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*	179,143	106,123	43,671	.	.	73,020	5,788	67,232	.	128,190	72,994	37,597	.	.	55,195	4,846	50,350	32,764	49,459	43,671	43,671	.	.	14,117	5,788	12,880	40,087
Total	Noord-Nederland (LD)	2025*	28,051	21,221	8,479	.	.	6,830	549	6,281	.	19,361	15,001	7,522	.	.	4,359	436	3,924	1,248	9,028	8,479	8,479	.	.	2,407	549	2,253	7,601
Total	Oost-Nederland (LD)	2025*	51,141	35,932	14,876	.	.	15,209	1,294	13,915	.	34,733	24,344	12,596	.	.	10,389	1,016	9,373	4,272	16,170	14,876	14,876	.	.	4,001	1,294	3,709	13,513
Total	West-Nederland (LD)	2025*	56,541	25,301	10,343	.	.	31,240	1,875	29,365	.	43,027	17,646	9,076	.	.	25,381	1,668	23,714	17,576	12,218	10,343	10,343	.	.	3,948	1,875	3,644	9,583
Total	Zuid-Nederland (LD)	2025*	43,410	23,669	9,973	.	.	19,741	2,070	17,671	.	31,069	16,003	8,403	.	.	15,066	1,726	13,339	9,668	12,043	9,973	9,973	.	.	3,761	2,070	3,274	9,390
Total	Groningen (PV)	2025*	7,483	5,666	2,237	.	.	1,817	155	1,662	.	5,073	3,912	1,986	.	.	1,161	120	1,041	303	2,392	2,237	2,237	.	.	648	155	598	1,977
Total	Fryslân (PV)	2025*	12,282	9,625	3,812	.	.	2,657	195	2,462	.	8,555	6,917	3,436	.	.	1,638	157	1,482	467	4,007	3,812	3,812	.	.	1,047	195	983	3,468
Total	Drenthe (PV)	2025*	8,286	5,930	2,430	.	.	2,356	199	2,157	.	5,733	4,173	2,100	.	.	1,560	159	1,401	478	2,629	2,430	2,430	.	.	712	199	672	2,156
Total	Overijssel (PV)	2025*	18,663	14,762	5,955	.	.	3,901	341	3,560	.	12,259	10,003	5,043	.	.	2,257	260	1,997	641	6,296	5,955	5,955	.	.	1,350	341	1,263	5,388
Total	Flevoland (PV)	2025*	5,671	3,508	1,425	.	.	2,163	163	2,000	.	4,137	2,469	1,313	.	.	1,667	137	1,530	1,785	1,588	1,425	1,425	.	.	515	163	483	1,406
Total	Gelderland (PV)	2025*	26,807	17,662	7,496	.	.	9,145	790	8,355	.	18,337	11,872	6,240	.	.	6,465	620	5,846	1,846	8,286	7,496	7,496	.	.	2,136	790	1,963	6,719
Total	Utrecht (PV)	2025*	6,905	4,993	2,034	.	.	1,912	194	1,718	.	4,682	3,474	1,805	.	.	1,208	161	1,046	519	2,228	2,034	2,034	.	.	568	194	530	1,922
Total	Noord-Holland (PV)	2025*	14,785	6,672	2,675	.	.	8,113	561	7,552	.	11,368	4,862	2,430	.	.	6,506	513	5,993	5,230	3,236	2,675	2,675	.	.	1,079	561	987	2,593
Total	Zuid-Holland (PV)	2025*	27,111	7,688	3,135	.	.	19,423	969	18,454	.	22,029	5,516	2,809	.	.	16,513	887	15,626	10,766	4,104	3,135	3,135	.	.	1,786	969	1,666	3,093
Total	Zeeland (PV)	2025*	7,740	5,948	2,499	.	.	1,792	151	1,641	.	4,948	3,793	2,031	.	.	1,155	106	1,049	1,061	2,650	2,499	2,499	.	.	515	151	461	1,975
Total	Noord-Brabant (PV)	2025*	29,991	17,428	7,253	.	.	12,563	1,425	11,138	.	21,217	11,792	6,148	.	.	9,425	1,176	8,248	6,539	8,678	7,253	7,253	.	.	2,697	1,425	2,341	6,921
Total	Limburg (PV)	2025*	13,419	6,241	2,720	.	.	7,178	645	6,533	.	9,852	4,211	2,256	.	.	5,641	550	5,091	3,129	3,365	2,720	2,720	.	.	1,064	645	933	2,469
Total	Oost-Groningen (CR)	2025*	2,059	1,565	630	.	.	494	63	431	.	1,349	1,020	542	.	.	328	48	280	86	693	630	630	.	.	178	63	156	547
Total	Delfzijl en omgeving (CR)	2025*	891	708	281	.	.	183	9	174	.	605	500	258	.	.	106	5	101	47	290	281	281	.	.	78	9	74	256
Total	Overig Groningen (CR)	2025*	4,533	3,393	1,326	.	.	1,140	83	1,057	.	3,119	2,392	1,186	.	.	727	67	660	170	1,409	1,326	1,326	.	.	392	83	368	1,174
Total	Noord-Friesland (CR)	2025*	5,048	3,943	1,557	.	.	1,105	83	1,022	.	3,465	2,760	1,380	.	.	705	65	641	269	1,640	1,557	1,557	.	.	454	83	425	1,396
Total	Zuidwest-Friesland (CR)	2025*	3,586	2,942	1,159	.	.	644	52	592	.	2,534	2,163	1,066	.	.	372	43	329	106	1,211	1,159	1,159	.	.	281	52	263	1,080
Total	Zuidoost-Friesland (CR)	2025*	3,648	2,740	1,096	.	.	908	60	848	.	2,555	1,994	989	.	.	561	49	512	91	1,156	1,096	1,096	.	.	312	60	295	992
Total	Noord-Drenthe (CR)	2025*	2,869	2,099	866	.	.	770	88	682	.	1,968	1,477	739	.	.	491	70	421	155	954	866	866	.	.	276	88	256	751
Total	Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR)	2025*	2,996	2,001	811	.	.	995	79	916	.	2,124	1,413	703	.	.	711	59	652	198	890	811	811	.	.	251	79	236	747
Total	Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR)	2025*	2,421	1,830	753	.	.	591	32	559	.	1,640	1,282	658	.	.	358	30	329	125	785	753	753	.	.	185	32	180	658
Total	Noord-Overijssel (CR)	2025*	7,341	5,645	2,257	.	.	1,696	122	1,574	.	4,970	3,941	1,968	.	.	1,029	90	938	354	2,379	2,257	2,257	.	.	535	122	508	2,022
Total	Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR)	2025*	2,459	1,992	830	.	.	467	56	411	.	1,599	1,351	713	.	.	248	45	204	65	886	830	830	.	.	205	56	186	756
Total	Twente (CR)	2025*	8,863	7,125	2,868	.	.	1,738	163	1,575	.	5,691	4,710	2,363	.	.	980	125	856	222	3,031	2,868	2,868	.	.	610	163	569	2,610
Total	Veluwe (CR)	2025*	7,355	5,238	2,309	.	.	2,117	268	1,849	.	4,922	3,573	1,946	.	.	1,349	199	1,150	233	2,577	2,309	2,309	.	.	645	268	583	2,026
Total	Achterhoek (CR)	2025*	8,712	6,861	2,918	.	.	1,851	154	1,697	.	5,561	4,478	2,345	.	.	1,083	117	966	234	3,072	2,918	2,918	.	.	621	154	576	2,637
Total	Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR)	2025*	3,926	2,184	903	.	.	1,742	130	1,612	.	2,762	1,453	762	.	.	1,310	105	1,205	280	1,033	903	903	.	.	337	130	305	804
Total	Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR)	2025*	6,814	3,379	1,366	.	.	3,435	238	3,197	.	5,091	2,368	1,187	.	.	2,723	199	2,525	1,098	1,604	1,366	1,366	.	.	533	238	499	1,252
Total	Utrecht (CR)	2025*	6,905	4,993	2,034	.	.	1,912	194	1,718	.	4,682	3,474	1,805	.	.	1,208	161	1,046	519	2,228	2,034	2,034	.	.	568	194	530	1,922
Total	Kop van Noord-Holland (CR)	2025*	8,159	3,549	1,418	.	.	4,610	323	4,287	.	6,448	2,635	1,315	.	.	3,813	313	3,500	4,153	1,741	1,418	1,418	.	.	624	323	574	1,481
Total	Alkmaar en omgeving (CR)	2025*	1,639	755	299	.	.	884	41	843	.	1,223	555	268	.	.	668	37	631	304	340	299	299	.	.	96	41	92	254
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*	3,690	1,547	637	.	.	2,143	161	1,982	.	2,812	1,100	566	.	.	1,712	133	1,579	671	798	637	637	.	.	264	161	234	590
Total	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR)	2025*	291	219	85	.	.	72	9	63	.	184	147	72	.	.	37	7	30	7	94	85	85	.	.	26	9	22	73
Total	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR)	2025*	2,483	999	438	.	.	1,484	106	1,378	.	1,961	756	400	.	.	1,205	105	1,100	892	544	438	438	.	.	238	106	227	399
Total	Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR)	2025*	1,518	373	163	.	.	1,145	63	1,082	.	1,264	275	148	.	.	989	57	932	540	226	163	163	.	.	110	63	103	158
Total	Delft en Westland (CR)	2025*	10,882	827	324	.	.	10,055	393	9,662	.	9,517	630	302	.	.	8,887	369	8,518	6,035	717	324	324	.	.	517	393	478	525
Total	Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR)	2025*	3,832	1,945	787	.	.	1,887	138	1,749	.	2,911	1,420	718	.	.	1,491	122	1,369	667	925	787	787	.	.	308	138	287	705
Total	Groot-Rijnmond (CR)	2025*	6,663	2,373	980	.	.	4,290	242	4,048	.	5,155	1,616	845	.	.	3,540	213	3,327	2,470	1,222	980	980	.	.	482	242	448	926
Total	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR)	2025*	1,733	1,171	443	.	.	562	27	535	.	1,222	820	396	.	.	402	21	381	161	470	443	443	.	.	131	27	123	380
Total	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR)	2025*	2,858	2,470	1,095	.	.	388	40	348	.	1,823	1,578	863	.	.	245	30	216	209	1,135	1,095	1,095	.	.	163	40	146	828
Total	Overig Zeeland (CR)	2025*	4,882	3,478	1,404	.	.	1,404	111	1,293	.	3,125	2,215	1,168	.	.	910	77	833	852	1,515	1,404	1,404	.	.	352	111	315	1,147
Total	West-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025*	7,201	4,268	1,665	.	.	2,933	307	2,626	.	5,279	2,935	1,435	.	.	2,344	259	2,085	2,994	1,972	1,665	1,665	.	.	614	307	546	1,518
Total	Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025*	5,180	2,957	1,266	.	.	2,223	214	2,009	.	3,638	1,993	1,065	.	.	1,645	175	1,469	658	1,480	1,266	1,266	.	.	448	214	387	1,224
Total	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025*	9,808	5,457	2,316	.	.	4,351	460	3,891	.	6,784	3,606	1,932	.	.	3,178	373	2,805	1,446	2,776	2,316	2,316	.	.	872	460	754	2,263
Total	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2025*	7,802	4,746	2,006	.	.	3,056	444	2,612	.	5,517	3,258	1,715	.	.	2,259	369	1,889	1,442	2,450	2,006	2,006	.	.	763	444	654	1,916
Total	Noord-Limburg (CR)	2025*	7,201	2,428	1,059	.	.	4,773	394	4,379	.	5,375	1,674	904	.	.	3,701	342	3,359	2,429	1,453	1,059	1,059	.	.	615	394	559	1,093
Total	Midden-Limburg (CR)	2025*	3,915	1,941	858	.	.	1,974	192	1,782	.	2,956	1,302	701	.	.	1,654	163	1,490	608	1,050	858	858	.	.	298	192	244	751
Total	Zuid-Limburg (CR)	2025*	2,303	1,872	803	.	.	431	59	372	.	1,521	1,235	651	.	.	286	45	242	91	862	803	803	.	.	151	59	130	625
Total	Flevoland (CR)	2025*	5,671	3,508	1,425	.	.	2,163	163	2,000	.	4,137	2,469	1,313	.	.	1,667	137	1,530	1,785	1,588	1,425	1,425	.	.	515	163	483	1,406
Total	De Marne (LB)	2025*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total	Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB)	2025*	340	280	117	.	.	60	4	56	.	241	207	106	.	.	34	3	31	12	121	117	117	.	.	28	4	26	104
Total	Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB)	2025*	2,425	1,701	657	.	.	724	55	669	.	1,652	1,174	591	.	.	478	44	434	111	712	657	657	.	.	218	55	201	605
Total	Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB)	2025*	1,516	1,174	490	.	.	342	43	299	.	1,000	766	415	.	.	234	30	204	42	533	490	490	.	.	123	43	106	408
Total	Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB)	2025*	1,624	1,330	534	.	.	294	26	268	.	1,090	926	471	.	.	164	20	144	48	560	534	534	.	.	124	26	112	458
Total	Oostelijk Hogeland (LB)	2025*	1,578	1,181	439	.	.	397	27	370	.	1,091	839	402	.	.	252	24	228	89	466	439	439	.	.	155	27	153	402
Total	Noordelijk Friesland (LB)	2025*	2,688	2,101	816	.	.	587	46	541	.	1,874	1,474	726	.	.	401	37	364	198	862	816	816	.	.	236	46	220	742
Total	Weidestreek in Friesland (LB)	2025*	4,390	3,549	1,388	.	.	841	63	778	.	3,094	2,601	1,276	.	.	492	52	440	127	1,451	1,388	1,388	.	.	358	63	334	1,291
Total	De Wouden (LB)	2025*	4,997	3,807	1,536	.	.	1,190	84	1,106	.	3,450	2,725	1,372	.	.	726	67	659	136	1,620	1,536	1,536	.	.	433	84	409	1,376
Total	Eilanden (LB)	2025*	207	168	72	.	.	39	2	37	.	137	117	61	.	.	20	1	19	6	74	72	72	.	.	20	2	20	59
Total	Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB)	2025*	478	367	146	.	.	111	10	101	.	320	255	125	.	.	65	9	56	10	156	146	146	.	.	47	10	46	125
Total	Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB)	2025*	1,757	1,234	513	.	.	523	60	463	.	1,227	890	443	.	.	337	46	291	126	573	513	513	.	.	174	60	161	448
Total	Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB)	2025*	1,901	1,468	610	.	.	433	25	408	.	1,273	1,030	533	.	.	244	24	220	75	635	610	610	.	.	146	25	142	532
Total	Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB)	2025*	1,514	1,179	467	.	.	335	18	317	.	1,053	846	405	.	.	207	10	198	79	485	467	467	.	.	116	18	111	404
Total	Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB)	2025*	2,636	1,682	694	.	.	954	86	868	.	1,859	1,151	594	.	.	707	71	637	189	780	694	694	.	.	229	86	212	647
Total	Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB)	2025*	4,798	3,647	1,459	.	.	1,151	67	1,084	.	3,209	2,540	1,278	.	.	670	47	623	280	1,526	1,459	1,459	.	.	319	67	302	1,279
Total	Noordoost-Overijssel (LB)	2025*	2,543	1,998	798	.	.	545	55	490	.	1,760	1,401	690	.	.	359	44	315	74	853	798	798	.	.	216	55	206	743
Total	Twente (LB)	2025*	8,383	6,731	2,716	.	.	1,652	155	1,497	.	5,402	4,461	2,240	.	.	942	117	825	214	2,871	2,716	2,716	.	.	573	155	535	2,478
Total	Salland (LB)	2025*	2,939	2,386	982	.	.	553	64	489	.	1,887	1,601	835	.	.	287	52	235	73	1,046	982	982	.	.	242	64	220	888
Total	Noordoostelijke Polder (LB)	2025*	2,950	1,661	691	.	.	1,289	76	1,213	.	2,190	1,161	632	.	.	1,029	67	962	1,248	767	691	691	.	.	234	76	219	694
Total	Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB)	2025*	2,721	1,847	734	.	.	874	87	787	.	1,947	1,309	681	.	.	638	70	569	537	821	734	734	.	.	281	87	264	712
Total	Oostelijke Veluwe (LB)	2025*	2,151	1,514	643	.	.	637	43	594	.	1,419	1,029	540	.	.	391	36	355	80	686	643	643	.	.	142	43	131	553
Total	IJsselstreek (LB)	2025*	1,166	838	353	.	.	328	35	293	.	774	554	292	.	.	219	28	192	44	388	353	353	.	.	86	35	80	339
Total	Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB)	2025*	2,384	1,606	667	.	.	778	70	708	.	1,550	1,064	558	.	.	486	56	430	165	737	667	667	.	.	222	70	202	602
Total	Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB)	2025*	1,019	271	120	.	.	748	39	709	.	826	174	99	.	.	653	33	619	125	159	120	120	.	.	65	39	59	98
Total	Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB)	2025*	4,918	2,907	1,184	.	.	2,011	149	1,862	.	3,543	2,034	1,030	.	.	1,509	126	1,383	714	1,333	1,184	1,184	.	.	406	149	383	1,080
Total	Bommelerwaard (LB)	2025*	2,353	717	277	.	.	1,636	106	1,530	.	1,897	511	244	.	.	1,386	87	1,300	374	383	277	277	.	.	169	106	154	258
Total	Westelijke Veluwe (LB)	2025*	4,332	3,136	1,419	.	.	1,196	197	999	.	2,914	2,153	1,202	.	.	760	140	621	117	1,616	1,419	1,419	.	.	441	197	394	1,228
Total	Achterhoek (LB)	2025*	8,484	6,673	2,833	.	.	1,811	151	1,660	.	5,414	4,354	2,274	.	.	1,061	114	947	229	2,984	2,833	2,833	.	.	605	151	560	2,561
Total	Kromme Rijn-streek en Heuvelrug (LB)	2025*	1,475	929	387	.	.	546	47	499	.	998	641	339	.	.	358	41	317	234	434	387	387	.	.	131	47	121	365
Total	Westelijk Weidegebied in Utrecht (LB)	2025*	3,173	2,378	923	.	.	795	74	721	.	2,157	1,646	828	.	.	511	64	448	191	997	923	923	.	.	234	74	222	867
Total	Centraal Tuinbouwgebied in Utrecht (LB)	2025*	147	66	34	.	.	81	12	69	.	88	39	27	.	.	49	9	40	20	46	34	34	.	.	21	12	18	38
Total	Eemland (LB)	2025*	570	392	175	.	.	178	14	164	.	379	274	151	.	.	105	12	93	14	189	175	175	.	.	44	14	43	159
Total	Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB)	2025*	795	583	248	.	.	212	38	174	.	523	403	224	.	.	120	30	90	15	286	248	248	.	.	96	38	87	245
Total	Wieringen en Wieringermeer (LB)	2025*	2,234	1,162	462	.	.	1,072	73	999	.	1,743	867	434	.	.	877	71	806	1,787	535	462	462	.	.	166	73	157	485
Total	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	2025*	960	347	152	.	.	613	57	556	.	749	243	137	.	.	506	44	462	280	209	152	152	.	.	84	57	67	148
Total	Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB)	2025*	1,432	154	68	.	.	1,278	70	1,208	.	1,168	118	61	.	.	1,049	62	987	332	138	68	68	.	.	88	70	82	91
Total	Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB)	2025*	2,156	1,093	441	.	.	1,063	93	970	.	1,685	815	405	.	.	870	91	779	668	534	441	441	.	.	186	93	165	432
Total	West-Friesland en omgeving (LB)	2025*	4,918	1,652	655	.	.	3,266	191	3,075	.	3,894	1,224	603	.	.	2,670	183	2,487	1,939	846	655	655	.	.	337	191	316	695
Total	Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB)	2025*	2,187	1,651	665	.	.	536	44	492	.	1,527	1,172	583	.	.	355	33	322	132	709	665	665	.	.	138	44	129	537
Total	't Gein en Gooiland (LB)	2025*	394	294	115	.	.	100	12	88	.	255	195	100	.	.	60	10	50	8	127	115	115	.	.	32	12	28	101
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*	2,184	1,263	512	.	.	921	76	845	.	1,589	838	444	.	.	751	64	686	550	588	512	512	.	.	182	76	166	444
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 2025 figures are provisional; the other figures are final.

Changes as of November 28, 2025: the provisional 2025 figures 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.
_
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.