Livestock census — Germany

Dehesa Index brings together 103 “Livestock census” series for Germany, with official data and its history (since Jan 1959, latest Aug 2026). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.

In brief

In their latest reading, 3 of the 15 series rose, 12 fell against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Female calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)” (+4.85 %, 2026); the largest fall, “Chicks hatched, goslings, Germany” (−57.4 %, Aug 2026). Against the same period a year earlier (15 comparable series), “Chicks hatched, turkey poults, Germany” rose most (+5.89 %) and “Heifers, 2 years old or over, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)” fell most (−10.6 %). 3 series are at their lowest on record.

Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.

SeriesLatestPeriodChangeUnit
Chicks hatched, broiler chicks, Germany58,635,011Aug 2026−4.73 %head
Chicks hatched, laying-hen chicks, Germany1,607,948Aug 2026−18.6 %head
Chicks hatched, turkey poults, Germany3,614,440Aug 2026−16.7 %head
Chicks hatched, goslings, Germany66,604Aug 2026−57.4 %head
Hatching eggs set, all poultry, Germany80,958,472Aug 2026−6.24 %eggs
Chicks hatched, all poultry, Germany65,860,730Aug 2026−6.10 %head
Bovine animals, less than 1 year old, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)171,1702026−2.85 %head
Male calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)1,171,6302026+3.90 %head
Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (May-June, Eurostat)759,2502026−0.61 %head
Male bovine animals, 2 years old or over (May-June, Eurostat)117,3202026+0.71 %head
Female calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)1,794,4802026+4.85 %head
Heifers, 1 year old, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)152,3302026−8.59 %head
Heifers, 1 year old, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)1,426,7902026−4.60 %head
Heifers, 2 years old or over, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)35,0802026−10.6 %head
Heifers, 2 years old or over, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)502,5302026−6.70 %head

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Source: BLE (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung) and Destatis · Licence: Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung 2.0 / Zero 2.0 · Data updated: 2026-11-03

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