Key facts
  • India’s population is 1.37bn. It is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in 2027.
  • India’s poultry population is 835m.
  • Average annual egg consumption per person more than doubled between 2014 and 2019 (from 30 to 68). In the same period, average annual chicken consumption increased more than six-fold (from 400g to 2.5kg a year).
  • The Indian poultry market was worth INR 1,750bn (US$25.4bn) in 2018 and the market is projected to reach INR 4,340bn (US$63.1bn) by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 16.2% during 2019-2024.

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