Statistics Norway

Census of agriculture 2010

1 Holdings with personal holder by age of holder1 average age by county and size of agricultral area in use
  Holdings with personal holder By age of holder Average age
  -39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70- years
              Years
1969  155 493 21 582 33 876 44 923 37 076 17 036 54.0
19792  124 408 27 752 24 092 31 914 28 053 12 553 51.9
19893 98 610 26 233 26 155 20 975 17 796 7 430 49.3
1999 69 959 17 923 20 447 19 276 9 981 2 332 48.0
2010 43 766 8 391 12 863 12 984 8 266 1 262 49.8
Fylke              
Østfold 2 389  472  718  712  426 61 49.5
Akershus/Oslo 2 340  408  686  703  470 73 50.4
Hedmark 3 584  642 1 052 1 069  713  108 50.2
Oppland 4 745  914 1 507 1 400  822  102 49.3
Buskerud 2 277  389  675  691  469 53 50.5
Vestfold 1 555  320  419  495  275 46 49.7
Telemark 1 560  278  430  482  320 50 50.7
Aust-Agder  690  117  188  228  128 29 50.6
Vest-Agder 1 119  242  339  293  194 51 49.2
Rogaland 4 358 1 057 1 262 1 188  721  130 48.4
Hordaland 3 135  558  831  967  665  114 50.8
Sogn og Fjordane 3 120  487  845  964  701  123 51.4
Møre og Romsdal 2 820  530  775  866  555 94 50.3
Sør-Trøndelag 3 007  570  976  864  522 75 49.3
Nord-Trøndelag 3 267  736 1 068  903  513 47 48.2
Nordland 2 361  423  659  740  470 69 50.3
Troms Romsa 1 098  175  336  329  229 29 50.4
Finnmark Finnmárku  341 73 97 90 73 8 49.5
Agricultural area in use              
   - 49 decares 5 061  911 1 219 1 467 1 152  312 51.6
 50- 99 " 7 939 1 226 2 076 2 323 1 940  374 51.9
100-199 " 13 161 2 395 3 697 3 987 2 702  380 50.3
200-299 " 8 165 1 677 2 558 2 477 1 330  123 48.8
300-499 " 6 451 1 475 2 231 1 869  816 60 47.5
500-    " 2 989  707 1 082  861  326 13 47.0
1  Holder is the person responsible for the farm, normally the one who applies for subsidies.
2  In 1979, age to 44 holders is missing.
3  In 1989, age to 21 holders is missing.

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