Agriculture; labour force by region

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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	2025	176,853	105,383	43,345	.	.	71,470	5,732	65,738	.	126,348	72,500	37,323	.	.	53,848	4,801	49,047	32,346	49,077	43,345	43,345	.	.	13,962	5,732	12,734	39,784
Total	Noord-Nederland (LD)	2025	27,769	21,051	8,406	.	.	6,718	541	6,177	.	19,162	14,880	7,459	.	.	4,282	427	3,855	1,212	8,947	8,406	8,406	.	.	2,376	541	2,221	7,529
Total	Oost-Nederland (LD)	2025	50,778	35,715	14,778	.	.	15,063	1,290	13,773	.	34,512	24,210	12,516	.	.	10,302	1,014	9,288	4,228	16,068	14,778	14,778	.	.	3,967	1,290	3,674	13,428
Total	West-Nederland (LD)	2025	55,354	25,102	10,258	.	.	30,252	1,854	28,398	.	41,967	17,511	9,001	.	.	24,456	1,649	22,807	17,369	12,112	10,258	10,258	.	.	3,903	1,854	3,602	9,505
Total	Zuid-Nederland (LD)	2025	42,952	23,515	9,903	.	.	19,437	2,047	17,390	.	30,708	15,899	8,348	.	.	14,808	1,711	13,097	9,537	11,950	9,903	9,903	.	.	3,716	2,047	3,237	9,322
Total	Groningen (PV)	2025	7,397	5,616	2,215	.	.	1,781	152	1,629	.	5,016	3,877	1,967	.	.	1,139	117	1,022	300	2,367	2,215	2,215	.	.	636	152	586	1,956
Total	Fryslân (PV)	2025	12,155	9,544	3,778	.	.	2,611	191	2,420	.	8,459	6,857	3,406	.	.	1,602	152	1,449	462	3,969	3,778	3,778	.	.	1,033	191	968	3,431
Total	Drenthe (PV)	2025	8,217	5,891	2,413	.	.	2,326	198	2,128	.	5,687	4,145	2,086	.	.	1,541	157	1,384	450	2,611	2,413	2,413	.	.	707	198	667	2,142
Total	Overijssel (PV)	2025	18,543	14,674	5,917	.	.	3,869	341	3,528	.	12,196	9,948	5,012	.	.	2,248	260	1,988	638	6,258	5,917	5,917	.	.	1,338	341	1,251	5,353
Total	Flevoland (PV)	2025	5,629	3,488	1,417	.	.	2,141	161	1,980	.	4,108	2,458	1,305	.	.	1,650	135	1,515	1,752	1,578	1,417	1,417	.	.	508	161	476	1,397
Total	Gelderland (PV)	2025	26,606	17,553	7,444	.	.	9,053	788	8,265	.	18,209	11,804	6,199	.	.	6,404	619	5,785	1,838	8,232	7,444	7,444	.	.	2,121	788	1,947	6,678
Total	Utrecht (PV)	2025	6,824	4,930	2,013	.	.	1,894	194	1,700	.	4,626	3,428	1,785	.	.	1,198	161	1,037	518	2,207	2,013	2,013	.	.	562	194	523	1,905
Total	Noord-Holland (PV)	2025	14,611	6,644	2,659	.	.	7,967	552	7,415	.	11,224	4,843	2,416	.	.	6,382	505	5,876	5,359	3,211	2,659	2,659	.	.	1,063	552	972	2,574
Total	Zuid-Holland (PV)	2025	26,185	7,621	3,103	.	.	18,564	957	17,607	.	21,153	5,468	2,780	.	.	15,685	877	14,808	10,434	4,060	3,103	3,103	.	.	1,764	957	1,647	3,060
Total	Zeeland (PV)	2025	7,734	5,907	2,483	.	.	1,827	151	1,676	.	4,963	3,772	2,020	.	.	1,191	106	1,085	1,058	2,634	2,483	2,483	.	.	514	151	460	1,966
Total	Noord-Brabant (PV)	2025	29,610	17,305	7,198	.	.	12,305	1,408	10,897	.	20,913	11,709	6,103	.	.	9,204	1,164	8,040	6,432	8,606	7,198	7,198	.	.	2,663	1,408	2,314	6,866
Total	Limburg (PV)	2025	13,342	6,210	2,705	.	.	7,132	639	6,493	.	9,795	4,190	2,245	.	.	5,604	547	5,058	3,105	3,344	2,705	2,705	.	.	1,053	639	923	2,456
Total	Oost-Groningen (CR)	2025	2,015	1,546	621	.	.	469	60	409	.	1,323	1,009	534	.	.	314	45	269	83	681	621	621	.	.	172	60	150	536
Total	Delfzijl en omgeving (CR)	2025	886	703	279	.	.	183	9	174	.	601	496	256	.	.	106	5	101	47	288	279	279	.	.	78	9	74	254
Total	Overig Groningen (CR)	2025	4,496	3,367	1,315	.	.	1,129	83	1,046	.	3,092	2,373	1,177	.	.	720	67	652	170	1,398	1,315	1,315	.	.	386	83	362	1,166
Total	Noord-Friesland (CR)	2025	5,003	3,912	1,544	.	.	1,091	80	1,011	.	3,430	2,738	1,368	.	.	693	62	631	267	1,624	1,544	1,544	.	.	448	80	419	1,380
Total	Zuidwest-Friesland (CR)	2025	3,557	2,915	1,147	.	.	642	53	589	.	2,514	2,143	1,057	.	.	371	43	328	105	1,200	1,147	1,147	.	.	279	53	261	1,069
Total	Zuidoost-Friesland (CR)	2025	3,595	2,717	1,087	.	.	878	58	820	.	2,515	1,976	981	.	.	538	48	491	90	1,145	1,087	1,087	.	.	306	58	288	982
Total	Noord-Drenthe (CR)	2025	2,811	2,070	855	.	.	741	86	655	.	1,931	1,458	731	.	.	473	68	405	127	941	855	855	.	.	271	86	251	739
Total	Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR)	2025	2,999	2,002	810	.	.	997	80	917	.	2,126	1,413	703	.	.	712	60	652	199	890	810	810	.	.	252	80	237	749
Total	Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR)	2025	2,407	1,819	748	.	.	588	32	556	.	1,630	1,274	653	.	.	356	30	327	125	780	748	748	.	.	184	32	179	654
Total	Noord-Overijssel (CR)	2025	7,311	5,622	2,249	.	.	1,689	122	1,567	.	4,956	3,929	1,962	.	.	1,027	90	937	353	2,371	2,249	2,249	.	.	532	122	505	2,013
Total	Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR)	2025	2,441	1,977	824	.	.	464	56	408	.	1,589	1,342	707	.	.	247	45	202	65	880	824	824	.	.	203	56	184	751
Total	Twente (CR)	2025	8,791	7,075	2,844	.	.	1,716	163	1,553	.	5,651	4,676	2,343	.	.	974	125	849	220	3,007	2,844	2,844	.	.	603	163	562	2,589
Total	Veluwe (CR)	2025	7,315	5,202	2,289	.	.	2,113	269	1,844	.	4,907	3,553	1,931	.	.	1,354	200	1,153	229	2,558	2,289	2,289	.	.	642	269	579	2,011
Total	Achterhoek (CR)	2025	8,665	6,840	2,909	.	.	1,825	155	1,670	.	5,522	4,463	2,336	.	.	1,059	117	942	233	3,064	2,909	2,909	.	.	619	155	574	2,629
Total	Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR)	2025	3,903	2,170	897	.	.	1,733	129	1,604	.	2,753	1,446	759	.	.	1,307	105	1,202	280	1,026	897	897	.	.	335	129	303	798
Total	Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR)	2025	6,723	3,341	1,349	.	.	3,382	235	3,147	.	5,027	2,342	1,173	.	.	2,685	197	2,489	1,096	1,584	1,349	1,349	.	.	525	235	491	1,240
Total	Utrecht (CR)	2025	6,824	4,930	2,013	.	.	1,894	194	1,700	.	4,626	3,428	1,785	.	.	1,198	161	1,037	518	2,207	2,013	2,013	.	.	562	194	523	1,905
Total	Kop van Noord-Holland (CR)	2025	8,074	3,542	1,412	.	.	4,532	319	4,213	.	6,377	2,629	1,309	.	.	3,748	309	3,438	4,303	1,731	1,412	1,412	.	.	617	319	567	1,472
Total	Alkmaar en omgeving (CR)	2025	1,610	747	296	.	.	863	40	823	.	1,197	550	266	.	.	647	36	611	304	336	296	296	.	.	95	40	91	252
Total	IJmond (CR)	2025	438	310	110	.	.	128	14	114	.	310	221	101	.	.	89	12	76	68	124	110	110	.	.	35	14	32	94
Total	Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR)	2025	86	31	14	.	.	55	5	50	.	50	22	12	.	.	28	4	24	12	19	14	14	.	.	11	5	10	11
Total	Zaanstreek (CR)	2025	482	261	112	.	.	221	8	213	.	342	182	96	.	.	160	7	153	15	120	112	112	.	.	23	8	23	90
Total	Groot-Amsterdam (CR)	2025	3,632	1,536	631	.	.	2,096	157	1,939	.	2,766	1,092	561	.	.	1,674	130	1,544	651	788	631	631	.	.	256	157	227	583
Total	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR)	2025	289	217	84	.	.	72	9	63	.	183	146	71	.	.	37	7	30	7	93	84	84	.	.	26	9	22	72
Total	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR)	2025	2,463	991	433	.	.	1,472	106	1,366	.	1,951	749	395	.	.	1,202	105	1,097	892	539	433	433	.	.	237	106	226	397
Total	Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR)	2025	1,510	371	162	.	.	1,139	62	1,077	.	1,257	274	147	.	.	983	57	927	535	224	162	162	.	.	108	62	102	156
Total	Delft en Westland (CR)	2025	10,076	816	319	.	.	9,260	384	8,876	.	8,721	620	297	.	.	8,101	360	7,740	5,712	703	319	319	.	.	506	384	468	512
Total	Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR)	2025	3,808	1,925	777	.	.	1,883	137	1,746	.	2,893	1,406	709	.	.	1,488	122	1,366	667	914	777	777	.	.	305	137	285	697
Total	Groot-Rijnmond (CR)	2025	6,641	2,354	971	.	.	4,287	240	4,047	.	5,138	1,604	838	.	.	3,535	211	3,323	2,468	1,211	971	971	.	.	477	240	444	921
Total	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR)	2025	1,687	1,164	441	.	.	523	28	495	.	1,193	816	394	.	.	377	22	355	161	469	441	441	.	.	131	28	122	377
Total	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR)	2025	2,883	2,456	1,088	.	.	427	40	387	.	1,855	1,572	859	.	.	283	30	253	209	1,128	1,088	1,088	.	.	163	40	147	825
Total	Overig Zeeland (CR)	2025	4,851	3,451	1,395	.	.	1,400	111	1,289	.	3,109	2,200	1,160	.	.	909	76	833	849	1,506	1,395	1,395	.	.	351	111	313	1,141
Total	West-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025	7,089	4,239	1,655	.	.	2,850	304	2,546	.	5,177	2,911	1,425	.	.	2,266	256	2,009	2,968	1,959	1,655	1,655	.	.	605	304	537	1,509
Total	Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025	5,167	2,946	1,259	.	.	2,221	214	2,007	.	3,633	1,989	1,062	.	.	1,644	176	1,468	655	1,473	1,259	1,259	.	.	447	214	386	1,223
Total	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025	9,629	5,411	2,294	.	.	4,218	453	3,765	.	6,634	3,571	1,913	.	.	3,062	369	2,693	1,437	2,747	2,294	2,294	.	.	857	453	743	2,236
Total	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025	7,725	4,709	1,990	.	.	3,016	437	2,579	.	5,470	3,238	1,702	.	.	2,232	363	1,869	1,371	2,427	1,990	1,990	.	.	754	437	648	1,898
Total	Noord-Limburg (CR)	2025	7,153	2,414	1,053	.	.	4,739	390	4,349	.	5,337	1,665	899	.	.	3,672	339	3,333	2,411	1,443	1,053	1,053	.	.	608	390	552	1,086
Total	Midden-Limburg (CR)	2025	3,905	1,937	853	.	.	1,968	190	1,778	.	2,950	1,300	698	.	.	1,650	163	1,488	603	1,043	853	853	.	.	296	190	243	749
Total	Zuid-Limburg (CR)	2025	2,284	1,859	799	.	.	425	59	366	.	1,508	1,226	648	.	.	282	45	237	91	858	799	799	.	.	149	59	128	621
Total	Flevoland (CR)	2025	5,629	3,488	1,417	.	.	2,141	161	1,980	.	4,108	2,458	1,305	.	.	1,650	135	1,515	1,752	1,578	1,417	1,417	.	.	508	161	476	1,397
Total	De Marne (LB)	2025	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total	Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB)	2025	338	278	117	.	.	60	4	56	.	240	206	105	.	.	34	3	31	12	121	117	117	.	.	28	4	26	104
Total	Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB)	2025	2,405	1,688	653	.	.	717	54	663	.	1,638	1,165	587	.	.	473	43	431	109	707	653	653	.	.	215	54	198	599
Total	Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB)	2025	1,479	1,157	482	.	.	322	41	281	.	975	754	409	.	.	222	28	193	42	523	482	482	.	.	119	41	102	400
Total	Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB)	2025	1,605	1,317	527	.	.	288	26	262	.	1,076	915	465	.	.	161	20	140	48	553	527	527	.	.	121	26	109	452
Total	Oostelijk Hogeland (LB)	2025	1,570	1,176	436	.	.	394	27	367	.	1,087	837	400	.	.	250	24	226	89	463	436	436	.	.	153	27	151	401
Total	Noordelijk Friesland (LB)	2025	2,677	2,093	812	.	.	584	45	539	.	1,865	1,467	722	.	.	398	36	362	197	857	812	812	.	.	234	45	218	737
Total	Weidestreek in Friesland (LB)	2025	4,353	3,515	1,373	.	.	838	64	774	.	3,067	2,576	1,264	.	.	491	52	439	126	1,437	1,373	1,373	.	.	355	64	331	1,277
Total	De Wouden (LB)	2025	4,921	3,771	1,522	.	.	1,150	80	1,070	.	3,392	2,699	1,359	.	.	693	63	630	133	1,602	1,522	1,522	.	.	424	80	399	1,359
Total	Eilanden (LB)	2025	204	165	71	.	.	39	2	37	.	134	114	60	.	.	20	1	19	6	73	71	71	.	.	20	2	20	58
Total	Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB)	2025	480	369	147	.	.	111	10	101	.	322	257	126	.	.	65	9	56	10	157	147	147	.	.	47	10	46	126
Total	Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB)	2025	1,704	1,207	502	.	.	497	58	439	.	1,192	872	435	.	.	320	44	276	98	560	502	502	.	.	170	58	157	436
Total	Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB)	2025	1,890	1,460	607	.	.	430	25	405	.	1,266	1,025	530	.	.	242	24	218	75	632	607	607	.	.	145	25	141	530
Total	Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB)	2025	1,514	1,177	464	.	.	337	19	318	.	1,052	843	403	.	.	208	11	198	79	483	464	464	.	.	117	19	112	404
Total	Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB)	2025	2,629	1,678	693	.	.	951	86	865	.	1,855	1,149	593	.	.	707	71	636	189	779	693	693	.	.	228	86	211	646
Total	Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB)	2025	4,769	3,622	1,451	.	.	1,147	68	1,079	.	3,197	2,527	1,271	.	.	670	47	623	279	1,519	1,451	1,451	.	.	317	68	300	1,272
Total	Noordoost-Overijssel (LB)	2025	2,542	2,000	798	.	.	542	54	488	.	1,760	1,402	690	.	.	358	44	314	74	852	798	798	.	.	215	54	205	741
Total	Twente (LB)	2025	8,314	6,684	2,693	.	.	1,630	154	1,476	.	5,363	4,429	2,222	.	.	934	117	817	212	2,847	2,693	2,693	.	.	566	154	528	2,457
Total	Salland (LB)	2025	2,918	2,368	975	.	.	550	65	485	.	1,876	1,589	829	.	.	287	53	234	73	1,040	975	975	.	.	240	65	218	883
Total	Noordoostelijke Polder (LB)	2025	2,941	1,662	691	.	.	1,279	75	1,204	.	2,180	1,161	632	.	.	1,019	66	953	1,225	766	691	691	.	.	233	75	218	694
Total	Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB)	2025	2,688	1,826	726	.	.	862	86	776	.	1,928	1,297	674	.	.	631	69	562	527	812	726	726	.	.	275	86	258	703
Total	Oostelijke Veluwe (LB)	2025	2,132	1,498	638	.	.	634	46	588	.	1,413	1,022	536	.	.	391	38	353	76	684	638	638	.	.	144	46	132	552
Total	IJsselstreek (LB)	2025	1,157	843	352	.	.	314	32	282	.	773	561	292	.	.	213	26	187	43	384	352	352	.	.	83	32	77	335
Total	Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB)	2025	2,364	1,590	660	.	.	774	70	704	.	1,541	1,057	555	.	.	484	56	428	165	730	660	660	.	.	221	70	201	597
Total	Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB)	2025	1,021	273	120	.	.	748	39	709	.	826	174	99	.	.	653	33	619	125	159	120	120	.	.	65	39	59	98
Total	Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB)	2025	4,887	2,882	1,174	.	.	2,005	149	1,856	.	3,519	2,016	1,022	.	.	1,504	126	1,377	712	1,323	1,174	1,174	.	.	404	149	381	1,072
Total	Bommelerwaard (LB)	2025	2,293	704	271	.	.	1,589	103	1,486	.	1,857	503	239	.	.	1,354	85	1,269	373	374	271	271	.	.	163	103	148	254
Total	Westelijke Veluwe (LB)	2025	4,313	3,114	1,405	.	.	1,199	197	1,002	.	2,905	2,138	1,190	.	.	767	140	626	116	1,602	1,405	1,405	.	.	437	197	390	1,217
Total	Achterhoek (LB)	2025	8,439	6,649	2,824	.	.	1,790	152	1,638	.	5,375	4,335	2,265	.	.	1,040	114	926	228	2,976	2,824	2,824	.	.	604	152	559	2,553
Total	Kromme Rijn-streek en Heuvelrug (LB)	2025	1,455	912	381	.	.	543	47	496	.	985	629	334	.	.	356	41	315	234	428	381	381	.	.	129	47	119	360
Total	Westelijk Weidegebied in Utrecht (LB)	2025	3,146	2,357	915	.	.	789	73	716	.	2,139	1,631	820	.	.	508	63	446	191	988	915	915	.	.	232	73	220	861
Total	Centraal Tuinbouwgebied in Utrecht (LB)	2025	137	63	34	.	.	74	12	62	.	82	38	26	.	.	45	9	36	20	46	34	34	.	.	21	12	18	38
Total	Eemland (LB)	2025	558	381	172	.	.	177	14	163	.	368	264	148	.	.	105	12	93	14	186	172	172	.	.	43	14	42	156
Total	Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB)	2025	784	573	245	.	.	211	39	172	.	515	395	221	.	.	120	31	90	15	284	245	245	.	.	95	39	85	243
Total	Wieringen en Wieringermeer (LB)	2025	2,261	1,160	461	.	.	1,101	74	1,027	.	1,770	865	433	.	.	905	72	833	2,006	535	461	461	.	.	167	74	158	485
Total	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	2025	958	345	152	.	.	613	57	556	.	748	242	137	.	.	506	44	462	279	209	152	152	.	.	84	57	67	147
Total	Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB)	2025	1,384	149	65	.	.	1,235	67	1,168	.	1,128	115	59	.	.	1,013	59	954	312	132	65	65	.	.	83	67	77	87
Total	Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB)	2025	2,139	1,085	438	.	.	1,054	92	962	.	1,671	810	402	.	.	861	90	772	666	530	438	438	.	.	184	92	163	429
Total	West-Friesland en omgeving (LB)	2025	4,798	1,651	652	.	.	3,147	186	2,961	.	3,787	1,223	600	.	.	2,565	179	2,386	1,872	838	652	652	.	.	330	186	309	687
Total	Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB)	2025	2,175	1,643	660	.	.	532	43	489	.	1,519	1,166	579	.	.	353	32	321	132	703	660	660	.	.	135	43	127	535
Total	't Gein en Gooiland (LB)	2025	392	292	114	.	.	100	12	88	.	254	194	99	.	.	60	10	50	8	126	114	114	.	.	32	12	28	100
Total	Kennemerland (LB)	2025	504	319	117	.	.	185	21	164	.	348	229	107	.	.	119	18	101	83	138	117	117	.	.	48	21	43	104
Total	Voorne-Putten en Hoeksche Waard (LB)	2025	2,173	1,251	508	.	.	922	76	846	.	1,581	830	440	.	.	751	64	687	549	584	508	508	.	.	182	76	166	441
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.

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.
_
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.
_
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.
_
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.

Not regularly employed: Persons working on a non-regular basis, usually on contracts for a fixed time, for specific work or occasional work.
_
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.
_
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.
_
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.
_
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.
_
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.

Not regularly employed: Persons working on a non-regular basis, usually on contracts for a fixed time, for specific work or occasional work.
_
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.
_
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.
_
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.
_
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.
_
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.

Not regularly employed: Persons working on a non-regular basis, usually on contracts for a fixed time, for specific work or occasional work.
_
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.
_
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.