Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts

Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts

Characteristics of households Periods Total amount Assets Currency and deposits (million euros) Average amount Assets Currency and deposits (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Assets Currency and deposits (1,000 euro) Share in total net worth Assets Currency and deposits (%)
Total 2021* 493,791 59.5 39.9 11.1
Disposable income: 1st 20%-group 2021* 49,767 30.0 24.0 16.2
Disposable income: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 64,570 38.9 27.9 14.4
Disposable income: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 88,752 53.5 34.4 11.5
Disposable income: 4th 20%-group 2021* 111,812 67.3 41.4 10.4
Disposable income: 5th 20%-group 2021* 178,890 107.7 66.1 9.7
Type: Single man 2021* 51,888 34.8 34.8 11.8
Type: Single woman 2021* 64,776 41.4 41.4 13.8
Type: One-parent family 2021* 21,054 37.5 23.0 11.5
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2021* 152,052 78.4 35.3 10.6
Type: Couple, no children 2021* 181,722 81.5 54.2 10.1
Other types of households 2021* 22,299 43.3 30.0 17.2
Source of income: mixed income 2021* 73,969 89.6 55.3 9.4
Source of income: compensation of employ 2021* 244,915 58.1 35.2 11.2
Source of income: old age benefits 2021* 156,690 73.0 58.8 12.0
Source of income: other 2021* 18,217 16.4 12.7 11.5
Main earner: to 35 years 2021* 38,767 22.4 16.9 18.6
Main earner: 35 to 50 years 2021* 98,796 50.7 28.9 11.6
Main earner: 50 to 65 years 2021* 172,997 75.8 46.9 9.4
Main earner: 65 years or older 2021* 183,231 78.3 61.6 11.9
Home ownership: Owner-occupied home 2021* 397,108 89.4 53.7 10.3
Home ownership: Rent with rent subsidy 2021* 12,666 8.8 6.9 11.4
Home ownership: Rent: no rent subsidy 2021* 74,664 36.2 27.2 16.8
Home ownership: Other 2021* 9,353 25.6 23.7 31.8
Net worth: 1st 20%-group 2021* 11,841 7.1 5.8 97.0
Net worth: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 35,328 21.3 16.0 19.4
Net worth: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 68,118 41.0 26.6 13.0
Net worth: 4th 20%-group 2021* 112,155 67.5 40.8 10.7
Net worth: 5th 20%-group 2021* 266,349 160.4 93.8 9.9
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.

Description topics

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.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.
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.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.
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.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.
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.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.