Aragon, the EU region with the largest pig inventory

Aragon, Spain ranked as the European Union region with the largest pig inventory, with 9.4 million pigs in December 2025, according to data published by Eurostat in its 2026 edition of Regions in Europe.

Catalonia, Spain is also among the European regions with the largest pig populations, with 8.3 million animals, followed by Brittany, France, with 6.4 million.

The data highlight the high territorial concentration of Spanish pork production. Aragon and Catalonia together accounted for 52.7% of Spain’s pig population in December 2025.

A similar situation is observed in Germany, another of the European Union’s leading pork producers. In this case, Lower Saxony had 7.2 million pigs, and North Rhine-Westphalia had 5.9 million. Together, these two regions accounted for 60.7% of Germany’s pig inventory.

Eurostat also highlights Denmark’s specialization in pig production. Midtjylland was the Danish region with the largest number of animals, with 4.3 million pigs.

Across the European Union as a whole, the pig population reached 131.5 million animals in 2025.