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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private households | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 7,898.9 | 390.7 | 49.5 | 20.1 |
| Type: Single person household | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,971.4 | 98.9 | 33.3 | 9.9 |
| Type: Multi-person household | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 4,927.4 | 291.7 | 59.2 | 28.4 |
| Type: One-parent family | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 560.6 | 16.8 | 30.0 | 8.9 |
| Type: Couple, total | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 4,217.3 | 264.4 | 62.7 | 31.6 |
| Type: Couple, no children | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,260.3 | 151.9 | 67.2 | 33.4 |
| Type: Couple, with child(ren) | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,956.9 | 112.5 | 57.5 | 29.6 |
| Type: Multi-person household, n.e.c. | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 149.5 | 10.4 | 69.9 | 26.5 |
| Main earner: to 24 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 335.8 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 3.5 |
| Main earner: 25 to 44 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,397.6 | 65.3 | 27.2 | 11.8 |
| Main earner: 45 to 64 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,891.6 | 167.7 | 58.0 | 25.4 |
| Main earner: 65 years or older | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,273.9 | 154.2 | 67.8 | 30.9 |
| Main earner: 25 to 34 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,183.9 | 25.3 | 21.4 | 9.5 |
| Main earner: 35 to 44 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,213.7 | 39.9 | 32.9 | 14.8 |
| Main earner: 45 to 54 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,419.2 | 72.0 | 50.8 | 22.6 |
| Main earner: 55 to 64 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,472.3 | 95.7 | 65.0 | 28.5 |
| Main earner: 65 to 74 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,209.8 | 82.8 | 68.5 | 31.5 |
| Main earner: 75 to 84 years | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 790.5 | 53.5 | 67.7 | 30.7 |
| Main earner: 85 years or older | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 273.6 | 17.9 | 65.4 | 29.6 |
| Main earner: Dutch background | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
| Main earner: western background | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
| Main earner: non-western background | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
| 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 | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 4,232.3 | 182.7 | 43.2 | 19.2 |
| 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 | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 585.6 | 28.6 | 48.9 | 20.3 |
| Source: Income as major shareholder | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 182.0 | 17.5 | 96.0 | 41.2 |
| Source: Income as other self-employed | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 19.5 | 0.8 | 38.4 | 6.9 |
| Source: Transfer income | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,879.5 | 161.1 | 56.0 | 20.7 |
| Source: Income insurance benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,466.4 | 158.7 | 64.3 | 27.8 |
| Source: Unemployment benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 29.5 | 1.4 | 46.4 | 11.5 |
| Source: Sickness/Disability benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 255.6 | 6.7 | 26.2 | 5.0 |
| Source: Old-age/survivors pension | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,181.3 | 150.6 | 69.1 | 31.1 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 395.3 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 261.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 134.3 | 1.8 | 13.1 | 2.8 |
| Source: Student grant | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 17.8 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 4,535.4 | 314.7 | 69.4 | 36.2 |
| Home ownership: Rent | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 3,363.5 | 75.9 | 22.6 | 6.1 |
| Home ownership: Rent: no rent subsidy | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,985.9 | 64.5 | 32.5 | 10.7 |
| Home ownership: Rent with rent subsidy | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 1,377.6 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 2.8 |
| Equivalised income: 1st 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 752.0 | 18.3 | 24.3 | 2.8 |
| Equivalised income: 2nd 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 775.2 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 3.7 |
| Equivalised income: 3rd 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 787.0 | 21.2 | 27.0 | 10.2 |
| Equivalised income: 4th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 790.1 | 27.9 | 35.4 | 14.7 |
| Equivalised income: 5th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 793.8 | 31.8 | 40.1 | 18.6 |
| Equivalised income: 6th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 797.1 | 35.9 | 45.0 | 22.7 |
| Equivalised income: 7th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 799.5 | 41.1 | 51.4 | 27.7 |
| Equivalised income: 8th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 800.7 | 47.4 | 59.2 | 33.5 |
| Equivalised income: 9th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 801.6 | 57.9 | 72.3 | 42.5 |
| Equivalised income: 10th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 801.8 | 92.9 | 115.8 | 61.8 |
| Wealth: 1st 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 760.9 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 2.3 |
| Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 722.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 802.7 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 5.7 |
| Wealth: 4th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 802.1 | 19.6 | 24.4 | 22.4 |
| Wealth: 5th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 799.1 | 27.2 | 34.1 | 20.0 |
| Wealth: 6th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 800.6 | 26.8 | 33.5 | 21.0 |
| Wealth: 7th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 801.9 | 34.1 | 42.5 | 31.3 |
| Wealth: 8th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 802.6 | 46.1 | 57.4 | 45.5 |
| Wealth: 9th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 803.0 | 69.8 | 87.0 | 68.4 |
| Wealth: 10th 10%-group | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 803.2 | 153.6 | 191.2 | 115.4 |
| Wealh: to -4 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 609.5 | 6.1 | 10.0 | 2.8 |
| Wealth: -5 000 to <0 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 300.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Wealth: 0 to 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 328.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Wealth: 1 000 to 4 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 612.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Wealth: 5 000 to 9 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 325.2 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Wealth: 10 000 to 19 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 374.2 | 5.7 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
| Wealth: 20 000 to 49 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 536.2 | 15.2 | 28.3 | 27.9 |
| Wealth: 50 000 to 99 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 471.9 | 16.8 | 35.7 | 25.5 |
| Wealth: 100 000 to 199 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 956.0 | 31.0 | 32.4 | 18.7 |
| Wealth: 200 000 to 499 999 euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 2,082.4 | 109.0 | 52.3 | 38.9 |
| Wealth: 500 000 to <1 million euros | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 899.9 | 102.1 | 113.4 | 85.1 |
| Wealth: 1 million euro or more | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 402.8 | 98.9 | 245.5 | 134.1 |
| 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.