HC Deb 02 December 1931 vol 260 cc1086-7
57. Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Minister of Agriculture what percentage of the population depend for their livelihood on pasture and agriculture in Great Britain, the Colonies, India, and the European countries?

Sir VICTOR WARRENDER (Lord of the Treasury)

I have been asked to reply. The answer to the hon. Member's question is in the form of a table

The following statement shows the number of persons and the proportion of the total occupied population engaged in agriculture in each of the undermentioned countries in the latest year for which information is available. I have no information with regard to the various colonies.

Persons occupied in agriculture.
Country. Males. Females. Total. Proportion of Total Occupied Population.
Thousands. Thousands. Thousands. Per cent.
Great Britain … … 1,341 107 1,448 7
Irish Free State … … 556 122 678 52
Canada … … 1,092 18 1,110 35
Australia … … 514 10 524 23
Union of South Africa … … 164 4 168 31
New Zealand … … 133 9 142 28
India … … 68,865 32,390 101,255 70
Germany … … 4,635 4,910 9,545 30
Austria … … — — 1,438 42
Belgium … … 481 130 611 20
Bulgaria … … 1,034 1,107 2,141 82
Denmark … … 392 69 461 35
Estonia … … 192 212 404 65
Finland … … 598 426 1,024 70
France … … 4,993 3,958 8,951 41
Hungary … … — — 2,127 59
Italy … … 7,085 3,117 10,202 55
Lithuania … … 512 576 1,088 79
Norway … … 279 57 336 31
Netherlands … … 533 90 623 23
Sweden … … 792 248 1,040 40
Switzerland … … 385 97 482 26
Czechoslovakia … … 1,665 759 2,424 40
Russia … … — — 59,846 83

NOTES:—(a) Owing to differences in classification in the relative censuses the above figures may not be altogether comparable, particularly in regard to female employment.

(b) The figures have been extracted mainly from the 1929–30 Year Book of Agricultural Statistics published by the International Institute of Agriculture.

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