Receivers of inheritances(with tax-registration); characteristics receivers
| Connection with the deceased person | Characteristics receiver of inheritance | Periods | Tax due Total amount of tax due (million euros) | Tax due Mean amount of tax due (1,000 euros) | Tax due Median amount of tax due (1,000 euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connection with deceased person: total | All receivers | 2021* | 1,599.7 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Sex: male | 2021* | 734.7 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Sex: female | 2021* | 747.4 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Sex: unknown | 2021* | 117.6 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Age: 0 to 14 years | 2021* | 9.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Age: 15 to 24 years | 2021* | 33.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Age: 25 to 44 years | 2021* | 224.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Age: 45 to 64 years | 2021* | 832.3 | 7.6 | 1.7 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Age: 65 years or older | 2021* | 383.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Age: unknown | 2021* | 117.6 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: employee | 2021* | 648.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: self-employed (total) | 2021* | 248.9 | 9.5 | 1.6 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: benefit recipient and pensioner | 2021* | 483.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: benefit claimant | 2021* | 86.1 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: claiming unemployment benefit | 2021* | 10.6 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: claiming social provision benefit | 2021* | 27.2 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: claiming disability benefit | 2021* | 48.3 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: pensioner | 2021* | 397.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: (school) child or student | 2021* | 37.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: other (without income) | 2021* | 64.3 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | SEC: unknown | 2021* | 117.6 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 1st 10%-group | 2021* | 86.7 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 2nd 10%-group | 2021* | 62.1 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 3rd 10%-group | 2021* | 80.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 4th 10%-group | 2021* | 98.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 5th 10%-group | 2021* | 117.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 6th 10%-group | 2021* | 133.3 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 7th 10%-group | 2021* | 144.8 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 8th 10%-group | 2021* | 171.0 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 9th 10%-group | 2021* | 215.6 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: 10th 10%-group | 2021* | 353.7 | 8.9 | 1.3 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: income unknown | 2021* | 18.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Equivalised income: unknown | 2021* | 117.6 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: < 0 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 0 to 999 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 1,000 to 4,999 euros | 2021* | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 5,000 to 9,999 euros | 2021* | 21.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 10,000 to 19,999 euros | 2021* | 47.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 20,000 to 49,999 euros | 2021* | 182.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 50,000 to 99,999 euros | 2021* | 282.2 | 7.2 | 4.8 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 100,000 to 199,999 euros | 2021* | 365.9 | 15.6 | 10.8 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 200,000 to 499,999 euros | 2021* | 359.9 | 41.5 | 32.5 |
| Connection with deceased person: total | Inher. class: 500,000 euros or more | 2021* | 333.6 | 144.7 | 66.4 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | All receivers | 2021* | 25.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Sex: male | 2021* | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Sex: female | 2021* | 18.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Sex: unknown | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Age: 0 to 14 years | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Age: 15 to 24 years | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Age: 25 to 44 years | 2021* | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Age: 45 to 64 years | 2021* | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Age: 65 years or older | 2021* | 20.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Age: unknown | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: employee | 2021* | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: self-employed (total) | 2021* | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: benefit recipient and pensioner | 2021* | 21.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: benefit claimant | 2021* | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: claiming unemployment benefit | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: claiming social provision benefit | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: claiming disability benefit | 2021* | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: pensioner | 2021* | 20.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: (school) child or student | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: other (without income) | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | SEC: unknown | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 1st 10%-group | 2021* | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 2nd 10%-group | 2021* | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 3rd 10%-group | 2021* | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 4th 10%-group | 2021* | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 5th 10%-group | 2021* | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 6th 10%-group | 2021* | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 7th 10%-group | 2021* | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 8th 10%-group | 2021* | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 9th 10%-group | 2021* | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: 10th 10%-group | 2021* | 11.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: income unknown | 2021* | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Equivalised income: unknown | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: < 0 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 0 to 999 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 1,000 to 4,999 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 5,000 to 9,999 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 10,000 to 19,999 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 20,000 to 49,999 euros | 2021* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 50,000 to 99,999 euros | 2021* | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 100,000 to 199,999 euros | 2021* | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 200,000 to 499,999 euros | 2021* | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: partner | Inher. class: 500,000 euros or more | 2021* | 24.4 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | All receivers | 2021* | 7.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Sex: male | 2021* | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Sex: female | 2021* | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Sex: unknown | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Age: 0 to 14 years | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Age: 15 to 24 years | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Age: 25 to 44 years | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Age: 45 to 64 years | 2021* | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Age: 65 years or older | 2021* | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | Age: unknown | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | SEC: employee | 2021* | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | SEC: self-employed (total) | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | SEC: benefit recipient and pensioner | 2021* | 6.4 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Connection with deceased person: parent | SEC: benefit claimant | 2021* | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
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This table shows statistics about receivers of the inherited wealth of deceased persons. The inheritances are made up for all receivers of inheritances with an tax-registration on the inheritance available.
Because of the revision of the income statistics, there are some remarkable differences between 2010 and 2011. From 2007 until 2010 background characteristics of receivers represent the situation on the 31st of December in that year. From 2011 onwards characteristics from receivers 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 3 November 2023:
Figures for 2019 are finalized. Preliminary figures for 2020 and 2021 are added.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the second half of 2024.
Description topics
- Tax due
- Total amount of tax due
- Total sum of the amount of taxes due on received inheritances.
- Mean amount of tax due
- Mean amount of tax due on received inheritances.
- Median amount of tax due
- Medain amount of tax due on received inheritances
Ranking amount of taxes due on inheritances from high to low, the median is equal to the amount of the central amount of tax due. Half of the taxes due is higher, the other half is lower.