Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Households Total 1.13 Million, Down 17,000 from Last Year... Over Half Are '2-Person Households'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The number of people engaged in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries is steadily decreasing. In particular, while the number of agricultural, forestry, and fishery households is declining faster than the total number of households, the proportion of elderly population is continuously increasing.

According to the "2019 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Survey Results" announced by Statistics Korea on the 25th, as of December 1, 2019, there were 1.13 million agriculture, forestry, and fishery households. This is a decrease of 17,000 households compared to the previous year.

There were 1.007 million agricultural households, 51,000 fishery households, and 80,000 forestry households. Due to abandonment of farming caused by aging and switching to other occupations, the number decreased by 14,000 households (-1.3%). The agricultural population also decreased by 70,000 people.

The proportion of agricultural households was 5.0% of total households, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous year, and the proportion of agricultural population was 4.3% of the total population, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous year.

The main household type among agriculture, forestry, and fishery households was two-person households. In fact, 55.8% of agricultural households, 58.1% of fishery households, and 61.2% of forestry households were two-person households. This number far exceeds twice the 27.5% proportion of two-person households among all households in Korea.

Meanwhile, the proportion of elderly population aged 65 and over was 46.6% in agricultural households, 39.2% in fishery households, and 44.8% in forestry households.

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