FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Japan
Japan had 316 million chickens in 2024, the 14th largest in the world (1.14% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.6%. The record was 345 million head in 1988.
- Animals, 2024
- 316 million head
- World rank
- 14 of 179
- 10-year change
- +1.6%
- Record
- 345 million head
- 1988
Chickens in Japan, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 315,635,000 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 313,728,000 | −2.5% |
| 2022 | 321,891,000 | −0.4% |
| 2021 | 323,031,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 319,156,000 | −1.2% |
| 2019 | 323,145,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 323,126,000 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 313,823,000 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 310,128,000 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 302,887,000 | −2.5% |
| 2014 | 310,553,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 306,408,000 | +73% |
| 2012 | 177,607,000 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 178,546,000 | −38% |
| 2010 | 286,000,000 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 285,349,000 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 284,651,000 | −1.3% |
| 2007 | 288,531,000 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 280,642,000 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 265,200,000 | −5.1% |
| 2004 | 279,500,000 | −1.6% |
| 2003 | 283,942,000 | −1.2% |
| 2002 | 287,404,000 | −1.7% |
| 2001 | 292,437,000 | −1.1% |
| 2000 | 295,792,000 | −0.2% |
| 1999 | 296,250,000 | −2.2% |
| 1998 | 303,022,000 | −1.4% |
| 1997 | 307,351,000 | −0.5% |
| 1996 | 308,768,000 | −1.5% |
| 1995 | 313,536,000 | −3.1% |
| 1994 | 323,660,000 | −3.0% |
| 1993 | 333,814,000 | −0.3% |
| 1992 | 334,658,000 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 331,526,000 | −1.9% |
| 1990 | 337,857,000 | −1.7% |
| 1989 | 343,618,000 | −0.5% |
| 1988 | 345,371,000 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 342,948,000 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 336,594,000 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 327,692,000 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 319,605,000 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 307,288,000 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 299,128,000 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 286,284,000 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 284,660,000 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 282,488,000 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 272,637,000 | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 255,261,000 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 240,669,000 | −0.6% |
| 1975 | 242,163,000 | −2.9% |
| 1974 | 249,497,000 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 243,689,000 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 233,490,000 | −1.4% |
| 1971 | 236,835,000 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 225,045,000 | +13% |
| 1969 | 199,708,000 | +13% |
| 1968 | 176,321,000 | +11% |
| 1967 | 158,963,000 | +15% |
| 1966 | 137,810,000 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 133,716,000 | +10% |
| 1964 | 121,082,000 | +22% |
| 1963 | 99,246,000 | +9.5% |
| 1962 | 90,669,000 | +26% |
| 1961 | 72,213,000 | — |
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.