Bovine population by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
17,189 Thousand heads (animals)
Türkiye
Lowest
80.47 Thousand heads (animals)
Iceland
Median
1,426 Thousand heads (animals)
Years covered
52
1974–2025
Data points
975
What the numbers show
Bovine population is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 17,189 Thousand heads (animals) in Türkiye; the lowest is 80.47 Thousand heads (animals) in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,426 Thousand heads (animals), and the mean is 3,402 Thousand heads (animals).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 214.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 16.7%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 53.0%).
Bovine population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 17,189 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 2 | France | 16,395 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 10,335 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9,615 Thousand heads (animals) | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9,615 Thousand heads (animals) | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 6 | Ireland | 6,905 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 6,443 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 6,147 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 6,147 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 5,801 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3,552 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3,552 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 2,112 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 1,848 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 1,790 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1,531 Thousand heads (animals) | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 1,518 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 1,443 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | — | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 1,408 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 1,400 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 888.5 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | — | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 764.43 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | — | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 641.28 Thousand heads (animals) | 2006 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 616.45 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 616.45 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | — | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 570.47 Thousand heads (animals) | 2004 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 570.47 Thousand heads (animals) | 2004 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 534.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2025 | — | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 478.11 Thousand heads (animals) | 2003 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 478.11 Thousand heads (animals) | 2003 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 379.3 Thousand heads (animals) | 2004 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 379.3 Thousand heads (animals) | 2004 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 257.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2003 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 257.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2003 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 196.31 Thousand heads (animals) | 2009 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 36 | Iceland | 80.47 Thousand heads (animals) | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 85,120 Thousand heads (animals)