The vast majority of egg-laying hens globally are caged. Some countries have been transitioning away from cages.
Number of laying hens in cages vs. cage-free housing, shown for 2020 or the nearest available year.
Horizontal stacked bar chart showing caged and cage-free laying hens in 12 countries. China has the largest total at 1.25 billion hens, followed by India at 403 million and the United States at 327 million.
