Inheritances; inherited wealth, characteristics
Sex | Characteristics households persons | Components of wealth | Periods | Number of deceased persons (x 1 000) | Inherited wealth Total inherited wealth (million euros) | Inherited wealth Mean inherited wealth (1,000 euros) | Inherited wealth Median inherited wealth (1,000 euros) |
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Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | Wealth | 2021* | 156.6 | 21,752.0 | 138.9 | 31.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1 Assets | 2021* | 156.6 | 25,431.5 | 162.4 | 33.8 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 153.8 | 8,954.4 | 58.2 | 16.6 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 153.8 | 6,467.6 | 42.1 | 15.6 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 14.3 | 2,486.8 | 173.4 | 35.2 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 54.2 | 13,185.7 | 243.3 | 192.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 52.6 | 12,289.1 | 233.6 | 190.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 6.2 | 896.5 | 143.8 | 53.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 2.8 | 1,837.6 | 647.7 | 124.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 45.2 | 1,453.8 | 32.2 | 4.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 57.9 | 3,679.5 | 63.5 | 22.7 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 29.7 | 2,184.2 | 73.6 | 55.2 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 37.6 | 1,495.3 | 39.8 | 1.6 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | Wealth | 2021* | 12.6 | 637.8 | 50.6 | 4.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1 Assets | 2021* | 12.6 | 933.5 | 74.1 | 5.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 12.0 | 237.2 | 19.8 | 3.6 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 12.0 | 206.2 | 17.2 | 3.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 0.6 | 31.0 | 52.8 | 11.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 3.3 | 611.9 | 185.8 | 158.6 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 3.2 | 591.0 | 182.8 | 158.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.3 | 21.0 | 82.2 | 43.6 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.3 | 47.6 | 142.1 | 9.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 2.1 | 36.8 | 17.4 | 4.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 6.6 | 295.8 | 44.9 | 9.1 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 2.8 | 245.9 | 86.5 | 73.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Benefit claimant | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 4.8 | 49.8 | 10.3 | 1.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | Wealth | 2021* | 0.3 | 16.5 | 58.4 | 7.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1 Assets | 2021* | 0.3 | 29.9 | 105.5 | 9.7 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 0.3 | 5.1 | 19.6 | 3.1 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 0.3 | 4.6 | 17.6 | 3.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 0.0 | . | . | . |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 0.1 | 23.3 | 204.0 | 173.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 0.1 | 22.4 | 197.9 | 170.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.0 | . | . | . |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.0 | . | . | . |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 0.1 | . | . | . |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 0.2 | 13.3 | 62.3 | 23.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 0.1 | 11.6 | 109.4 | 86.9 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 0.2 | 1.8 | 11.2 | 2.7 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | Wealth | 2021* | 5.5 | 111.8 | 20.3 | 1.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1 Assets | 2021* | 5.5 | 146.2 | 26.5 | 1.8 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 5.2 | 73.6 | 14.2 | 1.9 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 5.2 | 66.1 | 12.8 | 1.8 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 0.1 | . | . | . |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 0.3 | 60.0 | 191.1 | 165.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 0.3 | 57.7 | 189.0 | 165.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.0 | . | . | . |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.1 | . | . | . |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 0.5 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 1.9 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 2.1 | 34.3 | 16.1 | 1.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 0.2 | 20.6 | 82.9 | 68.6 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming social provision benefit | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 2.0 | 13.8 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | Wealth | 2021* | 6.8 | 509.4 | 74.8 | 17.1 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1 Assets | 2021* | 6.8 | 757.5 | 111.2 | 25.4 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 6.5 | 158.5 | 24.3 | 6.2 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 6.5 | 135.5 | 20.8 | 5.9 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 0.5 | 23.1 | 49.4 | 11.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 2.9 | 528.7 | 184.5 | 157.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 2.8 | 510.9 | 181.6 | 156.9 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.2 | 17.7 | 79.7 | 43.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.3 | 42.2 | 157.0 | 10.0 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 1.6 | 28.1 | 18.0 | 5.5 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 4.2 | 248.1 | 58.4 | 34.1 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 2.5 | 213.8 | 85.9 | 73.3 |
Total male and female | SEC: Claiming disability benefit | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 2.7 | 34.3 | 12.8 | 1.7 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | Wealth | 2021* | 76.9 | 11,456.4 | 148.9 | 43.2 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1 Assets | 2021* | 76.9 | 13,590.0 | 176.7 | 53.9 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 75.6 | 4,336.7 | 57.4 | 16.2 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 75.6 | 3,061.8 | 40.5 | 15.2 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 8.1 | 1,274.9 | 157.1 | 31.7 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 31.6 | 7,266.4 | 229.9 | 179.0 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 30.8 | 6,749.4 | 219.3 | 177.0 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 3.6 | 517.0 | 142.2 | 52.9 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 1.7 | 1,134.9 | 657.5 | 131.9 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 24.5 | 852.0 | 34.8 | 4.8 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 32.5 | 2,133.5 | 65.6 | 25.0 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 17.9 | 1,294.4 | 72.5 | 53.5 |
Male | SEC: Benefit recipient and pensioner | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 20.2 | 839.1 | 41.5 | 1.6 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | Wealth | 2021* | 7.2 | 355.1 | 49.2 | 4.0 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1 Assets | 2021* | 7.2 | 518.7 | 71.9 | 4.8 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 6.8 | 134.2 | 19.7 | 3.3 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 6.8 | 115.6 | 16.9 | 3.2 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 0.3 | 18.6 | 62.2 | 11.9 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 1.8 | 333.6 | 184.8 | 157.0 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 1.8 | 321.2 | 182.0 | 156.9 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.1 | 12.4 | 94.3 | 47.0 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.2 | 29.6 | 173.2 | 12.1 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 1.2 | 21.3 | 17.9 | 4.7 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 3.8 | 163.7 | 42.8 | 7.5 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 1.5 | 132.4 | 86.0 | 72.4 |
Male | SEC: Benefit claimant | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 2.9 | 31.2 | 10.7 | 1.4 |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | Wealth | 2021* | 0.2 | 12.3 | 56.9 | 7.3 |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1 Assets | 2021* | 0.2 | 22.8 | 105.4 | 10.8 |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 0.2 | 3.9 | 19.5 | 2.8 |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 0.2 | 3.5 | 17.6 | 2.6 |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 0.0 | . | . | . |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 0.1 | . | . | . |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 0.1 | . | . | . |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.0 | . | . | . |
Male | SEC: Claiming unemployment benefit | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.0 | . | . | . |
Source: CBS. |
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This table shows statistics about inherited wealth of deceased people.
The inheritances are made up for all people died, registered from the Dutch population register on January 1st.
Because of the revision of the income statistics, there are differences between 2010 and 2011. From 2007 until 2010 background characteristics of persons represent the situation on the 31st of December in that year. From 2011 onwards characteristics represent the situation on the 1st of January of the given year.
Data available from: 2007.
Status of the figures:
The figures for 2007 to 2019 are final. The figures for 2020 and 2021 are preliminary.
Changes as of November 3, 2023:
The figures of 2019 and 2020 are updated. The figures of 2021 are new.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the 4th quarter of 2024.
Description topics
- Number of deceased persons
- Number of deceased persons from the population on the 1st of January of the year.
- Inherited wealth
- Total inherited wealth
- Total inherited wealth of deceased persons.
- Mean inherited wealth
- Mean inherited wealth of deceased persons.
- Median inherited wealth
- Median inherited wealth of deceased persons.
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.