Table 1 Holdings with personal holder by age of holder average age by county and size of agricultral area in use

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

	Holdings with personal holder	-39 years	40-49 years	50-59 years	60-69 years	70- years	Average age

							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.