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	2015	185,714	130,489	59,471	.	.	55,225	4,442	50,783	.	127,390	87,657	48,156	.	.	39,733	3,550	36,182	29,019	63,913	59,471	59,471	.	.	14,005	4,442	12,974	40,760
Total	Noord-Nederland (LD)	2015	30,436	25,455	11,330	.	.	4,981	351	4,630	.	20,217	17,075	9,251	.	.	3,141	255	2,886	1,588	11,681	11,330	11,330	.	.	2,179	351	2,096	7,648
Total	Oost-Nederland (LD)	2015	54,157	43,275	19,827	.	.	10,882	880	10,002	.	35,675	28,599	15,845	.	.	7,076	660	6,416	3,528	20,707	19,827	19,827	.	.	3,734	880	3,510	14,005
Total	West-Nederland (LD)	2015	55,489	31,933	14,333	.	.	23,556	1,535	22,021	.	40,096	21,835	11,943	.	.	18,262	1,293	16,968	15,987	15,868	14,333	14,333	.	.	4,267	1,535	4,019	9,621
Total	Zuid-Nederland (LD)	2015	45,632	29,826	13,981	.	.	15,806	1,676	14,130	.	31,402	20,148	11,117	.	.	11,254	1,341	9,912	7,916	15,657	13,981	13,981	.	.	3,825	1,676	3,349	9,486
Total	Groningen (PV)	2015	8,076	6,657	2,935	.	.	1,419	104	1,315	.	5,343	4,425	2,415	.	.	918	74	844	335	3,039	2,935	2,935	.	.	567	104	543	1,938
Total	Fryslân (PV)	2015	13,633	11,552	5,114	.	.	2,081	117	1,964	.	9,116	7,819	4,219	.	.	1,298	84	1,214	678	5,231	5,114	5,114	.	.	1,006	117	980	3,662
Total	Drenthe (PV)	2015	8,727	7,246	3,281	.	.	1,481	130	1,351	.	5,757	4,832	2,617	.	.	925	98	828	574	3,411	3,281	3,281	.	.	606	130	573	2,048
Total	Overijssel (PV)	2015	20,014	17,262	7,738	.	.	2,752	215	2,537	.	12,904	11,356	6,197	.	.	1,548	146	1,402	726	7,953	7,738	7,738	.	.	1,136	215	1,067	5,835
Total	Flevoland (PV)	2015	5,537	3,798	1,646	.	.	1,739	118	1,621	.	3,963	2,687	1,515	.	.	1,277	102	1,175	910	1,764	1,646	1,646	.	.	493	118	472	1,280
Total	Gelderland (PV)	2015	28,606	22,215	10,443	.	.	6,391	547	5,844	.	18,809	14,557	8,132	.	.	4,252	412	3,840	1,892	10,990	10,443	10,443	.	.	2,105	547	1,971	6,890
Total	Utrecht (PV)	2015	7,003	5,441	2,497	.	.	1,562	150	1,412	.	4,664	3,635	2,045	.	.	1,029	112	917	587	2,647	2,497	2,497	.	.	529	150	500	1,681
Total	Noord-Holland (PV)	2015	15,998	8,722	3,813	.	.	7,276	455	6,821	.	11,803	6,110	3,256	.	.	5,694	399	5,295	4,428	4,268	3,813	3,813	.	.	1,186	455	1,120	2,636
Total	Zuid-Holland (PV)	2015	24,648	11,386	5,053	.	.	13,262	792	12,470	.	18,656	8,025	4,322	.	.	10,631	697	9,934	10,204	5,845	5,053	5,053	.	.	2,034	792	1,935	3,606
Total	Zeeland (PV)	2015	7,840	6,384	2,970	.	.	1,456	138	1,318	.	4,973	4,065	2,320	.	.	909	86	823	768	3,108	2,970	2,970	.	.	518	138	464	1,698
Total	Noord-Brabant (PV)	2015	32,136	21,521	10,096	.	.	10,615	1,197	9,418	.	22,073	14,560	8,061	.	.	7,514	942	6,571	5,250	11,293	10,096	10,096	.	.	2,751	1,197	2,395	7,054
Total	Limburg (PV)	2015	13,496	8,305	3,885	.	.	5,191	479	4,712	.	9,328	5,588	3,056	.	.	3,740	399	3,341	2,667	4,364	3,885	3,885	.	.	1,074	479	954	2,432
Total	Oost-Groningen (CR)	2015	2,422	2,009	880	.	.	413	38	375	.	1,583	1,321	726	.	.	262	28	234	98	918	880	880	.	.	176	38	165	585
Total	Delfzijl en omgeving (CR)	2015	955	813	342	.	.	142	9	133	.	627	550	294	.	.	77	7	70	65	351	342	342	.	.	69	9	68	249
Total	Overig Groningen (CR)	2015	4,699	3,835	1,713	.	.	864	57	807	.	3,133	2,554	1,395	.	.	580	39	540	172	1,770	1,713	1,713	.	.	322	57	310	1,104
Total	Noord-Friesland (CR)	2015	6,098	5,077	2,303	.	.	1,021	63	958	.	4,033	3,361	1,835	.	.	672	45	627	449	2,366	2,303	2,303	.	.	469	63	455	1,585
Total	Zuidwest-Friesland (CR)	2015	3,470	3,024	1,312	.	.	446	26	420	.	2,403	2,145	1,158	.	.	258	20	238	102	1,338	1,312	1,312	.	.	247	26	240	1,036
Total	Zuidoost-Friesland (CR)	2015	4,065	3,451	1,499	.	.	614	28	586	.	2,681	2,312	1,226	.	.	369	19	349	128	1,527	1,499	1,499	.	.	290	28	285	1,041
Total	Noord-Drenthe (CR)	2015	3,097	2,608	1,190	.	.	489	46	443	.	2,009	1,727	937	.	.	283	31	251	130	1,236	1,190	1,190	.	.	241	46	230	710
Total	Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR)	2015	2,993	2,396	1,052	.	.	597	56	541	.	2,040	1,609	858	.	.	430	45	385	304	1,108	1,052	1,052	.	.	196	56	183	642
Total	Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR)	2015	2,637	2,242	1,039	.	.	395	28	367	.	1,708	1,496	823	.	.	212	21	191	140	1,067	1,039	1,039	.	.	169	28	160	696
Total	Noord-Overijssel (CR)	2015	7,604	6,577	2,927	.	.	1,027	70	957	.	4,983	4,387	2,373	.	.	597	51	546	345	2,997	2,927	2,927	.	.	448	70	425	2,118
Total	Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR)	2015	2,785	2,394	1,115	.	.	391	29	362	.	1,753	1,572	911	.	.	182	17	165	81	1,144	1,115	1,115	.	.	180	29	168	838
Total	Twente (CR)	2015	9,625	8,291	3,696	.	.	1,334	116	1,218	.	6,167	5,398	2,913	.	.	769	78	691	301	3,812	3,696	3,696	.	.	508	116	474	2,879
Total	Veluwe (CR)	2015	8,497	6,790	3,416	.	.	1,707	177	1,530	.	5,576	4,442	2,616	.	.	1,134	131	1,003	304	3,593	3,416	3,416	.	.	588	177	559	2,111
Total	Achterhoek (CR)	2015	9,745	8,346	3,805	.	.	1,399	111	1,288	.	6,241	5,450	2,969	.	.	791	75	716	297	3,916	3,805	3,805	.	.	633	111	589	2,743
Total	Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR)	2015	4,209	2,959	1,359	.	.	1,250	109	1,141	.	2,700	1,897	1,056	.	.	803	82	721	442	1,468	1,359	1,359	.	.	404	109	374	869
Total	Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR)	2015	6,155	4,120	1,863	.	.	2,035	150	1,885	.	4,291	2,767	1,491	.	.	1,524	124	1,400	848	2,013	1,863	1,863	.	.	480	150	449	1,167
Total	Utrecht (CR)	2015	7,003	5,441	2,497	.	.	1,562	150	1,412	.	4,664	3,635	2,045	.	.	1,029	112	917	587	2,647	2,497	2,497	.	.	529	150	500	1,681
Total	Kop van Noord-Holland (CR)	2015	8,524	4,614	1,987	.	.	3,910	203	3,707	.	6,467	3,327	1,769	.	.	3,140	191	2,949	3,384	2,190	1,987	1,987	.	.	643	203	619	1,515
Total	Alkmaar en omgeving (CR)	2015	1,717	959	402	.	.	758	37	721	.	1,236	664	339	.	.	573	31	542	417	439	402	402	.	.	108	37	102	266
Total	IJmond (CR)	2015	539	402	171	.	.	137	14	123	.	370	288	142	.	.	82	12	69	44	185	171	171	.	.	43	14	43	85
Total	Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR)	2015	129	75	34	.	.	54	10	44	.	96	55	29	.	.	41	8	32	14	44	34	34	.	.	20	10	19	22
Total	Zaanstreek (CR)	2015	697	357	168	.	.	340	11	329	.	474	219	124	.	.	255	9	246	18	179	168	168	.	.	22	11	20	78
Total	Groot-Amsterdam (CR)	2015	3,898	1,948	882	.	.	1,950	170	1,780	.	2,840	1,321	719	.	.	1,519	140	1,379	540	1,052	882	882	.	.	315	170	285	566
Total	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR)	2015	494	367	169	.	.	127	10	117	.	320	236	133	.	.	85	8	77	11	179	169	169	.	.	35	10	32	104
Total	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR)	2015	2,747	1,539	663	.	.	1,208	94	1,114	.	2,075	1,139	596	.	.	936	88	848	677	757	663	663	.	.	295	94	287	477
Total	Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR)	2015	1,236	571	248	.	.	665	46	619	.	932	403	209	.	.	529	41	488	563	294	248	248	.	.	133	46	129	163
Total	Delft en Westland (CR)	2015	7,013	1,540	642	.	.	5,473	258	5,215	.	5,717	1,177	588	.	.	4,541	235	4,306	5,267	900	642	642	.	.	561	258	544	596
Total	Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR)	2015	4,802	2,796	1,269	.	.	2,006	124	1,882	.	3,368	1,961	1,088	.	.	1,407	103	1,304	769	1,393	1,269	1,269	.	.	356	124	335	820
Total	Groot-Rijnmond (CR)	2015	6,396	2,991	1,359	.	.	3,405	239	3,166	.	4,902	2,021	1,114	.	.	2,881	208	2,674	2,861	1,598	1,359	1,359	.	.	547	239	508	926
Total	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR)	2015	2,454	1,949	872	.	.	505	31	474	.	1,662	1,324	726	.	.	338	23	314	68	903	872	872	.	.	142	31	132	624
Total	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR)	2015	2,968	2,647	1,288	.	.	321	41	280	.	1,832	1,656	972	.	.	176	18	158	148	1,329	1,288	1,288	.	.	157	41	140	675
Total	Overig Zeeland (CR)	2015	4,872	3,737	1,682	.	.	1,135	97	1,038	.	3,141	2,408	1,348	.	.	733	68	665	620	1,779	1,682	1,682	.	.	361	97	324	1,023
Total	West-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2015	7,833	5,133	2,251	.	.	2,700	261	2,439	.	5,445	3,509	1,831	.	.	1,936	212	1,724	2,048	2,512	2,251	2,251	.	.	652	261	579	1,529
Total	Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2015	4,699	3,408	1,624	.	.	1,291	149	1,142	.	3,220	2,331	1,310	.	.	889	118	771	354	1,773	1,624	1,624	.	.	388	149	344	1,127
Total	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2015	10,706	7,071	3,406	.	.	3,635	442	3,193	.	7,236	4,650	2,650	.	.	2,586	344	2,243	1,378	3,848	3,406	3,406	.	.	943	442	798	2,477
Total	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR)	2015	8,898	5,909	2,815	.	.	2,989	345	2,644	.	6,172	4,069	2,271	.	.	2,103	269	1,834	1,469	3,160	2,815	2,815	.	.	768	345	674	1,921
Total	Noord-Limburg (CR)	2015	7,266	3,425	1,571	.	.	3,841	319	3,522	.	5,151	2,369	1,278	.	.	2,782	266	2,515	1,899	1,890	1,571	1,571	.	.	641	319	571	1,156
Total	Midden-Limburg (CR)	2015	3,576	2,565	1,263	.	.	1,011	116	895	.	2,483	1,728	975	.	.	755	101	654	566	1,379	1,263	1,263	.	.	286	116	253	644
Total	Zuid-Limburg (CR)	2015	2,654	2,315	1,051	.	.	339	44	295	.	1,694	1,491	803	.	.	203	32	171	202	1,095	1,051	1,051	.	.	147	44	130	632
Total	Flevoland (CR)	2015	5,537	3,798	1,646	.	.	1,739	118	1,621	.	3,963	2,687	1,515	.	.	1,277	102	1,175	910	1,764	1,646	1,646	.	.	493	118	472	1,280
Total	De Marne (LB)	2015	462	358	151	.	.	104	9	95	.	330	259	134	.	.	71	6	65	26	160	151	151	.	.	53	9	51	113
Total	Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB)	2015	1,682	1,401	604	.	.	281	20	261	.	1,111	956	509	.	.	156	12	144	52	624	604	604	.	.	117	20	112	400
Total	Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB)	2015	2,110	1,769	741	.	.	341	36	305	.	1,379	1,169	625	.	.	210	25	186	107	777	741	741	.	.	162	36	152	519
Total	Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB)	2015	1,569	1,165	535	.	.	404	19	385	.	1,060	755	430	.	.	305	16	289	55	554	535	535	.	.	89	19	85	327
Total	Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB)	2015	1,216	1,088	529	.	.	128	12	116	.	760	685	389	.	.	75	10	65	33	541	529	529	.	.	66	12	64	310
Total	Oostelijk Hogeland (LB)	2015	1,037	876	375	.	.	161	8	153	.	703	602	328	.	.	101	6	95	62	383	375	375	.	.	80	8	79	269
Total	Noordelijk Friesland (LB)	2015	3,125	2,508	1,100	.	.	617	39	578	.	2,166	1,726	918	.	.	439	28	412	373	1,139	1,100	1,100	.	.	252	39	242	802
Total	Weidestreek in Friesland (LB)	2015	4,600	3,974	1,714	.	.	626	35	591	.	3,159	2,792	1,509	.	.	367	27	340	131	1,749	1,714	1,714	.	.	333	35	324	1,336
Total	De Wouden (LB)	2015	5,633	4,826	2,171	.	.	807	41	766	.	3,634	3,157	1,711	.	.	478	29	449	167	2,212	2,171	2,171	.	.	402	41	396	1,466
Total	Eilanden (LB)	2015	275	244	129	.	.	31	2	29	.	157	144	82	.	.	14	1	13	8	131	129	129	.	.	19	2	18	58
Total	Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB)	2015	516	445	220	.	.	71	6	65	.	326	290	157	.	.	36	4	32	11	226	220	220	.	.	39	6	38	117
Total	Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB)	2015	1,859	1,545	690	.	.	314	32	282	.	1,243	1,045	562	.	.	198	22	176	103	722	690	690	.	.	144	32	135	425
Total	Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB)	2015	2,060	1,799	830	.	.	261	24	237	.	1,353	1,206	662	.	.	147	17	129	86	854	830	830	.	.	138	24	131	574
Total	Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB)	2015	1,612	1,378	614	.	.	234	11	223	.	1,054	928	495	.	.	126	8	118	88	625	614	614	.	.	81	11	77	359
Total	Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB)	2015	2,680	2,079	927	.	.	601	57	544	.	1,781	1,362	743	.	.	419	46	373	286	984	927	927	.	.	204	57	192	573
Total	Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB)	2015	4,837	4,162	1,852	.	.	675	47	628	.	3,149	2,765	1,506	.	.	384	35	349	253	1,899	1,852	1,852	.	.	269	47	255	1,343
Total	Noordoost-Overijssel (LB)	2015	2,767	2,415	1,075	.	.	352	23	329	.	1,835	1,622	867	.	.	213	16	197	91	1,098	1,075	1,075	.	.	179	23	170	775
Total	Twente (LB)	2015	9,107	7,831	3,499	.	.	1,276	111	1,165	.	5,849	5,104	2,759	.	.	745	75	670	289	3,610	3,499	3,499	.	.	471	111	437	2,733
Total	Salland (LB)	2015	3,303	2,854	1,312	.	.	449	34	415	.	2,071	1,865	1,065	.	.	206	20	186	92	1,346	1,312	1,312	.	.	217	34	205	984
Total	Noordoostelijke Polder (LB)	2015	2,749	1,891	830	.	.	858	55	803	.	1,970	1,333	758	.	.	637	47	591	479	885	830	830	.	.	237	55	226	662
Total	Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB)	2015	2,788	1,907	816	.	.	881	63	818	.	1,993	1,354	757	.	.	639	55	584	431	879	816	816	.	.	256	63	246	618
Total	Oostelijke Veluwe (LB)	2015	2,384	1,952	992	.	.	432	39	393	.	1,515	1,227	723	.	.	288	30	258	92	1,031	992	992	.	.	153	39	145	614
Total	IJsselstreek (LB)	2015	1,264	1,049	492	.	.	215	24	191	.	805	669	377	.	.	137	20	117	66	516	492	492	.	.	92	24	88	376
Total	Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB)	2015	2,737	2,114	985	.	.	623	60	563	.	1,672	1,326	749	.	.	345	48	297	204	1,045	985	985	.	.	246	60	224	635
Total	Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB)	2015	752	424	195	.	.	328	28	300	.	499	272	150	.	.	227	18	209	170	223	195	195	.	.	79	28	72	104
Total	Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB)	2015	5,222	3,570	1,606	.	.	1,652	105	1,547	.	3,623	2,404	1,294	.	.	1,219	84	1,135	681	1,711	1,606	1,606	.	.	408	105	386	1,018
Total	Bommelerwaard (LB)	2015	1,697	893	404	.	.	804	66	738	.	1,266	620	330	.	.	646	56	590	238	470	404	404	.	.	140	66	130	259
Total	Westelijke Veluwe (LB)	2015	5,066	4,104	2,084	.	.	962	114	848	.	3,357	2,741	1,634	.	.	616	81	535	155	2,198	2,084	2,084	.	.	373	114	356	1,226
Total	Achterhoek (LB)	2015	9,484	8,109	3,685	.	.	1,375	111	1,264	.	6,072	5,298	2,876	.	.	774	75	699	286	3,796	3,685	3,685	.	.	614	111	570	2,658
Total	Kromme Rijn-streek en Heuvelrug (LB)	2015	1,523	1,073	497	.	.	450	41	409	.	1,041	718	405	.	.	323	32	292	282	538	497	497	.	.	126	41	120	349
Total	Westelijk Weidegebied in Utrecht (LB)	2015	3,714	3,008	1,359	.	.	706	63	643	.	2,467	2,020	1,122	.	.	447	45	402	259	1,422	1,359	1,359	.	.	257	63	243	926
Total	Centraal Tuinbouwgebied in Utrecht (LB)	2015	174	105	51	.	.	69	14	55	.	100	58	37	.	.	42	9	33	14	65	51	51	.	.	27	14	24	35
Total	Eemland (LB)	2015	644	529	262	.	.	115	9	106	.	414	337	201	.	.	77	8	69	10	271	262	262	.	.	44	9	44	135
Total	Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB)	2015	948	726	328	.	.	222	23	199	.	642	502	281	.	.	140	19	121	22	351	328	328	.	.	75	23	69	236
Total	Wieringen en Wieringermeer (LB)	2015	2,018	1,361	582	.	.	657	43	614	.	1,507	994	530	.	.	513	41	472	1,209	625	582	582	.	.	172	43	165	435
Total	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	2015	933	420	204	.	.	513	52	461	.	658	293	174	.	.	365	40	326	187	256	204	204	.	.	91	52	80	135
Total	Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB)	2015	1,488	299	141	.	.	1,189	86	1,103	.	1,235	219	120	.	.	1,016	78	938	282	227	141	141	.	.	126	86	117	120
Total	Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB)	2015	2,630	1,378	622	.	.	1,252	63	1,189	.	2,085	1,014	550	.	.	1,071	57	1,015	759	685	622	622	.	.	189	63	176	445
Total	West-Friesland en omgeving (LB)	2015	4,984	2,335	979	.	.	2,649	129	2,520	.	3,709	1,649	857	.	.	2,060	121	1,939	1,758	1,108	979	979	.	.	354	129	347	774
Total	Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB)	2015	2,686	2,029	887	.	.	657	46	611	.	1,753	1,314	693	.	.	439	33	405	141	933	887	887	.	.	147	46	133	486
Total	't Gein en Gooiland (LB)	2015	615	466	214	.	.	149	13	136	.	401	301	172	.	.	100	11	89	14	227	214	214	.	.	41	13	38	136
Total	Kennemerland (LB)	2015	644	434	184	.	.	210	23	187	.	456	325	160	.	.	131	20	111	77	207	184	184	.	.	66	23	64	105
Total	Voorne-Putten en Hoeksche Waard (LB)	2015	2,083	1,462	675	.	.	621	63	558	.	1,435	972	548	.	.	463	52	411	370	738	675	675	.	.	179	63	168	398
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.