FAOSTAT · 1961–2020
Chickens in Ireland
Ireland had 15.2 million chickens in 2020. Over ten years it grew by 10%. The record was 15.5 million head in 2017.
- Animals, 2020
- 15.2 million head
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +10%
- Record
- 15.5 million head
- 2017
Chickens in Ireland, 1961–2020 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15,236,000 | — |
| 2017 | 15,504,000 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15,438,000 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 15,202,000 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15,100,000 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15,000,000 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 14,500,000 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 14,000,000 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13,800,000 | −8.0% |
| 2009 | 15,000,000 | +14% |
| 2008 | 13,200,000 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 13,000,000 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12,800,000 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12,300,000 | −1.6% |
| 2004 | 12,500,000 | −1.9% |
| 2003 | 12,738,000 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 12,709,000 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 12,603,000 | −1.0% |
| 2000 | 12,725,000 | +16% |
| 1999 | 10,991,000 | −2.2% |
| 1998 | 11,233,000 | −2.2% |
| 1997 | 11,491,000 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 11,221,000 | −5.8% |
| 1995 | 11,906,000 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 10,966,000 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 10,062,000 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 9,920,000 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 9,628,000 | +18% |
| 1990 | 8,187,000 | −1.1% |
| 1989 | 8,276,000 | +11% |
| 1988 | 7,446,000 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 7,340,000 | −1.0% |
| 1986 | 7,417,000 | −0.1% |
| 1985 | 7,425,000 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 7,387,000 | −7.3% |
| 1983 | 7,970,000 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 8,102,000 | −0.8% |
| 1981 | 8,166,000 | −4.7% |
| 1980 | 8,567,000 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 8,434,000 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 8,349,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,345,000 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 8,294,000 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8,107,000 | −10% |
| 1974 | 9,048,000 | −1.0% |
| 1973 | 9,144,000 | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 8,500,000 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 8,178,000 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 7,887,000 | −1.2% |
| 1969 | 7,986,000 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 7,960,000 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 7,847,000 | −4.8% |
| 1966 | 8,246,000 | −0.4% |
| 1965 | 8,276,000 | +20% |
| 1964 | 6,902,000 | −2.1% |
| 1963 | 7,050,000 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 6,954,000 | −4.2% |
| 1961 | 7,258,000 | — |
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.