Statistics Norway

Structure of Agriculture

2 Personal holders, by age. Per cent. Average age
  Personal holders, total -39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70- years Average age
19791, 2  124 408 22 19 26 23 10 52
19891, 3 98 610 27 27 21 18 8 49
1999 69 959 26 29 28 14 3 48
2000 67 644 25 29 28 15 3 48
2001 64 485 24 29 29 14 3 48
2002 60 044 24 30 29 15 3 49
2003 56 308 22 30 30 15 3 48
2004 53 376 22 30 30 15 3 49
2005 50 476 22 30 30 16 2 49
2006 48 417 21 30 30 17 2 49
2007 46 939 21 30 30 18 2 49
2008 45 679 20 30 30 19 2 50
2009 44 652 19 29 30 19 3 50
2010* 43 457 18 29 30 20 3 50
2010*              
County              
Østfold 2 373 19 29 30 19 3 50
Akershus og Oslo 2 328 17 29 30 21 3 51
Hedmark 3 556 17 29 30 21 3 51
Oppland 4 725 18 31 30 18 3 50
Buskerud 2 268 16 29 30 22 3 51
Vestfold 1 544 19 28 31 19 3 50
Telemark 1 535 17 28 32 21 3 51
Aust-Agder  682 17 27 32 19 5 51
Vest-Agder 1 112 21 30 27 18 5 50
Rogaland 4 307 23 29 27 17 3 49
Hordaland 3 106 17 27 31 22 4 51
Sogn og Fjordane 3 087 15 27 31 23 4 52
Møre og Romsdal 2 808 17 28 31 21 3 51
Sør-Trøndelag 2 987 18 33 29 18 3 50
Nord-Trøndelag 3 263 21 32 28 16 2 49
Nordland 2 352 17 27 32 20 3 51
Troms 1 086 15 30 30 22 3 51
Finnmark Finnmárku  338 20 28 25 23 3 50
Agricultural area in use              
   -  49 decares 4 821 17 24 29 23 7 52
 50- 99" 7 878 15 26 29 25 5 52
100-199" 13 124 17 28 30 21 3 51
200-499" 14 644 21 32 30 16 1 49
500-   " 2 990 22 36 29 12 0 47
1  Refers to personal holders with at least 5 decares agricultural area in use.
2  In 1979 age was not reported for 27 males and 16 females.
3  In 1989 age was not reported for 15 males and 6 females.
Source: Agricultural Statistics, Statistics Norway.

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