Agriculture; labour force by region

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Regions 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) 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) 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)
Nederland 105,383 43,345 . . 71,470 5,732 65,738 72,500 37,323 . . 53,848 4,801 49,047 43,345 43,345 . . 13,962 5,732 12,734
Noord-Nederland (LD) 21,051 8,406 . . 6,718 541 6,177 14,880 7,459 . . 4,282 427 3,855 8,406 8,406 . . 2,376 541 2,221
Oost-Nederland (LD) 35,715 14,778 . . 15,063 1,290 13,773 24,210 12,516 . . 10,302 1,014 9,288 14,778 14,778 . . 3,967 1,290 3,674
West-Nederland (LD) 25,102 10,258 . . 30,252 1,854 28,398 17,511 9,001 . . 24,456 1,649 22,807 10,258 10,258 . . 3,903 1,854 3,602
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 23,515 9,903 . . 19,437 2,047 17,390 15,899 8,348 . . 14,808 1,711 13,097 9,903 9,903 . . 3,716 2,047 3,237
Groningen (PV) 5,616 2,215 . . 1,781 152 1,629 3,877 1,967 . . 1,139 117 1,022 2,215 2,215 . . 636 152 586
Fryslân (PV) 9,544 3,778 . . 2,611 191 2,420 6,857 3,406 . . 1,602 152 1,449 3,778 3,778 . . 1,033 191 968
Drenthe (PV) 5,891 2,413 . . 2,326 198 2,128 4,145 2,086 . . 1,541 157 1,384 2,413 2,413 . . 707 198 667
Overijssel (PV) 14,674 5,917 . . 3,869 341 3,528 9,948 5,012 . . 2,248 260 1,988 5,917 5,917 . . 1,338 341 1,251
Flevoland (PV) 3,488 1,417 . . 2,141 161 1,980 2,458 1,305 . . 1,650 135 1,515 1,417 1,417 . . 508 161 476
Gelderland (PV) 17,553 7,444 . . 9,053 788 8,265 11,804 6,199 . . 6,404 619 5,785 7,444 7,444 . . 2,121 788 1,947
Utrecht (PV) 4,930 2,013 . . 1,894 194 1,700 3,428 1,785 . . 1,198 161 1,037 2,013 2,013 . . 562 194 523
Noord-Holland (PV) 6,644 2,659 . . 7,967 552 7,415 4,843 2,416 . . 6,382 505 5,876 2,659 2,659 . . 1,063 552 972
Zuid-Holland (PV) 7,621 3,103 . . 18,564 957 17,607 5,468 2,780 . . 15,685 877 14,808 3,103 3,103 . . 1,764 957 1,647
Zeeland (PV) 5,907 2,483 . . 1,827 151 1,676 3,772 2,020 . . 1,191 106 1,085 2,483 2,483 . . 514 151 460
Noord-Brabant (PV) 17,305 7,198 . . 12,305 1,408 10,897 11,709 6,103 . . 9,204 1,164 8,040 7,198 7,198 . . 2,663 1,408 2,314
Limburg (PV) 6,210 2,705 . . 7,132 639 6,493 4,190 2,245 . . 5,604 547 5,058 2,705 2,705 . . 1,053 639 923
Oost-Groningen (CR) 1,546 621 . . 469 60 409 1,009 534 . . 314 45 269 621 621 . . 172 60 150
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 703 279 . . 183 9 174 496 256 . . 106 5 101 279 279 . . 78 9 74
Overig Groningen (CR) 3,367 1,315 . . 1,129 83 1,046 2,373 1,177 . . 720 67 652 1,315 1,315 . . 386 83 362
Noord-Friesland (CR) 3,912 1,544 . . 1,091 80 1,011 2,738 1,368 . . 693 62 631 1,544 1,544 . . 448 80 419
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2,915 1,147 . . 642 53 589 2,143 1,057 . . 371 43 328 1,147 1,147 . . 279 53 261
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2,717 1,087 . . 878 58 820 1,976 981 . . 538 48 491 1,087 1,087 . . 306 58 288
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2,070 855 . . 741 86 655 1,458 731 . . 473 68 405 855 855 . . 271 86 251
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2,002 810 . . 997 80 917 1,413 703 . . 712 60 652 810 810 . . 252 80 237
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 1,819 748 . . 588 32 556 1,274 653 . . 356 30 327 748 748 . . 184 32 179
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 5,622 2,249 . . 1,689 122 1,567 3,929 1,962 . . 1,027 90 937 2,249 2,249 . . 532 122 505
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 1,977 824 . . 464 56 408 1,342 707 . . 247 45 202 824 824 . . 203 56 184
Twente (CR) 7,075 2,844 . . 1,716 163 1,553 4,676 2,343 . . 974 125 849 2,844 2,844 . . 603 163 562
Veluwe (CR) 5,202 2,289 . . 2,113 269 1,844 3,553 1,931 . . 1,354 200 1,153 2,289 2,289 . . 642 269 579
Achterhoek (CR) 6,840 2,909 . . 1,825 155 1,670 4,463 2,336 . . 1,059 117 942 2,909 2,909 . . 619 155 574
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2,170 897 . . 1,733 129 1,604 1,446 759 . . 1,307 105 1,202 897 897 . . 335 129 303
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 3,341 1,349 . . 3,382 235 3,147 2,342 1,173 . . 2,685 197 2,489 1,349 1,349 . . 525 235 491
Utrecht (CR) 4,930 2,013 . . 1,894 194 1,700 3,428 1,785 . . 1,198 161 1,037 2,013 2,013 . . 562 194 523
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 3,542 1,412 . . 4,532 319 4,213 2,629 1,309 . . 3,748 309 3,438 1,412 1,412 . . 617 319 567
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 747 296 . . 863 40 823 550 266 . . 647 36 611 296 296 . . 95 40 91
IJmond (CR) 310 110 . . 128 14 114 221 101 . . 89 12 76 110 110 . . 35 14 32
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 31 14 . . 55 5 50 22 12 . . 28 4 24 14 14 . . 11 5 10
Zaanstreek (CR) 261 112 . . 221 8 213 182 96 . . 160 7 153 112 112 . . 23 8 23
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 1,536 631 . . 2,096 157 1,939 1,092 561 . . 1,674 130 1,544 631 631 . . 256 157 227
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 217 84 . . 72 9 63 146 71 . . 37 7 30 84 84 . . 26 9 22
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 991 433 . . 1,472 106 1,366 749 395 . . 1,202 105 1,097 433 433 . . 237 106 226
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 371 162 . . 1,139 62 1,077 274 147 . . 983 57 927 162 162 . . 108 62 102
Delft en Westland (CR) 816 319 . . 9,260 384 8,876 620 297 . . 8,101 360 7,740 319 319 . . 506 384 468
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 1,925 777 . . 1,883 137 1,746 1,406 709 . . 1,488 122 1,366 777 777 . . 305 137 285
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2,354 971 . . 4,287 240 4,047 1,604 838 . . 3,535 211 3,323 971 971 . . 477 240 444
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 1,164 441 . . 523 28 495 816 394 . . 377 22 355 441 441 . . 131 28 122
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2,456 1,088 . . 427 40 387 1,572 859 . . 283 30 253 1,088 1,088 . . 163 40 147
Overig Zeeland (CR) 3,451 1,395 . . 1,400 111 1,289 2,200 1,160 . . 909 76 833 1,395 1,395 . . 351 111 313
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 4,239 1,655 . . 2,850 304 2,546 2,911 1,425 . . 2,266 256 2,009 1,655 1,655 . . 605 304 537
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2,946 1,259 . . 2,221 214 2,007 1,989 1,062 . . 1,644 176 1,468 1,259 1,259 . . 447 214 386
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 5,411 2,294 . . 4,218 453 3,765 3,571 1,913 . . 3,062 369 2,693 2,294 2,294 . . 857 453 743
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 4,709 1,990 . . 3,016 437 2,579 3,238 1,702 . . 2,232 363 1,869 1,990 1,990 . . 754 437 648
Noord-Limburg (CR) 2,414 1,053 . . 4,739 390 4,349 1,665 899 . . 3,672 339 3,333 1,053 1,053 . . 608 390 552
Midden-Limburg (CR) 1,937 853 . . 1,968 190 1,778 1,300 698 . . 1,650 163 1,488 853 853 . . 296 190 243
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 1,859 799 . . 425 59 366 1,226 648 . . 282 45 237 799 799 . . 149 59 128
Flevoland (CR) 3,488 1,417 . . 2,141 161 1,980 2,458 1,305 . . 1,650 135 1,515 1,417 1,417 . . 508 161 476
De Marne (LB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 278 117 . . 60 4 56 206 105 . . 34 3 31 117 117 . . 28 4 26
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 1,688 653 . . 717 54 663 1,165 587 . . 473 43 431 653 653 . . 215 54 198
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 1,157 482 . . 322 41 281 754 409 . . 222 28 193 482 482 . . 119 41 102
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 1,317 527 . . 288 26 262 915 465 . . 161 20 140 527 527 . . 121 26 109
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 1,176 436 . . 394 27 367 837 400 . . 250 24 226 436 436 . . 153 27 151
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2,093 812 . . 584 45 539 1,467 722 . . 398 36 362 812 812 . . 234 45 218
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 3,515 1,373 . . 838 64 774 2,576 1,264 . . 491 52 439 1,373 1,373 . . 355 64 331
De Wouden (LB) 3,771 1,522 . . 1,150 80 1,070 2,699 1,359 . . 693 63 630 1,522 1,522 . . 424 80 399
Eilanden (LB) 165 71 . . 39 2 37 114 60 . . 20 1 19 71 71 . . 20 2 20
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 369 147 . . 111 10 101 257 126 . . 65 9 56 147 147 . . 47 10 46
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 1,207 502 . . 497 58 439 872 435 . . 320 44 276 502 502 . . 170 58 157
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 1,460 607 . . 430 25 405 1,025 530 . . 242 24 218 607 607 . . 145 25 141
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 1,177 464 . . 337 19 318 843 403 . . 208 11 198 464 464 . . 117 19 112
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 1,678 693 . . 951 86 865 1,149 593 . . 707 71 636 693 693 . . 228 86 211
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 3,622 1,451 . . 1,147 68 1,079 2,527 1,271 . . 670 47 623 1,451 1,451 . . 317 68 300
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2,000 798 . . 542 54 488 1,402 690 . . 358 44 314 798 798 . . 215 54 205
Twente (LB) 6,684 2,693 . . 1,630 154 1,476 4,429 2,222 . . 934 117 817 2,693 2,693 . . 566 154 528
Salland (LB) 2,368 975 . . 550 65 485 1,589 829 . . 287 53 234 975 975 . . 240 65 218
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 1,662 691 . . 1,279 75 1,204 1,161 632 . . 1,019 66 953 691 691 . . 233 75 218
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 1,826 726 . . 862 86 776 1,297 674 . . 631 69 562 726 726 . . 275 86 258
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 1,498 638 . . 634 46 588 1,022 536 . . 391 38 353 638 638 . . 144 46 132
IJsselstreek (LB) 843 352 . . 314 32 282 561 292 . . 213 26 187 352 352 . . 83 32 77
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 1,590 660 . . 774 70 704 1,057 555 . . 484 56 428 660 660 . . 221 70 201
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 273 120 . . 748 39 709 174 99 . . 653 33 619 120 120 . . 65 39 59
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2,882 1,174 . . 2,005 149 1,856 2,016 1,022 . . 1,504 126 1,377 1,174 1,174 . . 404 149 381
Bommelerwaard (LB) 704 271 . . 1,589 103 1,486 503 239 . . 1,354 85 1,269 271 271 . . 163 103 148
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 3,114 1,405 . . 1,199 197 1,002 2,138 1,190 . . 767 140 626 1,405 1,405 . . 437 197 390
Achterhoek (LB) 6,649 2,824 . . 1,790 152 1,638 4,335 2,265 . . 1,040 114 926 2,824 2,824 . . 604 152 559
Kromme Rijn-streek en Heuvelrug (LB) 912 381 . . 543 47 496 629 334 . . 356 41 315 381 381 . . 129 47 119
Westelijk Weidegebied in Utrecht (LB) 2,357 915 . . 789 73 716 1,631 820 . . 508 63 446 915 915 . . 232 73 220
Centraal Tuinbouwgebied in Utrecht (LB) 63 34 . . 74 12 62 38 26 . . 45 9 36 34 34 . . 21 12 18
Eemland (LB) 381 172 . . 177 14 163 264 148 . . 105 12 93 172 172 . . 43 14 42
Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB) 573 245 . . 211 39 172 395 221 . . 120 31 90 245 245 . . 95 39 85
Wieringen en Wieringermeer (LB) 1,160 461 . . 1,101 74 1,027 865 433 . . 905 72 833 461 461 . . 167 74 158
Haarlemmermeer (LB) 345 152 . . 613 57 556 242 137 . . 506 44 462 152 152 . . 84 57 67
Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB) 149 65 . . 1,235 67 1,168 115 59 . . 1,013 59 954 65 65 . . 83 67 77
Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB) 1,085 438 . . 1,054 92 962 810 402 . . 861 90 772 438 438 . . 184 92 163
West-Friesland en omgeving (LB) 1,651 652 . . 3,147 186 2,961 1,223 600 . . 2,565 179 2,386 652 652 . . 330 186 309
Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 1,643 660 . . 532 43 489 1,166 579 . . 353 32 321 660 660 . . 135 43 127
't Gein en Gooiland (LB) 292 114 . . 100 12 88 194 99 . . 60 10 50 114 114 . . 32 12 28
Kennemerland (LB) 319 117 . . 185 21 164 229 107 . . 119 18 101 117 117 . . 48 21 43
Voorne-Putten en Hoeksche Waard (LB) 1,251 508 . . 922 76 846 830 440 . . 751 64 687 508 508 . . 182 76 166
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


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.

Data available from: 2000

Status of the figures: The figures are final.

Changes as of March 30, 2026: The 2025 figures have been updated and are now final.

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.
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.
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.
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.
_
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.
_
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.
_
The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
_
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.
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.
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.
_
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.
_
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.
_
The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
_
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.
_
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.