Provided by the present disclosure are a traffic statistics collection method and device. In the method, one and the same counter is adopted to set an input control parameter for each type of message in N types of messages respectively; N count values are acquired from the counter when a first preset moment is reached, wherein the N count values include: a total number count of the N types of messages and N−1 input control parameter counts, which are received by a preset port at the first preset moment; and statistics are collected for traffic, at the first preset moment, of the each type of message in the N types of messages through the N input control parameters and the N count values respectively, thereby saving counter resources.