Wealth of households; components of wealth

Wealth of households; components of wealth

Household characteristics Components of wealth Periods Number of private households (x 1 000)
Private households Wealth 2023* 8,156.9
Private households 1 Assets 2023* 8,156.9
Private households 1.1 Financial assets 2023* 8,011.1
Private households 1.1.1 Bank and savings credits 2023* 8,008.9
Private households 1.1.2 Securities 2023* 1,570.7
Private households 1.2 Real estate 2023* 4,640.3
Private households 1.2.1 Principal residence 2023* 4,583.6
Private households 1.2.2 Other real estate 2023* 567.6
Private households 1.3 Enterprise capital 2023* 1,014.7
Private households 1.4 Substantial interest 2023* 499.4
Private households 1.5 Other assets 2023* 448.3
Private households 2 Liabilities 2023* 5,932.1
Private households 2.1 Principal residence loans 2023* 3,830.6
Private households 2.2 Education loans 2023* 1,395.1
Private households 2.3 Other loans 2023* 3,979.0
Private households Wealth excluding principal residence 2023* 8,156.9
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table shows the distribution of wealth of households. The figures in this table are broken down to components of wealth and different household characteristics.

Data available from: 2006.
The population consists of all private households with income on January 1st of the reporting year.

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2006 to 2022 are final. The figures for 2023 are preliminary.

The compilation of the figures has been changed in a number of parts from reporting year 2011 compared to previous years:
From 2011, more complete information on bank and saving credits and securities is available. All small amounts are also observed from that moment on. As a result, there are more households with these assets.
From 2011, more complete information on debts is available. Education loans and loans from banks are fully observed from that moment on. As a result, there are more households with other loans.

Changes as of 1 November 2024:
Update with final figures for 2022 and provisional figures for 2023

When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2024 will be published in the fall of 2025.

Description topics

Number of private households
Number of private households with a known income on January 1st of the reporting year.

A private household is a collection of one or more people who share the same living space and provide in their own everyday needs in a private, non-commercial way.