Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
943. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered farmers over the age of 65 at present; the number of registered farmers under the age of 35 at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33895/17]
View answerThe CSO's 2013 Farm Structures Survey indicated that approximately 37,700 or 27% of Irish farmers are over 65 years and 8,200 (6%) aged under 35. A full age breakdown can be found in the table. These figures compare with EUROSTAT data for 2013, which showed that 31% of all EU farm holders were over 65 and 6% are aged under 35.
|
2013 |
Number of Farmers |
% of Farmers |
|
< 35 |
8,200 |
6% |
|
35 - 44 |
22,800 |
16% |
|
45 - 54 |
34,800 |
25% |
|
55 - 64 |
35,600 |
26% |
|
> 65 |
37,700 |
27% |
|
Total |
139,100 |
100% |
Source: Farm Structures Survey, 2013. CSO.
