Gross benefits received under the General Old Age Pension Act (AOW).
A general compulsory insurance for the entire population that provides people with an income from the AOW entitlement age. In the Dutch social security system this is a social insurance.
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) currently projects life expectancy at age 65 to be 20.93 years in 2027.
Government body responsible for carrying out social security provisions such as the General Old Age Pension Act (AOW), the General Survivors Pension Act (ANW) and the General Child Benefits Act (AKW).
An insurance an employer has with a pension fund or insurance company in order to provide the employees with a pension to supplement the benefits under the General Old Age Pension Act (AOW).
Number of social security benefits Total number of benefits
The visualisation shows how income is distributed over households in the Netherlands.
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is studying new types of visualisations to present complex data at a glance.
Premiums employers and employees have to pay on the basis of several social insurance laws such as the AOW (pensions) , ZFW (health insurance) and WW (unemployment)
In 2020, women in employment had an average gross annual income of slightly under 34 thousand euros. This was still less than 21 thousand euros in 1977. Most of the income rise occurred this century, mainly...
Premiums payable by the employer on the basis of several social insurance laws such as the AOW (pensions), ZFW (health insurance) and WW (unemployment) as well as premium transfers.
The ratio between people who are inactive and those who are active. The inactive population are people aged 15 and over claiming benefits (AOW, ANW, ZW, WAO, WAZ, Wajong, WW, benefits for hold-ups due...
Sub sector of the institutional sector government. This is the part of government that administers and implements the social insurance benefits. The levels are set by the government. The sub sector consists...
Last year, 221 thousand minors in the Netherlands were living in low-income households, the lowest number in 25 years.
In 2021, the Dutch government recorded a budget deficit of almost 22 billion euros. This is equal to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
income, capital, substantial interest entrepreneurs, owner-managers
Gross income minus - current transfers paid, - income insurance premiums, - health insurance premiums, - tax on income and wealth.
The distribution of the income generated over the various domestic sectors and of the rest of the world. Can be divided into primary income distribution and secondary income distribution (income redistribution).
Sum of the income from financial assets, income from real estate, and income from other property, minus interest paid.
An individual’s gross income is made up of: income from work, income from enterprise, benefits from income insurance and social benefits (except child allowances).
The national income (excluding depreciations) plus the balance of the income transfers from abroad.
Distribution of primary income over the participants in the economic process by income transfers.
Categorisation of households by the highest amount of income. Income from all household members is added up by source.
The main indicator for poverty is the disposable household income. Statistics Netherlands uses two measures: the low income threshold and social minimum income.
A couple or unmarried person with an income