Results of the Agricultural Census 2020
(edition 2022)

Work in agriculture

 

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The 2020 Census was aimed at finding out the number of farm workers, i.e. persons who had been doing farm work 12 months prior to the Census (from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2020), on farms of various categories and sizes, their distribution by sex and age, and time worked.

According to the status of farm workers, 3 main groups were distinguished: farm holders and their family members, permanently hired workers, and temporarily hired workers.

Based on the 2020* survey data, there were 226.3 thousand farm workers on farms larger than 1 ha.

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Revised data.

 

Change in the number of farm workers
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In 2020, compared to 2010, the number of farm workers on all farms larger than 1 ha had decreased by 38 per cent: on farmers’ and family farms – by 40, in agricultural companies and enterprises – 7 per cent. The number of farm holders and their family members decreased by 42 per cent, the number of permanently hired workers – by 20 per cent. Since 2003, the number of farm workers dropped by 58 per cent.

 

Number of farm workers on farms larger than 1 ha

 

2003

2005

2007

2010

2013

2016

2020

Number of persons employed in agriculture, total

545,381

543,298

482,002

369,033

300,274

256,753

226,301

Farm holders and their family members

511,266

510,466

449,833

338,174

264,069

221,808

191,723

Permanently employed

28,850

26,516

28,331

27,915

33,881

33,759

33,497

Temporarily employed

5,265

6,316

3,838

2,944

2,324

1,186

1,081

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92 per cent of farm workers worked on farmers’ and family farms, 8 per cent – in agricul­tural companies and enterprises. The largest proportion (84.9 per cent) of farm workers were farm holders and their family members, slightly more than 14.6 per cent – permanently hired workers, 0.5 per cent – temporarily hired workers.

 

Number of farm workers by farm category and employment status

 

Farms of all types

Farmers' and family farms

Agricultural companies and enterprises

2010

2020

2010

2020

2010

2020

Number of persons employed in agriculture, total

369,033

226,301

349,592

208,149

19,441

18,152

Farm holders and their family members

338,174

191,723

338,174

191,723

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x

Permanently employed

27,915

33,497

9,000

16,050

18,915

17,447

Temporarily employed

2,944

1,081

2,418

376

526

705

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Farm workers by employment status in counties, 2020

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Based on the 2020 Census data, males accounted for 56, females – 44 per cent of all employees.

 

Farm workers by sex and farm category

 

Males and females

Males

Females

2003

2010

2020

2003

2010

2020

2003

2010

2020

Farms of all types

545,381

369,033

226,301

264,069

183,742

127,575

281,312

185,291

98,726

Farmers' and family farms

519,878

349,592

208,149

248,342

172,169

116,341

271,536

177,423

91,808

Agricultural companies and enterprises

25,503

19,441

18,152

15,727

11,573

11,234

9,776

7,868

6,918


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Farm workers by farm category in counties, 2020

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Among farm holders and their family members, there were more men (55 per cent) than women (45 per cent). Majority (64 per cent) of farm holders and their family members were older than 50, 30 per cent – aged 20–49, 1 per cent – under 20 years of age.

 

Distribution of farm holders and their family members by age and sex, 2020
Per cent

Males Females
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Based on the 2020 Census data, most of the farm workers were working on a farm part-time. Only 16 per cent of farm workers were working on a farm full-time (in 2016, 16 per cent). 86 per cent of farm workers on farmers’ and family farms worked part-time, most of them (28 per cent) worked up to 2 hours (in 2016, 86 and 24 per cent respectively). In agricul­tural companies and enterprises, 67 per cent of workers worked full-time (in 2016, 42 per cent).

 

Farm workers by gender in counties, 2020

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Distribution of farm workers on farmers’ and family farms by average time worked on a farm per day

2016 2020
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Farm workers by sex, working time and farm category

 

Farms of all types

Farmers' and family farms

Agricultural companies and enterprises

2016

2020

2016

2020

2016

2020

Full-time

40,343

36,997

32,842

24,889

7,501

12,108

Part-time

216,410

189,304

205,913

183,260

10,497

6,044

Employed on farms less 2 hours

57,670

59,182

56,980

58,774

690

408

Employed on farms from 2 to 4 hours

54,373

54,351

53,818

54,068

555

283

Employed on farms from 4 to 6 hours

43,663

38,485

43,006

38,277

657

208

Employed on farms from 6 to 8 hours

60,704

37,286

8,595

32,141

52,109

5,145

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For the purpose of better comparability, part-time farm workers were converted into full-time (annual work) units (AWU) based on the time worked per week. For example, those who had worked 31–39 hours per week were equated to 0.875 workers. The results obtained after the conversion showed that from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2020 121.5 thousand workers (on farmers’ and family farms – 104.6 thousand, in agricultural companies and enterprises – 16.9 thousand) were doing farm work full-time. In 2020, compared to 2010, the number of persons employed in terms of annual work units decreased by 16 per cent. Since 2003, the number of persons employed in terms of annual work units decreased by 58 per cent.

 

Number of persons employed in terms of annual work units (AWU)

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