FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Hungary
Hungary had 28.7 million chickens in 2024, the 81st largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.5%. The record was 66.3 million head in 1971.
- Animals, 2024
- 28.7 million head
- World rank
- 81 of 179
- 10-year change
- −2.5%
- Record
- 66.3 million head
- 1971
Chickens in Hungary, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28,733,000 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 27,081,000 | −16% |
| 2022 | 32,114,000 | +11% |
| 2021 | 28,888,000 | −6.4% |
| 2020 | 30,874,000 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30,658,000 | −3.7% |
| 2018 | 31,844,000 | −0.6% |
| 2017 | 32,027,000 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 32,432,000 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 30,521,000 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 29,474,000 | −2.0% |
| 2013 | 30,075,000 | −8.5% |
| 2012 | 32,860,000 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 31,848,000 | −0.9% |
| 2010 | 32,128,000 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 31,165,000 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 29,866,000 | −1.4% |
| 2007 | 30,303,000 | −5.0% |
| 2006 | 31,902,000 | −2.8% |
| 2005 | 32,814,000 | −13% |
| 2004 | 37,502,000 | +16% |
| 2003 | 32,206,000 | −6.2% |
| 2002 | 34,343,000 | +12% |
| 2001 | 30,716,000 | +19% |
| 2000 | 25,890,000 | −15% |
| 1999 | 30,557,000 | −1.4% |
| 1998 | 30,983,000 | +12% |
| 1997 | 27,692,000 | −12% |
| 1996 | 31,458,000 | −7.2% |
| 1995 | 33,906,000 | +10% |
| 1994 | 30,813,000 | −15% |
| 1993 | 36,419,000 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 35,556,000 | −21% |
| 1991 | 44,948,000 | −15% |
| 1990 | 52,821,000 | −6.9% |
| 1989 | 56,719,000 | −6.7% |
| 1988 | 60,804,000 | −2.0% |
| 1987 | 62,070,000 | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 56,686,000 | −1.9% |
| 1985 | 57,756,000 | −2.4% |
| 1984 | 59,155,000 | −6.2% |
| 1983 | 63,058,000 | −0.9% |
| 1982 | 63,629,000 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 61,347,000 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 61,269,000 | −2.5% |
| 1979 | 62,857,000 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 61,116,000 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 60,498,000 | +13% |
| 1976 | 53,390,000 | −1.7% |
| 1975 | 54,329,000 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 52,261,000 | +10% |
| 1973 | 47,371,000 | −14% |
| 1972 | 55,029,000 | −17% |
| 1971 | 66,324,000 | +14% |
| 1970 | 58,121,000 | +26% |
| 1969 | 46,204,000 | −14% |
| 1968 | 53,482,000 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 53,378,000 | +12% |
| 1966 | 47,556,000 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 45,863,000 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 45,592,000 | +29% |
| 1963 | 35,345,000 | +35% |
| 1962 | 26,245,000 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 25,473,000 | — |
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.