Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts

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Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts
Characteristics of households Periods Total amount Assets Loans (million euros) Total amount Liabilities Loans (million euros) Average amount Assets Loans (1,000 euro) Average amount Liabilities Loans (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Assets Loans (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Liabilities Loans (1,000 euro) Share in total net worth Assets Loans (%) Share in total net worth Liabilities Loans (%)
Total 2021* 10,881 833,045 1.3 100.3 0.9 67.3 0.2 18.7
Disposable income: 1st 20%-group 2021* 1,850 30,161 1.1 18.2 0.9 14.5 0.6 9.8
Disposable income: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 1,482 60,802 0.9 36.6 0.6 26.2 0.3 13.6
Disposable income: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 1,990 143,847 1.2 86.6 0.8 55.7 0.3 18.6
Disposable income: 4th 20%-group 2021* 2,286 225,263 1.4 135.7 0.8 83.4 0.2 21.0
Disposable income: 5th 20%-group 2021* 3,273 372,972 2.0 224.6 1.2 137.8 0.2 20.2
Type: Single man 2021* 1,038 77,099 0.7 51.7 0.7 51.7 0.2 17.6
Type: Single woman 2021* 1,358 52,805 0.9 33.7 0.9 33.7 0.3 11.3
Type: One-parent family 2021* 542 42,030 1.0 74.9 0.6 45.8 0.3 22.9
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2021* 3,277 399,012 1.7 205.7 0.8 92.5 0.2 27.9
Type: Couple, no children 2021* 4,304 237,180 1.9 106.4 1.3 70.8 0.2 13.2
Other types of households 2021* 362 24,919 0.7 48.4 0.5 33.5 0.3 19.2
Source of income: mixed income 2021* 1,520 133,449 1.8 161.7 1.1 99.8 0.2 17.0
Source of income: compensation of employ 2021* 4,904 586,136 1.2 139.0 0.7 84.3 0.2 26.7
Source of income: old age benefits 2021* 4,024 91,176 1.9 42.5 1.5 34.2 0.3 7.0
Source of income: other 2021* 433 22,284 0.4 20.0 0.3 15.6 0.3 14.1
Main earner: to 35 years 2021* 252 121,204 0.1 70.0 0.1 52.8 0.1 58.1
Main earner: 35 to 50 years 2021* 2,066 311,789 1.1 160.0 0.6 91.1 0.2 36.5
Main earner: 50 to 65 years 2021* 4,085 282,673 1.8 123.9 1.1 76.6 0.2 15.3
Main earner: 65 years or older 2021* 4,478 117,379 1.9 50.2 1.5 39.5 0.3 7.6
Home ownership: Owner-occupied home 2021* 9,404 806,573 2.1 181.5 1.3 109.0 0.2 20.9
Home ownership: Rent with rent subsidy 2021* 115 4,724 0.1 3.3 0.1 2.6 0.1 4.3
Home ownership: Rent: no rent subsidy 2021* 1,209 20,320 0.6 9.9 0.4 7.4 0.3 4.6
Home ownership: Other 2021* 153 1,428 0.4 3.9 0.4 3.6 0.5 4.9
Net worth: 1st 20%-group 2021* 38 49,286 0.0 29.7 0.0 24.3 0.3 403.7
Net worth: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 242 58,717 0.1 35.4 0.1 26.6 0.1 32.2
Net worth: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 729 190,216 0.4 114.6 0.3 74.3 0.1 36.3
Net worth: 4th 20%-group 2021* 1,683 238,946 1.0 143.9 0.6 86.9 0.2 22.9
Net worth: 5th 20%-group 2021* 8,189 295,880 4.9 178.2 2.9 104.2 0.3 11.0
Source: CBS.
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This table describes the wealth distribution 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, because national accounts figures are changed due to the revision policy of Statistics Netherlands. Results for 2021 are added to the table.

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

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Total amount
Assets
Assets are possessions of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.
Liabilities
Liabilities are debts of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.
Average amount
Amount per household.
Assets
Assets are possessions of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.
Liabilities
Liabilities are debts of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.
Standardised amount
Amount per household converted to a single-person household.
Assets
Assets are possessions of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.
Liabilities
Liabilities are debts of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.
Share in total net worth
Percentage share in total net worth.
Assets
Assets are possessions of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.
Liabilities
Liabilities are debts of households. 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.
Loans
Loans are created when creditors lend funds to debtors.