Inheritances; inherited wealth, characteristics

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 Wealth 2021* 170.2 24,719.4 145.2 33.0
Total male and female Total persons 1 Assets 2021* 170.2 29,649.0 174.2 37.9
Total male and female Total persons 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 166.7 9,576.3 57.5 16.1
Total male and female Total persons 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 166.6 6,896.7 41.4 15.2
Total male and female Total persons 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 16.0 2,679.6 167.4 32.4
Total male and female Total persons 1.2. Real estate 2021* 62.3 15,166.5 243.5 190.0
Total male and female Total persons 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 60.5 14,014.4 231.6 188.0
Total male and female Total persons 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 7.2 1,152.1 160.2 58.0
Total male and female Total persons 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 5.2 3,133.2 602.4 91.0
Total male and female Total persons 1.5 Other assets 2021* 50.3 1,773.0 35.3 4.3
Total male and female Total persons 2 Liabilities 2021* 67.5 4,929.6 73.0 27.0
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 Wealth 2021* 18.8 2,551.1 135.7 21.5
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1 Assets 2021* 18.8 2,950.4 156.9 23.8
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 17.8 1,268.3 71.3 15.6
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 17.8 931.4 52.4 14.6
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 1.7 336.9 203.2 49.2
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.2. Real estate 2021* 4.4 1,310.9 297.0 230.0
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 4.2 1,126.7 265.9 229.0
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 0.6 184.1 314.2 89.5
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 0.5 251.9 472.6 30.1
Total male and female Marital status: never married 1.5 Other assets 2021* 5.6 119.3 21.2 3.0
Total male and female Marital status: never married 2 Liabilities 2021* 8.3 399.3 48.1 4.0
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 Wealth 2021* 70.6 11,426.6 161.9 80.4
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1 Assets 2021* 70.6 13,993.2 198.3 123.8
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 69.4 3,441.2 49.6 15.8
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 69.3 2,414.9 34.8 14.8
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 8.8 1,026.3 116.4 24.0
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.2. Real estate 2021* 39.0 7,729.7 198.1 159.5
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 38.2 7,204.7 188.5 157.5
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 4.3 525.0 122.7 50.0
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 3.4 1,927.6 563.8 82.8
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 1.5 Other assets 2021* 23.8 894.8 37.6 5.5
Total male and female Marital status: maried and partnership 2 Liabilities 2021* 34.3 2,566.6 74.9 39.7
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 Wealth 2021* 60.7 8,984.5 148.0 27.7
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1 Assets 2021* 60.7 10,330.4 170.2 28.3
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 60.0 4,141.0 69.1 20.1
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 60.0 3,040.2 50.7 19.2
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 4.4 1,100.8 248.0 56.8
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.2. Real estate 2021* 14.7 4,895.7 332.8 281.0
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 14.0 4,554.1 324.4 281.0
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 1.9 341.6 182.3 70.7
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 0.7 691.1 946.7 297.8
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 1.5 Other assets 2021* 16.7 602.6 36.1 3.0
Total male and female Marital status: widowed 2 Liabilities 2021* 17.3 1,345.8 77.6 13.8
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 Wealth 2021* 20.1 1,757.1 87.3 8.6
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1 Assets 2021* 20.1 2,375.1 118.0 9.2
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 19.6 725.9 37.1 6.9
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 19.5 510.2 26.1 6.7
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 1.1 215.6 196.7 28.0
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.2. Real estate 2021* 4.2 1,230.2 296.4 236.0
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 4.0 1,128.8 281.1 234.0
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 0.5 101.4 224.9 95.0
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 0.5 262.7 506.1 38.4
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 1.5 Other assets 2021* 4.1 156.3 37.8 4.0
Total male and female Marital status: divorced 2 Liabilities 2021* 7.6 617.9 80.9 8.5
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 Wealth 2021* 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1 Assets 2021* 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 0.1 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 0.1 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.2. Real estate 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 1.5 Other assets 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 0 to 14 years 2 Liabilities 2021* 0.0 . . .
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 Wealth 2021* 0.5 3.6 6.7 0.6
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1 Assets 2021* 0.5 5.9 11.0 1.3
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 0.5 3.4 7.3 2.0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 0.5 3.1 6.6 2.0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.2. Real estate 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 1.5 Other assets 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 2 Liabilities 2021* 0.2 2.3 11.7 3.0
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 Wealth 2021* 0.9 30.7 32.7 3.1
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1 Assets 2021* 0.9 60.9 64.8 5.9
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1.1 Financial assets 2021* 0.9 13.9 16.0 3.3
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2021* 0.9 10.9 12.6 3.3
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1.1.2. Securities 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1.2. Real estate 2021* 0.2 37.7 171.6 156.9
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1.2.1 Principal residence 2021* 0.2 36.9 170.1 157.5
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1.2.2 Other real estate 2021* 0.0 . . .
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 1.3 Enterprise capital 2021* 0.1 . . .
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.