3,035,680,000 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2,900,000,000 | +12% |
| 1993 | 2,600,000,000 | +11% |
| 1992 | 2,350,000,000 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 2,223,000,000 | +11% |
| 1990 | 2,000,000,000 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 1,900,000,000 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1,775,000,000 | +13% |
| 1987 | 1,570,000,000 | +15% |
| 1986 | 1,370,000,000 | +14% |
| 1985 | 1,200,000,000 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 1,120,000,000 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1,060,000,000 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 980,000,000 | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 920,000,000 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 875,000,000 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 805,000,000 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 779,000,000 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 743,000,000 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 729,000,000 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 686,000,000 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 682,000,000 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 657,000,000 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 651,000,000 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 630,000,000 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 620,000,000 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 610,000,000 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 600,000,000 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 594,000,000 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 587,000,000 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 580,000,000 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 576,000,000 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 560,000,000 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 543,000,000 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 530,000,000 | — |
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.