Livestock: evolution of cattle number France 2022 | Statista

This graph shows the total number of bovine population in France from 1995 to 2022, by type of cattle, in thousand heads. This shows that total herd exceeded 20 million cattle in 1995, including about 4.7 million suckler cows. In 2022, the number of French cattle cows had decreased to about 17.4 million heads.

Evolution of the number of cattle cows in France between 1995 and 2022, by type of cattle (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Dairy cows	Suckler cows	Total cattle
2022*	3,266	3,893	17,416
2021	3,331	3,984	17,863
2020	3,403	4,039	18,200
2019	3,471	4,075	18,470
2018	3,512	4,141	18,737
2017	3,552	4,259	19,432
2016	3,576	4,263	19,559
2015	3,699	4,142	19,271
2014	3,697	4,106	19,127
2013	3,664	4,114	19,052
2012	3,664	4,148	19,129
2010	3,748	4,204	19,842
2005	3,980	4,025	19,429
2000	4,424	4,071	20,216
1995	4,760	3,983	20,507

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February 2023

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1995; 2000; 2005; 2010; 2012 to 2022

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