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On November 3, 2025, there were 21.5 million pigs on 15,220 farms in Germany. According to preliminary results from the agricultural census, the pig population increased significantly by 2.8% (+575,800 animals) compared to the previous census held on May 3, 2025, and by 0.9% (+196,300 animals) compared to the previous year. The number of farms, however, remained virtually unchanged from November 3, 2025, with a reduction of 0.2% (-30 farms). Compared to the previous year (November 3, 2024), the number of farms decreased by 2.7% (-430 farms) and by 40.8% (-10,500 farms) over the past ten years since 2015. Compared to 2015, the pig population decreased by 22.3%, or 6.2 million animals. As the number of farms decreased significantly more during this period, the trend towards larger farms continues: while in 2015 a farm held, on average, just under 1,100 pigs, ten years later this number rose to over 1,400 animals per farm. On November 3, 2025, there were 9.2 million pigs in the ...