FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Chickens in Greece
Greece had 38.5 million chickens in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 27%. The record was 39.2 million head in 2019.
- Animals, 2023
- 38.5 million head
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +27%
- Record
- 39.2 million head
- 2019
Chickens in Greece, 1961–2023 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 38,508,000 | −0.4% |
| 2022 | 38,649,000 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 36,597,000 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 34,033,000 | −13% |
| 2019 | 39,188,000 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 37,300,000 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37,262,000 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 35,545,000 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 34,477,000 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 32,062,000 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 30,324,000 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 28,083,000 | −3.2% |
| 2011 | 29,000,000 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 27,841,000 | −3.9% |
| 2009 | 28,960,000 | −8.8% |
| 2008 | 31,765,000 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31,424,000 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 31,372,000 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 30,391,000 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 28,939,000 | −3.2% |
| 2003 | 29,888,000 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 28,516,000 | −4.8% |
| 2001 | 29,961,000 | −1.1% |
| 2000 | 30,289,000 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 28,207,000 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28,166,000 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 27,774,000 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27,650,000 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 27,463,000 | −1.2% |
| 1994 | 27,805,000 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 27,509,000 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 27,376,000 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 26,767,000 | −2.9% |
| 1990 | 27,578,000 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 27,295,000 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 26,889,000 | −7.7% |
| 1987 | 29,123,000 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 28,029,000 | −3.8% |
| 1985 | 29,123,000 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 29,082,000 | −3.9% |
| 1983 | 30,253,000 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 29,544,000 | −0.1% |
| 1981 | 29,562,000 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 29,440,000 | −0.7% |
| 1979 | 29,661,000 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 28,185,000 | −5.9% |
| 1977 | 29,963,000 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 28,843,000 | −4.0% |
| 1975 | 30,053,000 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 29,566,000 | −3.6% |
| 1973 | 30,662,000 | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 28,644,000 | +19% |
| 1971 | 24,133,000 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 22,494,000 | −11% |
| 1969 | 25,316,000 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 24,960,000 | −0.2% |
| 1967 | 25,017,000 | +15% |
| 1966 | 21,783,000 | +18% |
| 1965 | 18,535,000 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 17,851,000 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 17,161,000 | +14% |
| 1962 | 15,030,000 | +4.8% |
| 1961 | 14,337,000 | — |
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.