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 | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | Wealth | 2021* | 63.3 | 18,724.1 | 296.0 | 177.4 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1 Assets | 2021* | 63.3 | 23,015.0 | 363.8 | 226.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 62.1 | 5,255.0 | 84.7 | 26.2 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 62.0 | 3,421.0 | 55.2 | 23.4 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 10.8 | 1,834.0 | 170.4 | 33.4 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 56.9 | 13,930.0 | 244.9 | 191.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 56.3 | 12,981.4 | 230.8 | 187.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 5.7 | 948.6 | 167.7 | 62.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 3.9 | 2,521.1 | 645.1 | 108.1 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 35.1 | 1,308.9 | 37.3 | 5.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 43.8 | 4,290.9 | 97.9 | 53.6 |
| 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 | Wealth | 2021* | 70.0 | 2,619.7 | 37.4 | 8.7 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1 Assets | 2021* | 70.0 | 2,894.0 | 41.3 | 8.9 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 68.3 | 2,024.6 | 29.6 | 8.8 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 68.3 | 1,694.5 | 24.8 | 8.6 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 2.9 | 330.1 | 115.0 | 22.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 1.6 | 317.1 | 196.2 | 145.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 0.9 | 218.0 | 248.5 | 215.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.8 | 99.1 | 120.7 | 40.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 1.0 | 292.8 | 284.3 | 14.9 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 8.5 | 259.5 | 30.6 | 2.9 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Rent | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 15.5 | 274.3 | 17.7 | 1.1 |
| 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 | Wealth | 2021* | 36.9 | 3,375.6 | 91.5 | 21.4 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1 Assets | 2021* | 36.9 | 3,740.0 | 101.3 | 21.8 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 36.3 | 2,296.8 | 63.3 | 19.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 36.3 | 1,781.2 | 49.1 | 18.2 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 2.4 | 515.5 | 217.0 | 48.8 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 3.8 | 919.4 | 242.8 | 191.9 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 3.4 | 815.0 | 240.8 | 196.5 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.7 | 104.4 | 146.8 | 50.0 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.3 | 319.3 | 1,214.2 | 233.7 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 6.7 | 204.5 | 30.5 | 2.2 |
| Total male and female | Home ownership: Institutional | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 8.3 | 364.4 | 44.1 | 2.2 |
| 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 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | Wealth | 2021* | 36.8 | 10,913.9 | 296.9 | 172.9 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1 Assets | 2021* | 36.8 | 13,605.0 | 370.1 | 219.3 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 36.1 | 2,951.6 | 81.8 | 25.6 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 36.1 | 1,911.7 | 53.0 | 22.6 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 6.6 | 1,039.9 | 157.9 | 31.3 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 34.0 | 8,021.4 | 236.0 | 181.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 33.6 | 7,407.6 | 220.1 | 177.7 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 3.5 | 613.8 | 176.6 | 62.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 2.6 | 1,755.9 | 672.0 | 118.6 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 20.8 | 876.1 | 42.2 | 5.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 26.2 | 2,691.1 | 102.9 | 53.3 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 20.7 | 1,702.9 | 82.3 | 60.0 |
| Male | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 12.5 | 988.2 | 79.1 | 3.8 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | Wealth | 2021* | 36.0 | 1,278.7 | 35.6 | 7.7 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1 Assets | 2021* | 36.0 | 1,440.9 | 40.1 | 8.0 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 35.0 | 982.8 | 28.1 | 7.9 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 35.0 | 813.6 | 23.2 | 7.7 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 1.7 | 169.3 | 102.3 | 19.0 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 0.7 | 120.8 | 167.6 | 75.0 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 0.3 | 58.7 | 224.8 | 166.3 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.5 | 62.1 | 126.0 | 37.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.7 | 194.9 | 291.8 | 14.7 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 4.3 | 142.3 | 32.9 | 3.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 8.9 | 162.2 | 18.1 | 1.1 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 0.3 | 22.1 | 79.4 | 51.8 |
| Male | Home ownership: Rent | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 8.8 | 140.2 | 15.9 | 1.0 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | Wealth | 2021* | 12.6 | 1,374.3 | 109.1 | 24.9 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1 Assets | 2021* | 12.6 | 1,559.9 | 123.8 | 25.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 12.4 | 805.4 | 65.0 | 19.6 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 12.4 | 611.3 | 49.4 | 18.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 1.0 | 194.1 | 203.6 | 46.7 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 1.9 | 444.6 | 233.8 | 175.8 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 1.8 | 397.0 | 226.2 | 180.0 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.3 | 47.7 | 160.5 | 66.2 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.1 | 226.8 | 1,717.9 | 228.1 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 2.6 | 83.1 | 31.6 | 2.5 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 3.5 | 185.6 | 53.2 | 2.7 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 0.9 | 60.0 | 67.8 | 45.4 |
| Male | Home ownership: Institutional | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 2.8 | 125.6 | 44.2 | 1.1 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | Wealth | 2021* | 26.5 | 7,810.2 | 294.7 | 186.0 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1 Assets | 2021* | 26.5 | 9,410.0 | 355.1 | 236.1 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 26.0 | 2,303.4 | 88.7 | 27.3 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 26.0 | 1,509.3 | 58.1 | 24.3 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 4.2 | 794.1 | 190.2 | 35.7 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 22.9 | 5,908.6 | 258.0 | 207.0 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 22.6 | 5,573.7 | 246.6 | 203.0 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 2.2 | 334.8 | 153.4 | 61.5 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 1.3 | 765.2 | 590.9 | 97.4 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 1.5 Other assets | 2021* | 14.3 | 432.8 | 30.2 | 4.3 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 2 Liabilities | 2021* | 17.7 | 1,599.8 | 90.6 | 54.0 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 2.1 Principal residence loans | 2021* | 13.3 | 1,060.8 | 80.0 | 62.5 |
| Female | Home ownership: Owner-occupied home | 2.3 Other loans | 2021* | 8.7 | 539.0 | 62.0 | 3.8 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | Wealth | 2021* | 34.1 | 1,341.0 | 39.4 | 9.8 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1 Assets | 2021* | 34.1 | 1,453.1 | 42.7 | 10.0 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1 Financial assets | 2021* | 33.3 | 1,041.7 | 31.3 | 9.8 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits | 2021* | 33.3 | 880.9 | 26.4 | 9.6 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.1.2. Securities | 2021* | 1.2 | 160.9 | 132.3 | 25.5 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2. Real estate | 2021* | 0.9 | 196.3 | 219.3 | 200.0 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2.1 Principal residence | 2021* | 0.6 | 159.3 | 258.6 | 234.0 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.2.2 Other real estate | 2021* | 0.3 | 37.0 | 112.8 | 44.4 |
| Female | Home ownership: Rent | 1.3 Enterprise capital | 2021* | 0.4 | 97.9 | 270.3 | 15.2 |
| 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.