Income, consumption, wealth of households: key figures; National Accounts

Income, consumption, wealth of households: key figures; National Accounts

Characteristics of households Periods Total amount Wealth Financial liabilities Home mortgages; closing balance (million euros) Average amount Wealth Financial liabilities Home mortgages; closing balance (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Wealth Financial liabilities Home mortgages; closing balance (1,000 euro)
Total 2021* 751,949 90.6 60.7
Disposable income: 1st 20%-group 2021* 23,637 14.2 11.4
Disposable income: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 55,462 33.4 23.9
Disposable income: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 136,314 82.1 52.8
Disposable income: 4th 20%-group 2021* 214,405 129.1 79.4
Disposable income: 5th 20%-group 2021* 322,131 194.0 119.0
Type: Single man 2021* 66,886 44.9 44.9
Type: Single woman 2021* 45,821 29.3 29.3
Type: One-parent family 2021* 37,448 66.7 40.8
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2021* 369,241 190.3 85.6
Type: Couple, no children 2021* 211,192 94.7 63.0
Other types of households 2021* 21,361 41.5 28.7
Source of income: mixed income 2021* 101,560 123.0 75.9
Source of income: compensation of employ 2021* 549,794 130.4 79.1
Source of income: old age benefits 2021* 82,016 38.2 30.8
Source of income: other 2021* 18,579 16.7 13.0
Main earner: to 35 years 2021* 109,125 63.0 47.5
Main earner: 35 to 50 years 2021* 293,123 150.4 85.7
Main earner: 50 to 65 years 2021* 251,610 110.3 68.2
Main earner: 65 years or older 2021* 98,091 41.9 33.0
Home ownership: Owner-occupied home 2021* 742,249 167.0 100.3
Home ownership: Rent with rent subsidy 2021* 930 0.6 0.5
Home ownership: Rent: no rent subsidy 2021* 7,762 3.8 2.8
Home ownership: Other 2021* 1,008 2.8 2.6
Net worth: 1st 20%-group 2021* 32,204 19.4 15.9
Net worth: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 53,118 32.0 24.1
Net worth: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 182,490 109.9 71.3
Net worth: 4th 20%-group 2021* 228,406 137.6 83.1
Net worth: 5th 20%-group 2021* 255,731 154.0 90.0
Source: CBS.
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This table describes the distribution of income, consumption, and wealth components of the sector households in the national accounts over different household groups. Households are identified by main source of income, living situation, household composition, age classes of the head of the household, income class by 20% groups, and net worth class by 20% groups.

Data available from: 2015.

Status of the figures:
All data are provisional.

Changes as of October 19th 2023:
The figures of 2015-2020 are revised. Results for 2021 are added to the table.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be released in October 2024.

Description topics

Total amount
Wealth
Wealth components are assets, liabilities, and non-financial assets. The sum of these components equals net worth. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
Financial liabilities
Liabilities are debts of households.
Home mortgages; closing balance
Total of the home mortgages at the end of the period. These are long-term loans with as collateral the property itself which is occupied by the private person.

Average amount
Amount per household.
Wealth
Wealth components are assets, liabilities, and non-financial assets. The sum of these components equals net worth.
Financial liabilities
Liabilities are debts of households.
Home mortgages; closing balance
Total of the home mortgages at the end of the period. These are long-term loans with as collateral the property itself which is occupied by the private person.

Standardised amount
Amount per household converted to a single-person household.
Wealth
Wealth components are assets, liabilities, and non-financial assets. The sum of these components equals net worth.
Financial liabilities
Liabilities are debts of households.
Home mortgages; closing balance
Total of the home mortgages at the end of the period. These are long-term loans with as collateral the property itself which is occupied by the private person.