Agriculture; labour force by region

Agriculture; labour force by region

Gender Regions Periods Persons Regularly employed Regularly employed, total (number) Persons Regularly employed Family labour Family labour, total (number) Persons Regularly employed Family labour Holder (number) Persons Regularly employed Family labour Spouse (number) Persons Regularly employed Family labour Family workers (number) Persons Regularly employed Non-family labour Non-family labour, total (number) Persons Regularly employed Non-family labour Manager (number) Persons Regularly employed Non-family labour Other persons regularly employed (number) Persons Not regularly employed (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Regularly employed, total (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Family labour, total (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Holder (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Spouse (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Family workers (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Non-family labour Non-family labour, total (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Non-family labour Manager (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Non-family labour Other persons regularly employed (number) Annual work units (AWU) Not regularly employed (number) Holdings Regularly employed Regularly employed, total (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Family labour, total (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Holder (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Spouse (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Family workers (number) Holdings Regularly employed Non-family labour Non-family labour, total (number) Holdings Regularly employed Non-family labour Manager (number) Holdings Regularly employed Non-family labour Other persons regularly employed (number) Holdings Not regularly employed (number)
Total Nederland 2023 185,096 109,077 45,314 . . 76,019 5,320 70,699 . 131,238 75,400 39,023 . . 55,838 4,461 51,377 33,492 50,634 45,314 45,314 . . 16,379 5,320 15,601 38,593
Total Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 29,145 21,607 8,673 . . 7,538 462 7,076 . 19,995 15,290 7,692 . . 4,705 364 4,340 1,327 9,135 8,673 8,673 . . 2,858 462 2,792 7,255
Total Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 52,892 36,952 15,462 . . 15,940 1,104 14,836 . 35,729 25,075 13,079 . . 10,654 865 9,790 4,414 16,566 15,462 15,462 . . 4,675 1,104 4,498 13,089
Total West-Nederland (LD) 2023 58,103 26,325 10,783 . . 31,778 1,780 29,998 . 43,321 18,458 9,468 . . 24,863 1,587 23,276 16,981 12,563 10,783 10,783 . . 4,665 1,780 4,478 9,235
Total Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 44,956 24,193 10,396 . . 20,763 1,974 18,789 . 32,193 16,577 8,784 . . 15,616 1,645 13,971 10,770 12,370 10,396 10,396 . . 4,181 1,974 3,833 9,014
Total Groningen (PV) 2023 7,844 5,744 2,293 . . 2,100 134 1,966 . 5,274 3,981 2,033 . . 1,292 104 1,188 288 2,427 2,293 2,293 . . 791 134 772 1,863
Total Fryslân (PV) 2023 12,854 9,809 3,887 . . 3,045 163 2,882 . 8,871 7,044 3,502 . . 1,828 127 1,700 520 4,050 3,887 3,887 . . 1,249 163 1,220 3,372
Total Drenthe (PV) 2023 8,447 6,054 2,493 . . 2,393 165 2,228 . 5,850 4,265 2,158 . . 1,585 133 1,452 519 2,658 2,493 2,493 . . 818 165 800 2,020
Total Overijssel (PV) 2023 19,219 14,975 6,156 . . 4,244 272 3,972 . 12,610 10,202 5,208 . . 2,408 203 2,205 622 6,428 6,156 6,156 . . 1,531 272 1,482 5,229
Total Flevoland (PV) 2023 6,024 3,670 1,462 . . 2,354 149 2,205 . 4,336 2,578 1,348 . . 1,758 130 1,628 1,790 1,611 1,462 1,462 . . 650 149 629 1,345
Total Gelderland (PV) 2023 27,649 18,307 7,844 . . 9,342 683 8,659 . 18,783 12,295 6,522 . . 6,488 532 5,956 2,002 8,527 7,844 7,844 . . 2,494 683 2,387 6,515
Total Utrecht (PV) 2023 6,997 5,099 2,099 . . 1,898 168 1,730 . 4,752 3,563 1,855 . . 1,189 143 1,046 579 2,267 2,099 2,099 . . 641 168 617 1,877
Total Noord-Holland (PV) 2023 15,344 6,987 2,819 . . 8,357 529 7,828 . 11,802 5,123 2,558 . . 6,679 483 6,196 5,269 3,348 2,819 2,819 . . 1,253 529 1,196 2,562
Total Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023 27,424 8,142 3,325 . . 19,282 937 18,345 . 21,465 5,856 2,984 . . 15,609 857 14,752 9,982 4,262 3,325 3,325 . . 2,033 937 1,955 3,034
Total Zeeland (PV) 2023 8,338 6,097 2,540 . . 2,241 146 2,095 . 5,302 3,916 2,071 . . 1,387 104 1,282 1,151 2,686 2,540 2,540 . . 738 146 710 1,762
Total Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023 31,222 17,744 7,553 . . 13,478 1,345 12,133 . 22,191 12,166 6,412 . . 10,025 1,108 8,917 7,556 8,898 7,553 7,553 . . 3,009 1,345 2,772 6,663
Total Limburg (PV) 2023 13,734 6,449 2,843 . . 7,285 629 6,656 . 10,002 4,410 2,372 . . 5,591 537 5,055 3,214 3,472 2,843 2,843 . . 1,172 629 1,061 2,351
Total Oost-Groningen (CR) 2023 2,131 1,582 641 . . 549 49 500 . 1,385 1,051 551 . . 334 36 298 72 690 641 641 . . 214 49 206 496
Total Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2023 980 737 287 . . 243 10 233 . 645 512 261 . . 134 6 127 50 297 287 287 . . 112 10 110 247
Total Overig Groningen (CR) 2023 4,733 3,425 1,365 . . 1,308 75 1,233 . 3,243 2,419 1,221 . . 824 62 762 165 1,440 1,365 1,365 . . 465 75 456 1,120
Total Noord-Friesland (CR) 2023 5,410 3,998 1,581 . . 1,412 79 1,333 . 3,694 2,810 1,405 . . 883 58 826 309 1,660 1,581 1,581 . . 549 79 536 1,351
Total Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2023 3,672 2,974 1,176 . . 698 40 658 . 2,571 2,181 1,082 . . 391 32 359 104 1,216 1,176 1,176 . . 344 40 333 1,038
Total Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2023 3,772 2,837 1,130 . . 935 44 891 . 2,607 2,053 1,015 . . 554 38 516 107 1,174 1,130 1,130 . . 356 44 351 983
Total Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2023 2,873 2,133 889 . . 740 66 674 . 1,974 1,507 763 . . 468 50 417 147 955 889 889 . . 311 66 302 694
Total Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2023 3,092 2,052 843 . . 1,040 69 971 . 2,225 1,457 729 . . 768 54 714 232 912 843 843 . . 302 69 295 684
Total Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2023 2,482 1,869 761 . . 613 30 583 . 1,651 1,301 666 . . 350 29 321 140 791 761 761 . . 205 30 203 642
Total Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2023 7,624 5,703 2,325 . . 1,921 98 1,823 . 5,168 4,014 2,025 . . 1,154 72 1,082 328 2,423 2,325 2,325 . . 621 98 606 1,953
Total Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2023 2,573 2,062 872 . . 511 41 470 . 1,654 1,393 739 . . 261 29 232 69 913 872 872 . . 231 41 225 734
Total Twente (CR) 2023 9,022 7,210 2,959 . . 1,812 133 1,679 . 5,788 4,794 2,445 . . 994 103 891 225 3,092 2,959 2,959 . . 679 133 651 2,542
Total Veluwe (CR) 2023 7,694 5,564 2,470 . . 2,130 225 1,905 . 5,100 3,770 2,071 . . 1,330 160 1,170 254 2,695 2,470 2,470 . . 741 225 700 1,988
Total Achterhoek (CR) 2023 9,014 7,039 3,024 . . 1,975 119 1,856 . 5,682 4,568 2,427 . . 1,114 91 1,022 247 3,143 3,024 3,024 . . 758 119 732 2,541
Total Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2023 4,128 2,243 941 . . 1,885 127 1,758 . 2,894 1,503 794 . . 1,390 104 1,287 353 1,068 941 941 . . 398 127 377 789
Total Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2023 6,813 3,461 1,409 . . 3,352 212 3,140 . 5,108 2,455 1,230 . . 2,654 177 2,477 1,148 1,621 1,409 1,409 . . 597 212 578 1,197
Total Utrecht (CR) 2023 6,997 5,099 2,099 . . 1,898 168 1,730 . 4,752 3,563 1,855 . . 1,189 143 1,046 579 2,267 2,099 2,099 . . 641 168 617 1,877
Total Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2023 8,344 3,777 1,508 . . 4,567 302 4,265 . 6,577 2,829 1,398 . . 3,748 291 3,457 4,002 1,810 1,508 1,508 . . 702 302 671 1,475
Total Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2023 1,696 771 301 . . 925 40 885 . 1,251 557 269 . . 694 36 658 371 341 301 301 . . 120 40 118 248
Total IJmond (CR) 2023 447 309 115 . . 138 16 122 . 315 228 105 . . 87 13 74 52 131 115 115 . . 48 16 46 93
Total Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2023 65 32 15 . . 33 5 28 . 52 24 13 . . 28 4 24 10 20 15 15 . . 12 5 12 13
Total Zaanstreek (CR) 2023 510 254 113 . . 256 8 248 . 363 180 97 . . 183 6 177 14 121 113 113 . . 28 8 28 82
Total Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2023 3,996 1,635 682 . . 2,361 151 2,210 . 3,052 1,160 601 . . 1,892 126 1,766 815 833 682 682 . . 312 151 292 583
Total Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2023 286 209 85 . . 77 7 70 . 194 147 76 . . 47 7 40 6 92 85 85 . . 31 7 29 68
Total Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2023 2,650 1,092 473 . . 1,558 105 1,453 . 2,085 825 430 . . 1,260 100 1,160 903 578 473 473 . . 289 105 278 410
Total Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2023 1,458 384 169 . . 1,074 62 1,012 . 1,216 287 153 . . 930 54 876 431 231 169 169 . . 119 62 117 161
Total Delft en Westland (CR) 2023 10,905 941 382 . . 9,964 374 9,590 . 8,888 725 360 . . 8,163 348 7,815 5,278 756 382 382 . . 564 374 542 535
Total Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 4,058 2,072 837 . . 1,986 131 1,855 . 3,010 1,489 759 . . 1,521 120 1,402 758 968 837 837 . . 374 131 364 696
Total Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2023 6,665 2,466 1,010 . . 4,199 241 3,958 . 5,062 1,694 874 . . 3,368 217 3,150 2,544 1,251 1,010 1,010 . . 565 241 538 853
Total Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 1,688 1,187 454 . . 501 24 477 . 1,205 837 409 . . 368 19 349 69 478 454 454 . . 122 24 116 379
Total Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2023 3,117 2,514 1,113 . . 603 38 565 . 1,981 1,608 879 . . 373 27 345 219 1,151 1,113 1,113 . . 270 38 260 704
Total Overig Zeeland (CR) 2023 5,221 3,583 1,427 . . 1,638 108 1,530 . 3,321 2,307 1,192 . . 1,014 77 937 932 1,535 1,427 1,427 . . 468 108 450 1,058
Total West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 7,972 4,311 1,726 . . 3,661 298 3,363 . 5,931 2,995 1,481 . . 2,935 251 2,684 3,744 2,024 1,726 1,726 . . 726 298 682 1,473
Total Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 5,288 2,997 1,317 . . 2,291 194 2,097 . 3,723 2,073 1,109 . . 1,650 161 1,489 668 1,511 1,317 1,317 . . 504 194 470 1,196
Total Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 9,903 5,646 2,422 . . 4,257 418 3,839 . 6,805 3,743 2,030 . . 3,061 334 2,728 1,677 2,840 2,422 2,422 . . 935 418 854 2,185
Total Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 8,059 4,790 2,088 . . 3,269 435 2,834 . 5,733 3,355 1,792 . . 2,378 362 2,015 1,467 2,523 2,088 2,088 . . 844 435 766 1,809
Total Noord-Limburg (CR) 2023 7,392 2,573 1,135 . . 4,819 395 4,424 . 5,440 1,811 971 . . 3,629 341 3,288 2,313 1,530 1,135 1,135 . . 678 395 627 1,092
Total Midden-Limburg (CR) 2023 4,039 2,022 901 . . 2,017 177 1,840 . 3,031 1,355 738 . . 1,676 153 1,523 779 1,078 901 901 . . 322 177 278 684
Total Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2023 2,303 1,854 807 . . 449 57 392 . 1,530 1,244 662 . . 287 43 244 121 864 807 807 . . 172 57 156 575
Total Flevoland (CR) 2023 6,024 3,670 1,462 . . 2,354 149 2,205 . 4,336 2,578 1,348 . . 1,758 130 1,628 1,790 1,611 1,462 1,462 . . 650 149 629 1,345
Total De Marne (LB) 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 2023 379 299 122 . . 80 3 77 . 259 215 108 . . 44 2 42 10 125 122 122 . . 32 3 31 105
Total Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 2023 2,618 1,762 682 . . 856 46 810 . 1,768 1,210 609 . . 558 37 521 110 728 682 682 . . 267 46 265 581
Total Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 2023 1,552 1,177 494 . . 375 34 341 . 1,025 790 421 . . 236 23 213 45 528 494 494 . . 155 34 147 365
Total Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 2023 1,635 1,309 543 . . 326 27 299 . 1,100 921 482 . . 179 22 157 51 570 543 543 . . 147 27 142 435
Total Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2023 1,660 1,197 452 . . 463 24 439 . 1,121 845 413 . . 276 21 255 72 476 452 452 . . 190 24 187 377
Total Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2023 2,971 2,131 826 . . 840 49 791 . 2,099 1,513 739 . . 586 38 548 255 875 826 826 . . 302 49 294 713
Total Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2023 4,482 3,580 1,410 . . 902 47 855 . 3,135 2,625 1,298 . . 510 38 472 122 1,457 1,410 1,410 . . 424 47 412 1,253
Total De Wouden (LB) 2023 5,200 3,931 1,579 . . 1,269 66 1,203 . 3,512 2,793 1,406 . . 719 51 668 137 1,645 1,579 1,579 . . 505 66 496 1,349
Total Eilanden (LB) 2023 201 167 72 . . 34 1 33 . 126 113 60 . . 12 0 12 5 73 72 72 . . 18 1 18 57
Total Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 2023 490 383 155 . . 107 8 99 . 317 261 129 . . 57 6 51 18 163 155 155 . . 52 8 50 120
Total Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2023 1,723 1,240 517 . . 483 46 437 . 1,223 900 453 . . 323 35 288 112 563 517 517 . . 194 46 190 404
Total Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 1,916 1,503 615 . . 413 24 389 . 1,257 1,044 539 . . 213 23 190 87 639 615 615 . . 164 24 163 526
Total Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 1,619 1,206 481 . . 413 17 396 . 1,112 869 415 . . 243 11 233 84 498 481 481 . . 138 17 135 365
Total Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 2023 2,699 1,722 725 . . 977 70 907 . 1,940 1,191 622 . . 749 58 691 218 795 725 725 . . 270 70 262 605
Total Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 2023 5,016 3,683 1,490 . . 1,333 56 1,277 . 3,391 2,591 1,309 . . 799 41 759 243 1,546 1,490 1,490 . . 373 56 362 1,228
Total Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2023 2,608 2,020 835 . . 588 42 546 . 1,777 1,423 716 . . 354 31 323 85 877 835 835 . . 248 42 244 725
Total Twente (LB) 2023 8,515 6,810 2,799 . . 1,705 126 1,579 . 5,484 4,536 2,316 . . 948 96 852 218 2,925 2,799 2,799 . . 632 126 605 2,405
Total Salland (LB) 2023 3,080 2,462 1,032 . . 618 48 570 . 1,959 1,652 868 . . 307 36 271 76 1,080 1,032 1,032 . . 278 48 271 871
Total Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 2023 3,159 1,782 730 . . 1,377 67 1,310 . 2,312 1,244 668 . . 1,068 62 1,006 1,176 797 730 730 . . 312 67 304 663
Total Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 2023 2,865 1,888 732 . . 977 82 895 . 2,024 1,334 680 . . 690 68 623 614 814 732 732 . . 338 82 325 682
Total Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023 2,106 1,540 671 . . 566 36 530 . 1,425 1,056 562 . . 369 28 341 93 707 671 671 . . 169 36 162 531
Total IJsselstreek (LB) 2023 1,148 844 361 . . 304 30 274 . 750 565 303 . . 185 24 162 53 391 361 361 . . 104 30 99 327
Total Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2023 2,432 1,644 694 . . 788 65 723 . 1,585 1,105 587 . . 480 52 428 211 759 694 694 . . 252 65 239 591
Total Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 2023 1,115 306 131 . . 809 40 769 . 884 191 106 . . 692 34 658 120 171 131 131 . . 84 40 80 98
Total Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2023 4,997 2,967 1,211 . . 2,030 133 1,897 . 3,589 2,088 1,055 . . 1,501 112 1,390 761 1,344 1,211 1,211 . . 469 133 453 1,032
Total Bommelerwaard (LB) 2023 2,315 730 291 . . 1,585 97 1,488 . 1,889 535 258 . . 1,355 80 1,274 405 388 291 291 . . 180 97 173 247
Total Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023 4,758 3,433 1,549 . . 1,325 165 1,160 . 3,130 2,317 1,298 . . 813 113 700 118 1,714 1,549 1,549 . . 499 165 470 1,221
Total Achterhoek (LB) 2023 8,778 6,843 2,936 . . 1,935 117 1,818 . 5,532 4,439 2,353 . . 1,093 89 1,004 241 3,053 2,936 2,936 . . 737 117 711 2,468
Total Kromme Rijn-streek en Heuvelrug (LB) 2023 1,416 939 399 . . 477 36 441 . 972 647 347 . . 325 32 293 286 435 399 399 . . 138 36 134 348
Total Westelijk Weidegebied in Utrecht (LB) 2023 3,266 2,458 958 . . 808 68 740 . 2,201 1,700 852 . . 501 57 444 162 1,026 958 958 . . 279 68 270 853
Total Centraal Tuinbouwgebied in Utrecht (LB) 2023 138 57 29 . . 81 12 69 . 89 38 25 . . 52 9 43 31 41 29 29 . . 26 12 24 31
Total Eemland (LB) 2023 596 402 182 . . 194 11 183 . 398 285 157 . . 114 10 104 15 193 182 182 . . 52 11 51 151
Total Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB) 2023 802 589 257 . . 213 31 182 . 544 418 230 . . 127 28 99 17 288 257 257 . . 91 31 86 240
Total Wieringen en Wieringermeer (LB) 2023 2,311 1,255 485 . . 1,056 66 990 . 1,806 939 453 . . 867 64 804 1,649 551 485 485 . . 189 66 183 474
Total Haarlemmermeer (LB) 2023 1,070 377 161 . . 693 52 641 . 837 267 142 . . 570 44 527 368 213 161 161 . . 92 52 82 136
Total Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB) 2023 1,573 184 80 . . 1,389 71 1,318 . 1,303 136 71 . . 1,167 60 1,107 396 151 80 80 . . 102 71 96 99
Total Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB) 2023 2,198 1,113 460 . . 1,085 89 996 . 1,721 832 421 . . 889 86 803 724 549 460 460 . . 203 89 192 411
Total West-Friesland en omgeving (LB) 2023 4,999 1,782 705 . . 3,217 180 3,037 . 3,938 1,334 653 . . 2,603 173 2,430 1,914 885 705 705 . . 383 180 369 718
Total Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 2023 2,297 1,661 687 . . 636 40 596 . 1,574 1,176 600 . . 398 30 368 145 727 687 687 . . 182 40 177 523
Total 't Gein en Gooiland (LB) 2023 391 284 117 . . 107 9 98 . 264 195 105 . . 69 9 60 7 126 117 117 . . 39 9 37 95
Total Kennemerland (LB) 2023 505 331 124 . . 174 22 152 . 361 245 114 . . 115 18 97 66 146 124 124 . . 63 22 60 106
Total Voorne-Putten en Hoeksche Waard (LB) 2023 2,187 1,321 524 . . 866 71 795 . 1,520 887 455 . . 633 63 570 654 595 524 524 . . 217 71 204 390
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data at regional level on the number of persons employed on agricultural holdings, the corresponding annual work units (AWUs) and the number of holdings with workers.

The figures in this table are derived from the agricultural census. Data collection for the agricultural census is part of a combined data collection for a.o. agricultural policy use and enforcement of the manure law.

Regional breakdown is based on the main location of the holding. Due to this the region where activities (crops, animals) are allocated may differ from the location where these activities actually occur.

The agricultural census is also used as the basis for the European Farm Structure Survey (FSS). Data from the agricultural census do not fully coincide with the FSS. In the FSS years (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010)
additional information was collected to meet the requirements of the FSS.

Data on labour force refer to the period April to March of the year preceding the agricultural census.

In 2022, equidae are not part of the Agricultural Census. This affects the farm type and the total number of farms in the Agricultural Census. Farms with horses, ponies and donkeys that were previously classified as ‘specialist grazing livestock' could be classified, according to their dominant activity, as another farm type in 2022.

From 2018 onwards the number of calves for fattening, pigs for fattening, chicken and turkey are adjusted in the case of temporary breaks in the production cycle (e.g. sanitary cleaning).
The agricultural census is a structural survey, in which adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle is a.o. relevant for the calculation of the economic size of the holding, and its farm type.
In the livestock surveys the number of animals on the reference day is relevant, therefore no adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle are made.
This means that the number of animals in the tables of the agricultural census may differ from those in the livestock tables (see ‘links to relevant tables and relevant articles).

From 2017 onwards, animal numbers are increasingly derived from I&R registers (Identification and Registration of animals), instead of by means of the combined data collection. The I&R registers are the responsibility of RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency). Since 2017, cattle numbers are derived from I&R cattle, and from 2018 sheep, goats and poultry are also derived from the relevant I&R registers. The registration of cattle, sheep and goats takes place directly at RVO. Poultry data is collected via the designated database Poultry Information System Poultry (KIP) from Avined. Avined is a branch organization for the egg and poultry meat sectors. Avined passes the data on to the central database of RVO. Due to the transition to the use of I&R registers, a change in classification will occur for sheep and goats from 2018 onwards.

Since 2016, information of the Dutch Business Register is used to define the agricultural census. Registration in the Business Register with an agricultural standard industrial classification code, related to NACE/ISIC, (in Dutch SBI: ‘Standaard BedrijfsIndeling’) is leading to determine whether there is an agricultural holding. This aligns the agricultural census as closely as possible to the statistical regulations of Eurostat and the (Dutch) implementation of the definition of 'active farmer' as described in the common agricultural policy.

The definition of the agricultural census based on information from the Dutch Business Register mainly affects the number of holdings, a clear deviation of the trend occurs. The impact on areas (except for other land and rough grazing) and the number of animals (except for sheep, and horses and ponies) is limited. This is mainly due to the holdings that are excluded as a result of the new delimitation of agricultural holdings (such as equestrian centres, city farms and organisations in nature management).

In 2011 there were changes in geographic assignment of holdings with a foreign main seat. This may influence regional figures, mainly in border regions.

Until 2010 the economic size of agricultural holdings was expressed in Dutch size units (in Dutch NGE: 'Nederlandse Grootte Eenheid'). From 2010 onwards this has become Standard Output (SO). This means that the threshold for holdings in the agricultural census has changed from 3 NGE to 3000 euro SO. For comparable time series the figures for 2000 up to and including 2009 have been recalculated, based on SO coefficients and SO typology. The latest update was in 2016.

Data available from: 2000

Status of the figures: The figures are final.

Changes as of March 29, 2024: the final figures for 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
According to regular planning provisional figures for the current year are published in November and the definite figures will follow in March of the following year.

Description topics

Persons
Persons working on the agricultural holding.
Regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, generally on the basis of a permanent contract.
Regularly employed, total
Family labour
Family labour, total
Holder
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The holder is the person on whose account and in whose name the holding is operated and who is legally and economically responsible for the holding, i.e. who takes the economic risks of the business.
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If there is joint responsibility or management the holder is the person with the largest business responsibility. If all persons have equal responsibility, the eldest is considered holder. In most cases the holder is also the manager.
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Note: In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Spouse
Spouse of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
Family workers
Family members of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
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Family members are relatives in the first or second degree (brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child or grandchild), aged 16 years and over.
Non-family labour
Non-family labour, total
Manager
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
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In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. This also means that the number of managers represents the number of legal persons.
If the holding is a natural person the holder is in most cases also the manager.
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For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Other persons regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, excluding family workers and
managers.
Not regularly employed
Persons working on a non-regular basis, usually on contracts for a fixed time, for specific work or occasional work.
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For persons not regularly employed only the number of working days is known, therefore only annual work units (AWU) and the number of holdings are available.
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In 2003 and from 2005 onwards this includes labour from persons working on the holding but employed by a third party or under mutual-aid arrangements (e.g. labour supplied by agricultural contractors or cooperatives). Third party labour was not surveyed from 2000 to 2002 and in 2004. Unfortunately it cannot be determined whether or not this
labour was included.
Annual work units (AWU)
Annual work units (AWU) of the persons working at the holding.
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An annual work unit is a full-time equivalent employment, i.e. the total hours worked divided by the average annual hours worked in full-time jobs.
Regularly employed
Persons working regularly on the holding, generally on the basis of a permanent contract.
Regularly employed, total
Family labour
Family labour, total
Holder
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The holder is the person on whose account and in whose name the holding is operated and who is legally and economically responsible for the holding, i.e. who takes the economic risks of the business.
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If there is joint responsibility or management the holder is the person with the largest business responsibility. If all persons have equal responsibility, the eldest is considered holder. In most cases the holder is also the manager.
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Note: In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Spouse
Spouse of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
Family workers
Family members of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
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Family members are relatives in the first or second degree (brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child or grandchild), aged 16 years or older.
Non-family labour
Non-family labour, total
Manager
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
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In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. This also means that the number of managers represents the number of legal persons.
If the holding is a natural person the holder is in most cases also the manager.
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For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Other persons regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, excluding family workers and managers.
Not regularly employed
Persons working on a non-regular basis, usually on contracts for a fixed time, for specific work or occasional work.
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For persons not regularly employed only the number of working days is known, therefore only annual work units (AWU) and the number of holdings are available.
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In 2003 and from 2005 onwards this includes labour from persons working on the holding but employed by a third party or under mutual-aid arrangements (e.g. labour supplied by agricultural contractors or cooperatives). Third party labour was not surveyed from 2000 to 2002 and in 2004. Unfortunately it cannot be determined whether or not this
labour was included.
Holdings
Agricultural holdings with workers.
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Note: the sum of underlying parts may be bigger than the total for the whole group, because a holding may have several types of labour force (such a holding is counted for each type, but only once in the total).
Regularly employed
Persons working regularly on the holding, generally on the basis of a permanent contract.
Regularly employed, total
Family labour
Family labour, total
Holder
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The holder is the person on whose account and in whose name the holding is operated and who is legally and economically responsible for the holding, i.e. who takes the economic risks of the business.
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If there is joint responsibility or management the holder is the person with the largest business responsibility. If all persons have equal responsibility, the eldest is considered holder. In most cases the holder is also the manager.
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Note: In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Spouse
Spouse of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
Family workers
Family members of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
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Family members are relatives in the first or second degree (brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child or grandchild), aged 16 years or older.
Non-family labour
Non-family labour, total
Manager
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
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In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. This also means that the number of managers represents the number of legal persons.
If the holding is a natural person the holder is in most cases also the manager.
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For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Other persons regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, excluding family workers and
managers.
Not regularly employed
Persons working on a non-regular basis, usually on contracts for a fixed time, for specific work or occasional work.
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For persons not regularly employed only the number of working days is known, therefore only annual work units (AWU) and the number of holdings are available.
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In 2003 and from 2005 onwards this includes labour from persons working on the holding but employed by a third party or under mutual-aid arrangements (e.g. labour supplied by agricultural contractors or cooperatives). Third party labour was not surveyed from 2000 to 2002 and in 2004. Unfortunately it cannot be determined whether or not this
labour was included.