Wealth of households; components of wealth

Wealth of households; components of wealth

Household characteristics Components of wealth Periods Total wealth (bn euros) Mean wealth (1 000 euros) Median wealth (1 000 euros)
Wealth: 1st 10%-group Wealth 2022* -35.4 -44.1 -16.1
Wealth: 1st 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* -16.3 -20.3 -11.3
Wealth: 2nd 10%-group Wealth 2022* 0.4 0.5 0.5
Wealth: 2nd 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 0.4 0.5 0.5
Wealth: 3rd 10%-group Wealth 2022* 4.8 6.0 5.4
Wealth: 3rd 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 4.8 5.9 5.4
Wealth: 4th 10%-group Wealth 2022* 21.8 27.1 25.3
Wealth: 4th 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 19.2 23.9 23.0
Wealth: 5th 10%-group Wealth 2022* 74.1 92.2 92.4
Wealth: 5th 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 28.6 35.6 22.3
Wealth: 6th 10%-group Wealth 2022* 141.9 176.6 176.4
Wealth: 6th 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 30.5 38.0 22.8
Wealth: 7th 10%-group Wealth 2022* 212.1 264.0 263.3
Wealth: 7th 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 42.0 52.2 36.7
Wealth: 8th 10%-group Wealth 2022* 296.9 369.4 367.5
Wealth: 8th 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 62.1 77.2 58.4
Wealth: 9th 10%-group Wealth 2022* 429.3 534.1 525.4
Wealth: 9th 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 111.6 138.9 109.0
Wealth: 10th 10%-group Wealth 2022* 1,343.8 1,672.0 1,001.8
Wealth: 10th 10%-group Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 868.5 1,080.6 459.9
Wealth: -5 000 to <0 euros Wealth 2022* -0.6 -1.8 -1.4
Wealth: -5 000 to <0 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* -0.6 -1.7 -1.4
Wealth: 0 to 999 euros Wealth 2022* 0.2 0.4 0.4
Wealth: 0 to 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 0.2 0.4 0.4
Wealth: 1 000 to 4 999 euros Wealth 2022* 1.6 2.6 2.3
Wealth: 1 000 to 4 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 1.6 2.6 2.3
Wealth: 5 000 to 9 999 euros Wealth 2022* 2.4 7.3 7.2
Wealth: 5 000 to 9 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 2.4 7.2 7.1
Wealth: 10 000 to 19 999 euros Wealth 2022* 5.4 14.5 14.2
Wealth: 10 000 to 19 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 5.3 14.1 14.1
Wealth: 20 000 to 49 999 euros Wealth 2022* 17.4 32.4 31.0
Wealth: 20 000 to 49 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 15.1 28.0 28.8
Wealth: 50 000 to 99 999 euros Wealth 2022* 35.2 74.2 73.8
Wealth: 50 000 to 99 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 17.4 36.6 38.1
Wealth: 100 000 to 199 999 euros Wealth 2022* 144.3 150.3 150.4
Wealth: 100 000 to 199 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 34.3 35.8 19.8
Wealth: 200 000 to 499 999 euros Wealth 2022* 687.2 329.4 320.4
Wealth: 200 000 to 499 999 euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 144.6 69.3 48.6
Wealth: 500 000 to <1 million euros Wealth 2022* 610.5 677.9 647.4
Wealth: 500 000 to <1 million euros Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 196.4 218.1 175.5
Wealth: 1 million euro or more Wealth 2022* 1,021.1 2,533.3 1,518.2
Wealth: 1 million euro or more Wealth excluding principal residence 2022* 750.7 1,862.5 929.7
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

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.