FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Tunisia
Tunisia had 102 million chickens in 2024, the 43rd largest in the world (0.37% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 16%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 102 million head
- World rank
- 43 of 179
- 10-year change
- +16%
- Record
- 102 million head
- 2024
Chickens in Tunisia, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102,062,000 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 100,559,000 | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 101,753,000 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 101,669,000 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 99,204,000 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 97,024,000 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 94,983,000 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 93,032,000 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 91,222,000 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 89,556,000 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 88,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 88,000,000 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 81,000,000 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 77,000,000 | −3.8% |
| 2010 | 80,000,000 | +14% |
| 2009 | 70,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 70,000,000 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 68,000,000 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 62,000,000 | −6.1% |
| 2005 | 66,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 66,000,000 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 62,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 62,000,000 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 61,417,000 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 59,399,000 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 54,669,000 | +10% |
| 1998 | 49,669,000 | +25% |
| 1997 | 39,856,000 | +12% |
| 1996 | 35,573,000 | +13% |
| 1995 | 31,500,000 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 31,300,000 | −20% |
| 1993 | 39,000,000 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 38,000,000 | −6.4% |
| 1991 | 40,600,000 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 41,100,000 | +13% |
| 1989 | 36,400,000 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 35,300,000 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 34,000,000 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 33,000,000 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 32,000,000 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 30,000,000 | +20% |
| 1983 | 25,000,000 | −17% |
| 1982 | 30,000,000 | +20% |
| 1981 | 25,000,000 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 24,200,000 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 23,300,000 | +27% |
| 1978 | 18,300,000 | −8.5% |
| 1977 | 20,000,000 | +27% |
| 1976 | 15,700,000 | +21% |
| 1975 | 13,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 13,000,000 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 12,540,000 | +13% |
| 1972 | 11,060,000 | +23% |
| 1971 | 9,000,000 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 8,500,000 | +13% |
| 1969 | 7,500,000 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 7,000,000 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 6,500,000 | +18% |
| 1966 | 5,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,500,000 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 5,400,000 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 5,300,000 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 5,200,000 | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 5,100,000 | — |
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.