Cattle population in Russia by year

15 660 thousand head, 2025 −575 to 2024

Cattle in all categories of farms — agricultural organizations, peasant farms, and households — at year-end, in thousands of head. This includes cows, bulls, calves, and young stock.

15 660

now, 2025

−575

year-on-year, from 2024 (−3,5%)

57 043

maximum of row, 1990

15 660

minimum of row, 2025

Since 1990, the population has decreased more than threefold: from 57.0 million to 15.7 million head in 2025.

Excluding DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions.

Table by year

Period	thousand head	Change
1990	57 043
1991	54 677	−2 366
1992	52 226	−2 451
1993	48 914	−3 312
1994	43 297	−5 618
1995	39 696	−3 601
1996	35 103	−4 593
1997	31 520	−3 583
1998	28 481	−3 039
1999	28 060	−420
2000	27 520	−540
2001	27 390	−130
2002	26 846	−544
2003	25 091	−1 755
2004	23 154	−1 937
2005	21 625	−1 529
2006	21 562	−63
2007	21 502	−60
2008	20 952	−549
2009	20 540	−412
2010	19 794	−746
2011	19 901	+107
2012	19 680	−221
2013	19 273	−407
2014	18 920	−353
2015	18 621	−299
2016	18 346	−275
2017	18 294	−52
2018	18 151	−143
2019	18 126	−25
2020	18 027	−99
2021	17 650	−378
2022	17 489	−161
2023	17 074	−415
2024	16 235	−839
2025	15 660	−575

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cattle population in Russia?

The latest value is in the table above, in thousands of head at year-end.

When was the cattle population in Russia at its highest?

At the beginning of the series: in 1990 — 57.0 million head. Since then, the population has decreased almost every year.

Why is there less cattle, but milk production has not decreased threefold?

Cow productivity has increased: each cow produces more milk. Therefore, production is declining more slowly than the population.

Sources

Поголовье сельскохозяйственных животных в хозяйствах всех категорий Российской Федерации