FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Pakistan
Pakistan had 2.06 billion chickens in 2024, the 3rd largest in the world (7.46% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 141%. This is the highest figure on record.
- Animals, 2024
- 2.06 billion head
- World rank
- 3 of 179
- 10-year change
- +141%
- Record
- 2.06 billion head
- 2024
Chickens in Pakistan, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,064,210,000 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1,887,000,000 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 1,725,000,000 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 1,578,000,000 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 1,443,000,000 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1,321,000,000 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1,210,000,000 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1,108,000,000 | +11% |
| 2016 | 994,900,000 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 931,000,000 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 855,000,000 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 785,000,000 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 735,700,000 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 676,500,000 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 622,400,000 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 573,500,000 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 528,600,000 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 486,700,000 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 450,000,000 | +23% |
| 2005 | 367,300,000 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 359,800,000 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 353,200,000 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 336,700,000 | +13% |
| 2001 | 298,400,000 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 287,800,000 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 283,700,000 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 281,600,000 | −28% |
| 1997 | 389,800,000 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 357,100,000 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 325,300,000 | +28% |
| 1994 | 255,100,000 | +37% |
| 1993 | 186,300,000 | +17% |
| 1992 | 159,400,000 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 150,000,000 | +90% |
| 1990 | 79,000,000 | −0.4% |
| 1989 | 79,300,000 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 78,000,000 | +10% |
| 1987 | 70,700,000 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 67,000,000 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 66,800,000 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 61,600,000 | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 57,000,000 | +11% |
| 1982 | 51,200,000 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 48,000,000 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 45,200,000 | +19% |
| 1979 | 38,000,000 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 36,000,000 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 34,000,000 | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 31,000,000 | +15% |
| 1975 | 27,000,000 | +17% |
| 1974 | 23,000,000 | +15% |
| 1973 | 20,000,000 | +18% |
| 1972 | 17,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 17,000,000 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 16,800,000 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 16,800,000 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 16,000,000 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 15,800,000 | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 15,000,000 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 14,000,000 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 13,800,000 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 13,000,000 | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 12,000,000 | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 11,500,000 | — |
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.