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 2022 178,575 106,453 45,875 . . 72,122 5,100 67,022 . 126,697 74,283 39,600 . . 52,414 4,274 48,140 32,247 50,975 45,875 45,875 . . 16,328 5,100 15,563 37,591
Total Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 27,753 20,987 8,775 . . 6,766 426 6,340 . 19,162 14,986 7,781 . . 4,177 335 3,842 1,631 9,201 8,775 8,775 . . 2,867 426 2,803 7,223
Total Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 50,511 35,998 15,574 . . 14,513 1,059 13,454 . 34,139 24,669 13,235 . . 9,471 823 8,648 4,341 16,633 15,574 15,574 . . 4,666 1,059 4,484 12,753
Total West-Nederland (LD) 2022 56,913 25,734 10,973 . . 31,179 1,738 29,441 . 42,409 18,158 9,658 . . 24,251 1,544 22,707 17,295 12,711 10,973 10,973 . . 4,663 1,738 4,474 9,027
Total Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 43,398 23,734 10,553 . . 19,664 1,877 17,787 . 30,986 16,471 8,926 . . 14,516 1,573 12,943 8,980 12,430 10,553 10,553 . . 4,132 1,877 3,802 8,588
Total Groningen (PV) 2022 7,542 5,592 2,340 . . 1,950 119 1,831 . 5,108 3,892 2,066 . . 1,215 92 1,123 313 2,459 2,340 2,340 . . 822 119 803 1,868
Total Fryslân (PV) 2022 12,038 9,517 3,921 . . 2,521 152 2,369 . 8,389 6,913 3,541 . . 1,476 118 1,358 786 4,073 3,921 3,921 . . 1,200 152 1,172 3,352
Total Drenthe (PV) 2022 8,173 5,878 2,514 . . 2,295 155 2,140 . 5,666 4,180 2,174 . . 1,486 124 1,361 532 2,669 2,514 2,514 . . 845 155 828 2,003
Total Overijssel (PV) 2022 18,264 14,594 6,194 . . 3,670 249 3,421 . 12,038 10,024 5,275 . . 2,014 187 1,827 616 6,443 6,194 6,194 . . 1,523 249 1,485 5,137
Total Flevoland (PV) 2022 5,833 3,557 1,475 . . 2,276 156 2,120 . 4,237 2,532 1,364 . . 1,705 134 1,571 1,593 1,631 1,475 1,475 . . 622 156 591 1,342
Total Gelderland (PV) 2022 26,414 17,847 7,905 . . 8,567 654 7,913 . 17,865 12,113 6,597 . . 5,752 502 5,250 2,133 8,559 7,905 7,905 . . 2,521 654 2,408 6,274
Total Utrecht (PV) 2022 6,707 4,906 2,091 . . 1,801 165 1,636 . 4,533 3,460 1,865 . . 1,073 140 933 576 2,256 2,091 2,091 . . 653 165 630 1,820
Total Noord-Holland (PV) 2022 15,244 6,849 2,866 . . 8,395 510 7,885 . 11,751 5,036 2,617 . . 6,715 461 6,254 5,258 3,376 2,866 2,866 . . 1,204 510 1,151 2,477
Total Zuid-Holland (PV) 2022 27,020 8,078 3,440 . . 18,942 925 18,017 . 21,116 5,869 3,087 . . 15,247 848 14,399 10,512 4,365 3,440 3,440 . . 2,059 925 1,980 3,030
Total Zeeland (PV) 2022 7,942 5,901 2,576 . . 2,041 138 1,903 . 5,009 3,794 2,089 . . 1,216 95 1,121 949 2,714 2,576 2,576 . . 747 138 713 1,700
Total Noord-Brabant (PV) 2022 30,292 17,298 7,638 . . 12,994 1,288 11,706 . 21,627 12,012 6,500 . . 9,615 1,064 8,551 6,003 8,926 7,638 7,638 . . 2,988 1,288 2,758 6,392
Total Limburg (PV) 2022 13,106 6,436 2,915 . . 6,670 589 6,081 . 9,359 4,458 2,425 . . 4,901 509 4,392 2,977 3,504 2,915 2,915 . . 1,144 589 1,044 2,196
Total Oost-Groningen (CR) 2022 2,016 1,563 658 . . 453 41 412 . 1,306 1,028 559 . . 278 31 247 79 699 658 658 . . 217 41 208 499
Total Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2022 937 712 288 . . 225 11 214 . 616 501 261 . . 115 7 107 47 299 288 288 . . 113 11 111 249
Total Overig Groningen (CR) 2022 4,589 3,317 1,394 . . 1,272 67 1,205 . 3,186 2,364 1,246 . . 823 54 769 186 1,461 1,394 1,394 . . 492 67 484 1,120
Total Noord-Friesland (CR) 2022 4,966 3,888 1,586 . . 1,078 78 1,000 . 3,425 2,766 1,417 . . 660 58 602 586 1,664 1,586 1,586 . . 531 78 516 1,332
Total Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2022 3,511 2,888 1,199 . . 623 31 592 . 2,488 2,154 1,102 . . 334 25 309 95 1,230 1,199 1,199 . . 313 31 306 1,052
Total Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2022 3,561 2,741 1,136 . . 820 43 777 . 2,476 1,994 1,022 . . 483 35 447 106 1,179 1,136 1,136 . . 356 43 350 968
Total Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2022 2,780 2,075 894 . . 705 59 646 . 1,891 1,475 768 . . 417 46 371 143 953 894 894 . . 311 59 304 671
Total Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2022 3,033 2,007 848 . . 1,026 65 961 . 2,178 1,430 735 . . 747 51 696 227 913 848 848 . . 314 65 307 690
Total Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2022 2,360 1,796 772 . . 564 31 533 . 1,597 1,275 671 . . 322 27 294 162 803 772 772 . . 220 31 217 642
Total Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2022 7,195 5,593 2,340 . . 1,602 86 1,516 . 4,856 3,936 2,048 . . 920 63 857 303 2,426 2,340 2,340 . . 626 86 615 1,909
Total Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2022 2,507 2,033 885 . . 474 36 438 . 1,601 1,376 753 . . 225 27 198 71 921 885 885 . . 242 36 235 737
Total Twente (CR) 2022 8,562 6,968 2,969 . . 1,594 127 1,467 . 5,580 4,711 2,474 . . 869 98 772 242 3,096 2,969 2,969 . . 655 127 635 2,491
Total Veluwe (CR) 2022 7,381 5,383 2,500 . . 1,998 206 1,792 . 4,921 3,700 2,094 . . 1,221 146 1,075 233 2,706 2,500 2,500 . . 744 206 701 1,895
Total Achterhoek (CR) 2022 8,721 6,905 3,032 . . 1,816 118 1,698 . 5,543 4,539 2,458 . . 1,004 88 916 238 3,150 3,032 3,032 . . 744 118 722 2,475
Total Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2022 3,790 2,203 960 . . 1,587 124 1,463 . 2,584 1,490 813 . . 1,094 94 1,000 495 1,084 960 960 . . 426 124 398 759
Total Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2022 6,522 3,356 1,413 . . 3,166 206 2,960 . 4,817 2,384 1,232 . . 2,433 174 2,259 1,166 1,619 1,413 1,413 . . 607 206 587 1,145
Total Utrecht (CR) 2022 6,707 4,906 2,091 . . 1,801 165 1,636 . 4,533 3,460 1,865 . . 1,073 140 933 576 2,256 2,091 2,091 . . 653 165 630 1,820
Total Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2022 8,705 3,777 1,561 . . 4,928 287 4,641 . 6,887 2,835 1,450 . . 4,052 274 3,779 4,123 1,848 1,561 1,561 . . 683 287 655 1,437
Total Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2022 1,637 738 302 . . 899 37 862 . 1,191 538 274 . . 653 34 620 311 339 302 302 . . 118 37 117 242
Total IJmond (CR) 2022 446 303 116 . . 143 15 128 . 309 219 105 . . 90 11 79 53 131 116 116 . . 50 15 49 94
Total Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2022 53 27 12 . . 26 5 21 . 42 20 11 . . 22 4 18 11 17 12 12 . . 9 5 9 11
Total Zaanstreek (CR) 2022 499 249 115 . . 250 6 244 . 364 177 98 . . 188 6 182 16 121 115 115 . . 26 6 26 79
Total Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2022 3,659 1,564 679 . . 2,095 152 1,943 . 2,790 1,115 608 . . 1,675 124 1,551 739 831 679 679 . . 293 152 272 555
Total Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2022 245 191 81 . . 54 8 46 . 169 134 72 . . 35 8 27 5 89 81 81 . . 25 8 23 59
Total Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 2,593 1,119 486 . . 1,474 103 1,371 . 2,058 840 443 . . 1,218 99 1,120 788 589 486 486 . . 289 103 279 408
Total Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2022 1,325 398 169 . . 927 64 863 . 1,049 292 152 . . 757 57 700 450 233 169 169 . . 121 64 118 167
Total Delft en Westland (CR) 2022 9,996 974 411 . . 9,022 369 8,653 . 8,037 762 386 . . 7,275 344 6,931 5,900 780 411 411 . . 577 369 553 537
Total Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2022 4,061 2,040 866 . . 2,021 134 1,887 . 3,041 1,486 790 . . 1,555 122 1,434 779 1,000 866 866 . . 394 134 380 691
Total Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2022 7,441 2,381 1,043 . . 5,060 235 4,825 . 5,776 1,661 899 . . 4,115 212 3,903 2,526 1,278 1,043 1,043 . . 562 235 539 851
Total Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2022 1,604 1,166 465 . . 438 20 418 . 1,154 828 419 . . 326 15 311 69 485 465 465 . . 116 20 111 376
Total Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2022 2,952 2,469 1,136 . . 483 34 449 . 1,835 1,570 886 . . 265 23 242 172 1,170 1,136 1,136 . . 254 34 245 690
Total Overig Zeeland (CR) 2022 4,990 3,432 1,440 . . 1,558 104 1,454 . 3,174 2,223 1,203 . . 951 72 879 777 1,544 1,440 1,440 . . 493 104 468 1,010
Total West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 7,833 4,191 1,758 . . 3,642 286 3,356 . 5,828 2,950 1,511 . . 2,878 242 2,636 2,772 2,044 1,758 1,758 . . 730 286 682 1,440
Total Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 4,999 2,926 1,324 . . 2,073 186 1,887 . 3,537 2,046 1,121 . . 1,491 154 1,337 527 1,510 1,324 1,324 . . 485 186 451 1,163
Total Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 9,629 5,495 2,444 . . 4,134 405 3,729 . 6,631 3,704 2,059 . . 2,927 324 2,603 1,206 2,849 2,444 2,444 . . 938 405 861 2,084
Total Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 7,831 4,686 2,112 . . 3,145 411 2,734 . 5,632 3,312 1,810 . . 2,320 344 1,975 1,498 2,523 2,112 2,112 . . 835 411 764 1,705
Total Noord-Limburg (CR) 2022 7,415 2,591 1,168 . . 4,824 376 4,448 . 5,381 1,852 997 . . 3,529 328 3,201 2,260 1,544 1,168 1,168 . . 665 376 615 1,020
Total Midden-Limburg (CR) 2022 3,414 2,002 928 . . 1,412 162 1,250 . 2,471 1,363 761 . . 1,108 144 965 599 1,090 928 928 . . 321 162 284 602
Total Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2022 2,277 1,843 819 . . 434 51 383 . 1,507 1,243 668 . . 263 38 226 118 870 819 819 . . 158 51 145 574
Total Flevoland (CR) 2022 5,833 3,557 1,475 . . 2,276 156 2,120 . 4,237 2,532 1,364 . . 1,705 134 1,571 1,593 1,631 1,475 1,475 . . 622 156 591 1,342
Total De Marne (LB) 2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 2022 337 275 126 . . 62 3 59 . 234 204 112 . . 30 1 29 12 129 126 126 . . 33 3 33 100
Total Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 2022 2,567 1,737 699 . . 830 41 789 . 1,743 1,186 616 . . 557 34 523 111 740 699 699 . . 274 41 270 578
Total Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 2022 1,479 1,155 505 . . 324 29 295 . 964 763 425 . . 202 20 182 46 534 505 505 . . 157 29 150 371
Total Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 2022 1,595 1,273 547 . . 322 24 298 . 1,082 912 489 . . 170 19 151 66 571 547 547 . . 155 24 150 444
Total Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2022 1,564 1,152 463 . . 412 22 390 . 1,085 828 423 . . 257 19 239 78 485 463 463 . . 203 22 200 375
Total Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2022 2,721 2,087 830 . . 634 51 583 . 1,915 1,487 746 . . 428 39 389 525 881 830 830 . . 290 51 280 696
Total Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2022 4,270 3,473 1,436 . . 797 37 760 . 3,022 2,591 1,324 . . 431 30 401 114 1,473 1,436 1,436 . . 392 37 385 1,266
Total De Wouden (LB) 2022 4,853 3,795 1,583 . . 1,058 63 995 . 3,328 2,723 1,412 . . 605 48 557 139 1,646 1,583 1,583 . . 498 63 487 1,336
Total Eilanden (LB) 2022 194 162 72 . . 32 1 31 . 124 113 60 . . 11 0 11 8 73 72 72 . . 20 1 20 54
Total Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 2022 463 365 156 . . 98 6 92 . 304 251 130 . . 53 5 48 20 162 156 156 . . 50 6 49 118
Total Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2022 1,685 1,202 519 . . 483 42 441 . 1,163 876 452 . . 287 32 255 107 561 519 519 . . 200 42 195 384
Total Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 2022 1,835 1,458 623 . . 377 23 354 . 1,239 1,038 545 . . 201 20 181 104 646 623 623 . . 177 23 176 527
Total Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2022 1,560 1,163 482 . . 397 17 380 . 1,049 830 416 . . 220 12 208 91 499 482 482 . . 149 17 145 369
Total Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 2022 2,630 1,690 734 . . 940 67 873 . 1,911 1,186 632 . . 725 56 669 211 801 734 734 . . 269 67 263 605
Total Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 2022 4,671 3,580 1,494 . . 1,091 51 1,040 . 3,136 2,524 1,319 . . 612 36 576 206 1,545 1,494 1,494 . . 392 51 385 1,208
Total Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2022 2,524 2,013 846 . . 511 35 476 . 1,720 1,412 729 . . 308 26 282 96 881 846 846 . . 234 35 230 701
Total Twente (LB) 2022 8,109 6,596 2,811 . . 1,513 120 1,393 . 5,298 4,462 2,342 . . 836 91 745 233 2,931 2,811 2,811 . . 617 120 597 2,348
Total Salland (LB) 2022 2,960 2,405 1,043 . . 555 43 512 . 1,884 1,625 885 . . 259 34 225 80 1,086 1,043 1,043 . . 280 43 273 880
Total Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 2022 2,988 1,737 736 . . 1,251 69 1,182 . 2,187 1,225 677 . . 962 63 899 1,058 805 736 736 . . 283 69 273 656
Total Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 2022 2,845 1,820 739 . . 1,025 87 938 . 2,050 1,307 687 . . 743 71 672 534 826 739 739 . . 339 87 318 686
Total Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 2022 2,052 1,493 676 . . 559 39 520 . 1,387 1,039 568 . . 348 27 322 77 715 676 676 . . 166 39 157 511
Total IJsselstreek (LB) 2022 1,141 812 361 . . 329 31 298 . 759 559 304 . . 201 22 178 54 392 361 361 . . 107 31 101 324
Total Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2022 2,318 1,621 705 . . 697 62 635 . 1,518 1,098 595 . . 420 48 373 193 767 705 705 . . 264 62 249 575
Total Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 2022 937 300 134 . . 637 38 599 . 674 195 111 . . 479 31 449 253 172 134 134 . . 96 38 90 85
Total Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2022 4,752 2,889 1,225 . . 1,863 130 1,733 . 3,381 2,030 1,066 . . 1,351 107 1,245 754 1,355 1,225 1,225 . . 481 130 464 993
Total Bommelerwaard (LB) 2022 2,236 690 287 . . 1,546 96 1,450 . 1,789 515 256 . . 1,274 82 1,192 458 383 287 287 . . 180 96 170 236
Total Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 2022 4,473 3,326 1,575 . . 1,147 143 1,004 . 2,958 2,269 1,316 . . 689 100 589 114 1,718 1,575 1,575 . . 500 143 471 1,152
Total Achterhoek (LB) 2022 8,505 6,716 2,942 . . 1,789 115 1,674 . 5,398 4,408 2,381 . . 990 87 903 230 3,057 2,942 2,942 . . 727 115 706 2,398
Total Kromme Rijn-streek en Heuvelrug (LB) 2022 1,352 909 394 . . 443 37 406 . 934 630 347 . . 304 35 269 313 431 394 394 . . 131 37 124 328
Total Westelijk Weidegebied in Utrecht (LB) 2022 3,104 2,314 955 . . 790 67 723 . 2,104 1,635 860 . . 469 57 412 143 1,022 955 955 . . 298 67 291 832
Total Centraal Tuinbouwgebied in Utrecht (LB) 2022 128 50 27 . . 78 13 65 . 83 35 24 . . 48 9 39 27 40 27 27 . . 26 13 23 32
Total Eemland (LB) 2022 559 400 181 . . 159 9 150 . 355 276 157 . . 79 7 73 13 190 181 181 . . 53 9 52 138
Total Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB) 2022 787 588 262 . . 199 30 169 . 531 422 234 . . 108 26 82 14 292 262 262 . . 97 30 93 239
Total Wieringen en Wieringermeer (LB) 2022 2,236 1,202 483 . . 1,034 63 971 . 1,763 893 451 . . 870 60 811 1,591 546 483 483 . . 188 63 185 438
Total Haarlemmermeer (LB) 2022 999 358 164 . . 641 54 587 . 782 260 146 . . 523 43 480 303 218 164 164 . . 94 54 84 133
Total Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB) 2022 1,430 194 83 . . 1,236 74 1,162 . 1,159 136 74 . . 1,023 64 960 385 157 83 83 . . 97 74 91 95
Total Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB) 2022 2,641 1,127 485 . . 1,514 76 1,438 . 2,119 854 448 . . 1,265 73 1,192 703 561 485 485 . . 192 76 179 408
Total West-Friesland en omgeving (LB) 2022 4,960 1,796 735 . . 3,164 177 2,987 . 3,846 1,348 683 . . 2,498 169 2,329 2,078 912 735 735 . . 375 177 363 716
Total Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 2022 2,147 1,588 676 . . 559 36 523 . 1,501 1,126 597 . . 375 27 348 124 712 676 676 . . 160 36 154 498
Total 't Gein en Gooiland (LB) 2022 337 264 115 . . 73 10 63 . 231 184 103 . . 47 10 37 6 125 115 115 . . 34 10 32 85
Total Kennemerland (LB) 2022 494 320 125 . . 174 20 154 . 350 236 115 . . 114 16 98 68 145 125 125 . . 64 20 63 104
Total Voorne-Putten en Hoeksche Waard (LB) 2022 2,061 1,239 536 . . 822 65 757 . 1,455 835 464 . . 620 59 561 382 601 536 536 . . 204 65 194 391
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 definite.

Changes as of March 17, 2023: the final figures for 2022 have been added.

Changes as of August 26, 2022:
Due to an error in the input file, the data on labour force for 2021 have been adjusted.

hn 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.