Argentina Sheep Population 1961–2021

13.3M

2021

45.3M

2021

■ Sheep ■ People

More People Than Sheep

Highest Sheep Pop.

50.2M

1961

Lowest Sheep Pop.

12.4M

2002

Max sheep per person

2.42

1961

Min sheep per person

0.29

2021

Summary

The sheep population of Argentina fell from 50,150,000 in 1961 to 13,347,911 in 2021 — a 73% decrease over six decades. The flock peaked at 50,150,000 in 1961. In 2021, there was 1 sheep for every 3.4 people.

Fun Sheep Fact

Argentina has so many sheep that wool production is absolutely fleece-ible! These woolly friends help make the country one of the world's top wool producers, proving that Argentine sheep really know how to raise the baa-r for quality fleece.

Sheep Population (1961-2021)

Sheep & People (% of combined)

Year by Year

Year	Sheep	People	Sheep per person	Persons per sheep
2021	13,347,91113.3M	45,312,28145.3M	0.29	3.39
2020	14,571,76614.6M	45,191,96545.2M	0.32	3.10
2019	14,774,19614.8M	44,973,46545M	0.33	3.04
2018	14,339,90814.3M	44,654,88244.7M	0.32	3.11
2017	14,746,56614.7M	44,288,89444.3M	0.33	3.00
2016	14,864,32114.9M	43,900,31343.9M	0.34	2.95
2015	14,859,48614.9M	43,477,01243.5M	0.34	2.93
2014	14,534,00014.5M	43,024,07143M	0.34	2.96
2013	14,574,88014.6M	42,582,45542.6M	0.34	2.92
2012	14,697,00014.7M	42,161,72142.2M	0.35	2.87
2011	14,731,00014.7M	41,730,66041.7M	0.35	2.83
2010	15,024,74415M	41,288,69441.3M	0.36	2.75
2009	15,278,00015.3M	40,854,83140.9M	0.37	2.67
2008	15,988,00016M	40,424,14840.4M	0.40	2.53
2007	16,180,00016.2M	40,016,76340M	0.40	2.47
2006	15,838,00015.8M	39,622,11539.6M	0.40	2.50
2005	15,497,00015.5M	39,216,78939.2M	0.40	2.53
2004	15,158,00015.2M	38,815,91638.8M	0.39	2.56
2003	13,829,00013.8M	38,424,28238.4M	0.36	2.78
2002	12,400,00012.4M	38,029,34938M	0.33	3.07
2001	13,500,00013.5M	37,624,82537.6M	0.36	2.79
2000	13,561,60013.6M	37,213,98437.2M	0.36	2.74
1999	13,703,40013.7M	36,794,68236.8M	0.37	2.69
1998	13,500,00013.5M	36,372,86036.4M	0.37	2.69
1997	13,197,80013.2M	35,947,79135.9M	0.37	2.72
1996	14,308,00014.3M	35,513,79335.5M	0.40	2.48
1995	15,244,60015.2M	35,070,02035.1M	0.43	2.30
1994	16,922,60016.9M	34,613,49134.6M	0.49	2.05
1993	18,436,20018.4M	34,152,71734.2M	0.54	1.85
1992	25,706,00025.7M	33,693,52733.7M	0.76	1.31
1991	26,500,00026.5M	33,230,29433.2M	0.80	1.25
1990	28,571,00828.6M	32,755,90132.8M	0.87	1.15
1989	29,345,00829.3M	32,270,94832.3M	0.91	1.10
1988	29,167,00829.2M	31,780,53231.8M	0.92	1.09
1987	28,750,00028.8M	31,291,76231.3M	0.92	1.09
1986	29,167,00829.2M	30,811,98030.8M	0.95	1.06
1985	28,750,00028.8M	30,336,44130.3M	0.95	1.06
1984	28,000,00028M	29,863,09329.9M	0.94	1.07
1983	30,000,00030M	29,391,33229.4M	1.02	0.98
1982	30,400,60830.4M	28,924,26228.9M	1.05	0.95
1981	31,417,69631.4M	28,463,95928.5M	1.10	0.91
1980	31,000,00031M	28,011,59628M	1.11	0.90
1979	32,000,00032M	27,568,89527.6M	1.16	0.86
1978	33,499,00033.5M	27,132,15827.1M	1.23	0.81
1977	35,219,61635.2M	26,701,80526.7M	1.32	0.76
1976	34,485,00834.5M	26,282,28326.3M	1.31	0.76
1975	34,691,00834.7M	25,874,10725.9M	1.34	0.75
1974	34,691,42434.7M	25,461,35125.5M	1.36	0.73
1973	40,000,00040M	25,046,00525M	1.60	0.63
1972	40,000,00040M	24,644,32824.6M	1.62	0.62
1971	41,000,00041M	24,257,20824.3M	1.69	0.59
1970	43,000,00043M	23,878,32723.9M	1.80	0.56
1969	44,319,84044.3M	23,508,71123.5M	1.89	0.53
1968	46,000,00046M	23,150,58323.2M	1.99	0.50
1967	49,000,00049M	22,799,05922.8M	2.15	0.47
1966	48,500,00048.5M	22,453,89322.5M	2.16	0.46
1965	49,000,00049M	22,112,62922.1M	2.22	0.45
1964	47,500,00047.5M	21,769,45321.8M	2.18	0.46
1963	46,157,90446.2M	21,421,70521.4M	2.15	0.46
1962	47,305,40847.3M	21,072,53821.1M	2.24	0.45
1961	50,150,00050.2M	20,726,27620.7M	2.42	0.41

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