EU pig numbers

Last updated: October 2020

Pig population in selected EU countries, May/June

		Thousand head			2019-2020 % change
		2018	2019	2020	2019-2020 % change
Total pigs		131,876	129,391	131,024	1.30
Female breeding herd		10,308	10,009	10,060	0.50
	In-pig sows	5,875	5,740	5,684	-0.98
	In-pig gilts	1,269	1,237	1,263	2.20
	Other sows	1,968	1,872	1,887	0.80
	Maiden gilts	1,197	1,159	1,225	5.69
Boars for service		137	133	129	-2.60
Other pigs		121,430	119,252	120,832	1.30
	Under 20kg	39,624	39,565	39,514	-0.10
	20-25kg	29,529	28,320	28,820	1.80
	50-80kg	24,326	23,626	24,100	2.00
	80-110kg	21,514	21,099	20,800	-1.40
	110kg or over	6,437	6,642	7,598	14.40

Source: Eurostat

*The May/June agricultural survey is not conducted by all members states of the EU but covers 90% of the EU pig herd.

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