Welfare of households; key figures
| Household characteristics | Periods | Median wealth (1 000 euro) |
|---|---|---|
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 2024* | 1.0 |
| Source: CBS. | ||
Table explanation
This table aims to show the distribution of welfare of private households, measured by their income, expenditures and wealth.
The figures in this table are broken down to different household characteristics.
The population consists of all private households with income on January 1st of the reporting year.
In the population for the subject low-income households, both student households and households with income only for a part of the year have been excluded.
New figures on poverty are based on a new method of measurement. The figures on low income will not be updated from 2024.
Data available from: 2011
Status of the figures:
The figures for 2011 to 2023 are final. The figures for 2024 are preliminary.
Changes as of 8 October 2025:
Figures for 2023 are finalized. Preliminary figures for 2024 are added.
Changes as of 9 February 2022:
The preliminary figures for 2020 concerning ‘Mean expenditures’ have been added.
The topic 'Mean expenditures' only contains 5-annual data, for 2015 and 2020. The data for 2015 for this topic were still preliminary and are now final.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the fall of 2026.
Description topics
- Median wealth
- Ranking households according to their wealth, the median is equal to the wealth of the central household. Half of the households possess more wealth, the other half has less.
Wealth equals assets minus debts. Assets are financial assets (bank and saving credits and securities), real estate and enterprise capital. Debts are amongst other things mortgage debt and consumptive loans.