Pig population by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
25,212
Germany
Lowest
67.4
Luxembourg
Median
3,658
Years covered
40
1969–2008
Data points
541
What the numbers show
Pig population is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 25,212 in Germany; the lowest is 67.4 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,658, and the mean is 7,062.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 374.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 69.4%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 46.0%).
Pig population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 25,212 | 1998 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 24,639 | 2008 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 3 | France | 16,064 | 1998 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 15,687 | 2008 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 15,687 | 2008 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 6 | Denmark | 12,186 | 2008 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12,029 | 2008 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12,029 | 2008 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 7,975 | 1998 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 7,975 | 1998 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 7,751 | 1998 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 6,516 | 2002 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 4,980 | 2008 | — | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 3,658 | 2008 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 3,512 | 1999 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 2,433 | 2008 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 2,382 | 1995 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 2,285 | 1996 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 1,685 | 1997 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 1,530 | 1999 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1,359 | 2004 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1,359 | 2004 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 915 | 1995 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 342.2 | 2003 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 342.2 | 2003 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 26 | Malta | 80.1 | 2000 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 67.4 | 1995 | down 0.3% | falling |