Farmers: less and less numerous and more and more men

Mixed crop farmers, cattle breeders, cereal growers, wine growers, market gardeners, self employed fishers, agricultural contractors, etc.: in France, in nearly forty years, while farm size has increased, the share of farmers in employment has fallen sharply, from 7.1% in 1982 to 1.5% in 2019.

In 2019, among farmers, three quarters are men, a proportion that has increased over the past forty years, and more than half are 50 years old or older.

On average, farmers have a higher working time than the employed population as a whole, and they are more likely to work on Saturdays and Sundays.