Agricultural population refers to the group of people whose livelihoods are directly or indirectly dependent on agricultural and related primary production activities, including crop cultivation, livestock raising, forestry, hunting, and fishing [1][2]. It encompasses individuals economically active in these sectors, such as self-employed farmers, agricultural wage workers, forestry workers, and fishery workers, as well as their non-working dependents [1]. Agricultural population is characterized by its demographic composition and socioeconomic relationships with agricultural production and rural livelihoods. Relevant characteristics include age and sex distribution, household structure, labor participation, educational attainment, and patterns of migration [2][3]. Its size and composition are influenced by changes in agricultural employment, technological development, land-use patterns, and rural economic diversification. Agricultural population statistics provide a basis for examining demographic changes, labor availability, household livelihoods, and the relationships between population dynamics and agricultural and forestry development [2][3].
Agricultural and Rural Development Research • Forestry • Agricultural and Biological Sciences • Life Sciences