Finland vs Ireland: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

Finland

81.0%

in 2025

Ireland

75.0%

in 2025

Finland rank

9th

Ireland rank

10th

Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems over time

Finland currently reports 81.0% against 75.0% in Ireland, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Ireland ahead.

Finland ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 10th of 29 countries.

Indicator: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems
Unit: %
Source: European Commission (2026) and other sources – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 29 places, 391 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cage-free housing systems include barns and free-range (non-organic and organic) farms.