FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic had 212 million chickens in 2024, the 24th largest in the world (0.76% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 26%. The record was 217 million head in 2022.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 212 million head
- World rank
- 24 of 179
- 10-year change
- +26%
- Record
- 217 million head
- 2022
Chickens in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 211,723,000 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 209,153,000 | −3.6% |
| 2022 | 217,034,000 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 212,800,000 | +19% |
| 2020 | 178,900,000 | −2.7% |
| 2019 | 183,924,000 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 183,116,000 | −0.5% |
| 2017 | 184,000,000 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 175,000,000 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 172,000,000 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 168,000,000 | −1.2% |
| 2013 | 170,000,000 | −1.7% |
| 2012 | 173,000,000 | −1.0% |
| 2011 | 174,791,000 | −2.0% |
| 2010 | 178,433,000 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 173,759,000 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 167,187,000 | −10% |
| 2007 | 186,259,000 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 181,703,000 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 171,741,000 | +25% |
| 2004 | 137,894,000 | +17% |
| 2003 | 118,247,000 | −9.3% |
| 2002 | 130,427,000 | +175% |
| 2001 | 47,380,000 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 46,000,000 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 42,000,000 | +11% |
| 1998 | 37,698,000 | −12% |
| 1997 | 42,952,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 42,952,000 | +28% |
| 1995 | 33,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 33,500,000 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 33,000,000 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 32,500,000 | +10% |
| 1991 | 29,500,000 | −10% |
| 1990 | 32,800,000 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 31,500,000 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 30,000,000 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 29,500,000 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 27,500,000 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 27,000,000 | −3.2% |
| 1984 | 27,900,000 | +13% |
| 1983 | 24,700,000 | +24% |
| 1982 | 20,000,000 | −3.4% |
| 1981 | 20,700,000 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 20,700,000 | +22% |
| 1979 | 17,000,000 | +12% |
| 1978 | 15,200,000 | +62% |
| 1977 | 9,400,000 | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 8,700,000 | −25% |
| 1975 | 11,600,000 | +20% |
| 1974 | 9,700,000 | −6.7% |
| 1973 | 10,400,000 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000,000 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 9,600,000 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 8,800,000 | −2.2% |
| 1969 | 9,000,000 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 8,600,000 | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 8,200,000 | +12% |
| 1966 | 7,300,000 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 7,100,000 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 6,600,000 | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 6,200,000 | −3.1% |
| 1962 | 6,400,000 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 6,200,000 | — |
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.