FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Zambia
Zambia had 41.6 million chickens in 2024, the 68th largest in the world (0.15% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 9.3%. The record was 41.6 million head in 2022.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 41.6 million head
- World rank
- 68 of 179
- 10-year change
- +9.3%
- Record
- 41.6 million head
- 2022
Chickens in Zambia, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,553,000 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 41,089,000 | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 41,570,000 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41,208,000 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 40,579,000 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40,095,000 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39,614,000 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39,147,000 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 38,716,000 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38,299,000 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 38,000,000 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 36,500,000 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36,000,000 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35,000,000 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 33,000,000 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 31,500,000 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 30,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,000,000 | −6.3% |
| 2005 | 32,000,000 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 31,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 31,500,000 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 31,000,000 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 30,000,000 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 29,000,000 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 28,000,000 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 27,000,000 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 25,000,000 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 23,000,000 | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 21,000,000 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 20,000,000 | −4.3% |
| 1993 | 20,900,000 | +10% |
| 1992 | 19,000,000 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 17,400,000 | +11% |
| 1990 | 15,700,000 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 15,000,000 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 14,500,000 | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 13,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 13,500,000 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 13,000,000 | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 12,053,000 | −15% |
| 1983 | 14,190,000 | −9.1% |
| 1982 | 15,613,000 | −1.1% |
| 1981 | 15,784,000 | −24% |
| 1980 | 20,638,000 | +11% |
| 1979 | 18,593,000 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 18,532,000 | −4.3% |
| 1977 | 19,366,000 | −7.0% |
| 1976 | 20,829,000 | +16% |
| 1975 | 18,017,000 | +26% |
| 1974 | 14,328,000 | +21% |
| 1973 | 11,834,000 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 10,800,000 | +13% |
| 1971 | 9,600,000 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 8,970,000 | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 8,160,000 | +10% |
| 1968 | 7,410,000 | +20% |
| 1967 | 6,160,000 | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 5,700,000 | +16% |
| 1965 | 4,930,000 | +12% |
| 1964 | 4,420,000 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 4,350,000 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 4,200,000 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 4,100,000 | — |
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.