Chickens: number of animals by country

How it has changed (1961–2024)

See how chickens number of animals has changed across the world’s countries from 1961 to 2024.

• The country ranked first changed over time: United States in 1961–1983, China in 1984–2024. This is the first place among today’s countries: regions that later split, such as the former Soviet Union, have no values from before the split.
• Japan’s chickens number of animals went from 72.2M birds in 1961 to 316M birds in 2024 (up 243M birds).
• Japan ranked #9 of 155 countries in 1961 and #14 of 171 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024

Country	1961	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
China	530M birds	620M birds	875M birds	2B birds	3.5B birds	5.2B birds	5.2B birds	5.24B birds
Indonesia	60M birds	63.4M birds	149M birds	571M birds	859M birds	1.35B birds	3.57B birds	3.71B birds
Pakistan	11.5M birds	16.8M birds	45.2M birds	79M birds	288M birds	622M birds	1.44B birds	2.06B birds
Brazil	132M birds	200M birds	441M birds	546M birds	843M birds	1.24B birds	1.48B birds	1.58B birds
United States	751M birds	921M birds	1.05B birds	1.33B birds	1.38B birds	1.44B birds	1.54B birds	1.56B birds
Japan	72.2M birds	225M birds	285M birds	338M birds	296M birds	286M birds	319M birds	316M birds
Countries with data	155	155	155	155	181	183	184	171

See the full history, year by year