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Female breeding flock of sheep population in the UK 2008-2017

Number of female breeding sheep in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2017 (in 1000s)

The data illustrates the total number of female breeding sheep in the UK from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, the UK population of female breeding flock was at approx. 14.7 million sheep.

2008 14059
2009 13842
2010 13843
2011 14199
2012 14278
2013 14337
2014 14617
2015 14630
2016 14680
2017 14697