Wealth of households; components of wealth
| Household characteristics | Components of wealth | Periods | Number of private households (x 1 000) | Total wealth (bn euros) | Mean wealth (1 000 euros) | Median wealth (1 000 euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | Wealth | 2022* | 5,106.6 | 1,554.3 | 304.4 | 143.3 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1 Assets | 2022* | 5,106.6 | 2,327.2 | 455.7 | 328.9 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 5,021.3 | 303.0 | 60.3 | 21.9 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 5,019.3 | 229.5 | 45.7 | 19.9 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 1,085.5 | 73.4 | 67.6 | 9.7 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 3,195.6 | 1,576.3 | 493.3 | 406.5 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 3,160.5 | 1,465.5 | 463.7 | 402.1 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 357.1 | 110.8 | 310.4 | 158.1 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 910.2 | 84.1 | 92.5 | 17.6 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 375.6 | 330.1 | 878.8 | 155.6 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 273.0 | 33.8 | 123.7 | 32.8 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 4,264.7 | 773.0 | 181.2 | 139.0 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 2,929.2 | 656.5 | 224.1 | 187.1 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 1,227.5 | 24.2 | 19.7 | 11.7 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 2,391.3 | 92.2 | 38.5 | 1.1 |
| Source: Income as employee/self-employe | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 5,106.6 | 745.4 | 146.0 | 21.7 |
| Source: Income as employee | Wealth | 2022* | 4,312.1 | 952.5 | 220.9 | 125.4 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1 Assets | 2022* | 4,312.1 | 1,534.1 | 355.8 | 308.8 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 4,234.0 | 230.2 | 54.4 | 20.9 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 4,232.3 | 182.7 | 43.2 | 19.2 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 878.5 | 47.5 | 54.1 | 8.7 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 2,640.0 | 1,198.0 | 453.8 | 392.4 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 2,618.8 | 1,151.8 | 439.8 | 388.8 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 221.3 | 46.2 | 209.0 | 132.6 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 344.2 | 16.5 | 47.8 | 9.2 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 149.7 | 74.5 | 497.7 | 44.1 |
| Source: Income as employee | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 172.0 | 14.9 | 86.3 | 25.0 |
| Source: Income as employee | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 3,572.9 | 581.6 | 162.8 | 134.6 |
| Source: Income as employee | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 2,457.0 | 521.7 | 212.3 | 182.4 |
| Source: Income as employee | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 1,078.5 | 21.6 | 20.0 | 12.0 |
| Source: Income as employee | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 1,889.9 | 38.4 | 20.3 | 0.9 |
| Source: Income as employee | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 4,312.1 | 322.4 | 74.8 | 17.5 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | Wealth | 2022* | 794.5 | 601.8 | 757.4 | 306.3 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1 Assets | 2022* | 794.5 | 793.2 | 998.3 | 518.2 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 787.3 | 72.7 | 92.4 | 28.3 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 787.1 | 46.8 | 59.5 | 24.0 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 207.1 | 25.9 | 125.0 | 15.1 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 555.6 | 378.3 | 680.9 | 508.7 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 541.7 | 313.7 | 579.1 | 485.7 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 135.8 | 64.6 | 475.8 | 210.4 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 566.0 | 67.7 | 119.6 | 27.2 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 225.8 | 255.5 | 1,131.4 | 274.1 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 101.0 | 18.9 | 187.3 | 50.5 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 691.8 | 191.3 | 276.6 | 168.0 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 472.3 | 134.9 | 285.6 | 217.8 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 149.0 | 2.7 | 18.0 | 10.0 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 501.4 | 53.8 | 107.3 | 3.0 |
| Source: Income as self-employed (total) | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 794.5 | 423.0 | 532.4 | 94.0 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | Wealth | 2022* | 591.8 | 248.8 | 420.3 | 229.4 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1 Assets | 2022* | 591.8 | 338.8 | 572.4 | 419.9 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 585.7 | 39.3 | 67.1 | 23.5 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 585.6 | 28.6 | 48.9 | 20.3 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 132.9 | 10.7 | 80.3 | 12.9 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 384.5 | 208.5 | 542.2 | 450.5 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 374.4 | 186.2 | 497.2 | 436.0 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 77.4 | 22.3 | 288.4 | 172.4 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 539.3 | 66.3 | 122.9 | 28.5 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 53.2 | 18.8 | 353.3 | 39.7 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 49.7 | 6.0 | 119.8 | 42.8 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 505.1 | 90.0 | 178.2 | 135.8 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 322.6 | 73.7 | 228.4 | 193.5 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 111.2 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 373.3 | 14.3 | 38.4 | 2.4 |
| Source: Income as self-employed | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 591.8 | 136.3 | 230.2 | 61.9 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | Wealth | 2022* | 182.4 | 349.6 | 1,916.4 | 834.2 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1 Assets | 2022* | 182.4 | 449.4 | 2,463.4 | 1,226.2 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 182.0 | 32.4 | 177.9 | 51.9 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 182.0 | 17.5 | 96.0 | 41.2 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 70.6 | 14.9 | 211.0 | 21.3 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 165.5 | 166.8 | 1,008.0 | 712.1 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 162.1 | 124.9 | 770.3 | 646.7 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 57.1 | 41.9 | 734.0 | 296.4 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 26.3 | 1.4 | 53.7 | 11.3 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 171.3 | 236.0 | 1,377.7 | 386.8 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 50.3 | 12.7 | 253.5 | 63.6 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 170.9 | 99.8 | 583.8 | 329.4 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 145.3 | 60.2 | 414.5 | 309.8 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 31.1 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 9.1 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 117.4 | 39.0 | 332.4 | 22.5 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 182.4 | 285.0 | 1,562.1 | 480.1 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | Wealth | 2022* | 20.3 | 3.5 | 170.7 | 4.1 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1 Assets | 2022* | 20.3 | 5.0 | 246.9 | 11.7 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 19.5 | 1.1 | 54.4 | 7.8 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 19.5 | 0.8 | 38.4 | 6.9 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 3.5 | 0.3 | 88.2 | 9.9 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 5.6 | 3.0 | 539.3 | 424.5 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 5.2 | 2.7 | 511.8 | 423.9 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 1.2 | 0.3 | 279.1 | 165.1 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 0.4 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 4.5 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 1.3 | 0.7 | 516.8 | 54.6 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 1.1 | 0.2 | 206.6 | 52.6 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 15.8 | 1.5 | 97.7 | 25.9 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 4.4 | 1.0 | 218.4 | 164.1 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 6.6 | 0.2 | 23.1 | 16.6 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 10.7 | 0.4 | 41.0 | 3.2 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 20.3 | 1.7 | 85.7 | 2.0 |
| Source: Transfer income | Wealth | 2022* | 2,930.5 | 935.4 | 319.2 | 97.5 |
| Source: Transfer income | 1 Assets | 2022* | 2,930.5 | 1,093.6 | 373.2 | 136.7 |
| Source: Transfer income | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 2,880.0 | 251.9 | 87.5 | 22.6 |
| Source: Transfer income | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,879.5 | 161.1 | 56.0 | 20.7 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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This table shows the distribution of wealth of households. The figures in this table are broken down to components of wealth and different household characteristics.
Data available from: 2006.
The population consists of all private households with income on January 1st of the reporting year.
Status of the figures:
The figures for 2006 to 2021 are final. The figures for 2022 are preliminary.
The compilation of the figures has been changed in a number of parts from reporting year 2011 compared to previous years:
From 2011, more complete information on bank and saving credits and securities is available. All small amounts are also observed from that moment on. As a result, there are more households with these assets.
From 2011, more complete information on debts is available. Education loans and loans from banks are fully observed from that moment on. As a result, there are more households with other loans.
Changes as of 3 November 2023:
Update with final figures for 2021 and provisional figures for 2022
When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2023 will be published in the fall of 2024.
Description topics
- Number of private households
- Number of private households with a known income on January 1st of the reporting year.
A private household is a collection of one or more people who share the same living space and provide in their own everyday needs in a private, non-commercial way. - Total wealth
- Total wealth of private households.
- Mean wealth
- Mean wealth of private households.
- Median wealth
- Median wealth of private households.
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.