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: Social provisions benefit | Wealth | 2022* | 420.1 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 0.8 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1 Assets | 2022* | 420.1 | 7.7 | 18.2 | 1.3 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 395.4 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 395.3 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 9.8 | 0.3 | 33.8 | 3.8 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 14.2 | 4.6 | 321.7 | 284.6 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 13.7 | 4.4 | 322.1 | 287.0 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 1.4 | 0.2 | 127.8 | 92.1 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 2.7 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 1.7 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 1.4 | 0.2 | 165.1 | 4.0 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 1.4 | 0.1 | 107.6 | 36.0 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 199.6 | 3.2 | 16.1 | 2.3 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 11.6 | 1.3 | 111.5 | 92.5 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 75.9 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 6.9 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 153.0 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Source: Social provisions benefit | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 420.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | Wealth | 2022* | 278.6 | . | . | 0.6 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1 Assets | 2022* | 278.6 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 261.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 261.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 2.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 3.3 | 0.8 | 247.3 | 231.3 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 3.2 | 0.8 | 251.0 | 233.7 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 0.2 | 0.0 | 103.1 | 95.1 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 0.8 | . | . | 0.8 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 0.4 | 0.0 | 35.5 | 0.0 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 0.1 | . | . | . |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 130.1 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 1.8 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 3.8 | 0.4 | 100.8 | 92.5 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 47.2 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 5.2 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 106.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Source: Social assistance benefit | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 278.6 | -0.5 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | Wealth | 2022* | 141.5 | 4.5 | 31.9 | 1.6 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1 Assets | 2022* | 141.5 | 6.2 | 44.1 | 2.7 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.1 Financial assets | 2022* | 134.4 | 2.1 | 15.5 | 2.8 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2022* | 134.3 | 1.8 | 13.1 | 2.8 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.1.2 Securities | 2022* | 7.4 | 0.3 | 43.6 | 7.2 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.2 Real estate | 2022* | 10.9 | 3.8 | 344.0 | 304.0 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2022* | 10.5 | 3.6 | 343.4 | 305.2 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2022* | 1.2 | 0.2 | 131.7 | 91.0 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2022* | 1.9 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 2.4 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.4 Substantial interest | 2022* | 1.0 | 0.2 | 216.6 | 8.6 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 1.5 Other assets | 2022* | 1.3 | 0.1 | 110.8 | 37.5 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 2 Liabilities | 2022* | 69.6 | 1.7 | 25.0 | 4.1 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2022* | 7.8 | 0.9 | 116.7 | 92.7 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 2.2 Education loans | 2022* | 28.8 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 11.6 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | 2.3 Other loans | 2022* | 46.9 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Source: Social provisions, n.e.c. | Wealth excluding principal residence | 2022* | 141.5 | 1.8 | 12.9 | 1.5 |
| 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.