Inheritances; inherited wealth, characteristics

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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)
Total male and female	Total persons	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	36.2	2,919.3	80.6	60.0
Total male and female	Total persons	2.3 Other loans	2021*	43.4	2,010.3	46.3	1.8
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	2.5	273.3	109.2	83.8
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	2.3 Other loans	2021*	7.0	126.0	18.1	1.6
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	24.3	1,688.2	69.4	52.2
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	2.3 Other loans	2021*	16.9	878.4	51.9	1.8
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	6.3	588.2	93.3	70.1
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	2.3 Other loans	2021*	13.6	757.6	55.8	2.1
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	3.1	369.6	120.3	95.6
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	2.3 Other loans	2021*	5.9	248.4	41.9	1.6
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.2	1.7	8.7	2.9
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.2	23.3	114.8	104.1
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.5	6.9	14.3	5.2
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.6	77.5	120.0	104.9
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.9	13.6	15.9	2.6
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	2.4	279.7	117.6	92.4
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	2.5	84.1	33.5	2.4
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	5.7	540.0	94.1	73.1
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	5.7	268.8	47.2	2.1
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	10.7	856.9	80.1	60.0
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	9.9	449.1	45.2	1.6
Total male and female	Age: 75 to 84 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	11.3	784.1	69.1	50.0
Total male and female	Age: 75 to 84 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	11.4	547.6	48.1	1.5
Total male and female	Age: 85 to 94 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	4.9	335.3	68.6	48.5
Total male and female	Age: 85 to 94 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	10.6	539.8	51.0	2.0
Total male and female	Age: 95 years or older	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.3	21.8	75.2	47.1
Total male and female	Age: 95 years or older	2.3 Other loans	2021*	1.7	98.7	57.0	1.6
Total male and female	Background: Netherlands	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Background: Netherlands	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Background: western	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Background: western	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Background: non-western	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Background: non-western	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: main earner	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	17.4	1,594.7	91.8	68.0
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: main earner	2.3 Other loans	2021*	28.8	1,424.5	49.5	1.9
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: main earner without partner	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	11.0	1,098.1	100.1	75.0
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: main earner without partner	2.3 Other loans	2021*	24.0	1,074.8	44.8	1.8
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: main earner with partner	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	6.4	496.6	77.5	57.5
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: main earner with partner	2.3 Other loans	2021*	4.8	349.7	73.0	2.5
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: partner of main earner	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	18.4	1,281.7	69.7	53.5
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: partner of main earner	2.3 Other loans	2021*	13.0	522.4	40.1	1.7
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: child underage	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: child underage	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: child of age	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: child of age	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.3	5.1	15.1	2.7
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: other member	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.4	38.9	98.1	69.0
Total male and female	Pos. in hh.: other member	2.3 Other loans	2021*	1.2	58.3	47.6	1.6
Total male and female	SEC: Employee	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	4.4	443.4	101.1	84.7
Total male and female	SEC: Employee	2.3 Other loans	2021*	3.2	84.2	26.3	2.6
Total male and female	SEC: Self-employed (total)	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	1.3	210.9	167.8	98.5
Total male and female	SEC: Self-employed (total)	2.3 Other loans	2021*	1.6	373.2	229.9	18.1
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	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	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	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	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
Total male and female	SEC: Pensioner	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	26.8	1,938.2	72.3	53.2
Total male and female	SEC: Pensioner	2.3 Other loans	2021*	32.7	1,445.5	44.2	1.6
Total male and female	SEC: (School) child or student	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	SEC: (School) child or student	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.1	1.8	16.8	5.5
Total male and female	SEC: Other (without income)	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.9	80.1	90.8	65.1
Total male and female	SEC: Other (without income)	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.9	55.9	62.6	2.8
Total male and female	Home ownership: Owner-occupied home	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	34.0	2,763.7	81.4	60.4
Total male and female	Home ownership: Owner-occupied home	2.3 Other loans	2021*	21.2	1,527.2	72.1	3.8
Total male and female	Home ownership: Rent	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.6	46.4	73.8	50.0
Total male and female	Home ownership: Rent	2.3 Other loans	2021*	15.1	227.9	15.1	1.0
Total male and female	Home ownership: Institutional	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	1.6	109.2	67.6	47.1
Total male and female	Home ownership: Institutional	2.3 Other loans	2021*	7.1	255.2	36.0	1.2
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 1st 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	3.6	319.1	89.6	70.7
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 1st 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	9.3	257.4	27.8	1.5
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 2nd 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	2.0	153.9	77.8	62.0
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 2nd 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	4.0	94.3	23.8	1.1
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 3rd 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	2.9	189.4	65.6	48.2
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 3rd 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	3.7	82.6	22.6	1.1
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 4th 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	4.4	261.8	59.0	45.4
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 4th 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	3.6	77.5	21.3	1.5
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 5th 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	4.5	282.7	62.9	50.0
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 5th 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	3.0	85.0	27.9	1.8
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 6th 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	4.1	291.6	71.5	58.5
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 6th 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	2.8	111.1	39.7	2.3
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 7th 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	3.9	311.9	80.4	63.0
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 7th 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	2.4	121.5	50.3	2.5
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 8th 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	3.4	282.1	83.4	68.1
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 8th 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	2.3	95.7	41.2	2.9
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 9th 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	3.1	289.1	93.7	75.0
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 9th 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	2.2	158.5	70.7	5.0
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 10th 10%-group	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	2.8	426.5	153.5	99.8
Total male and female	Equivalised income: 10th 10%-group	2.3 Other loans	2021*	2.8	668.4	235.3	19.6
Total male and female	Equivalised income unknown	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	1.6	111.4	68.2	47.4
Total male and female	Equivalised income unknown	2.3 Other loans	2021*	7.2	258.5	35.9	1.2
Total male and female	Wealh: to -4 999 euro	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	1.0	170.9	165.3	116.8
Total male and female	Wealh: to -4 999 euro	2.3 Other loans	2021*	2.4	187.5	79.6	12.5
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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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.