Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts

Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts

Characteristics of households Periods Total amount Assets Currency and deposits (million euros) Total amount Assets Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes (million euros) Total amount Non-financial assets Land underlying dwellings (million euros) Average amount Assets Currency and deposits (1,000 euro) Average amount Assets Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes (1,000 euro) Average amount Non-financial assets Land underlying dwellings (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Net worth (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Assets Currency and deposits (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Assets Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Non-financial assets Land underlying dwellings (1,000 euro) Share in total net worth Assets Currency and deposits (%) Share in total net worth Assets Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes (%) Share in total net worth Non-financial assets Land underlying dwellings (%)
Total 2021* 493,791 2,109,954 1,106,429.0 59.5 254.2 133.3 359.1 39.9 170.4 89.4 11.1 47.5 24.9
Disposable income: 1st 20%-group 2021* 49,767 169,148 40,277.0 30.0 101.9 24.3 147.9 24.0 81.5 19.4 16.2 55.1 13.1
Disposable income: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 64,570 233,548 100,402.0 38.9 140.7 60.5 193.3 27.9 100.8 43.3 14.4 52.1 22.4
Disposable income: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 88,752 391,733 215,572.0 53.5 235.9 129.8 299.9 34.4 151.8 83.5 11.5 50.6 27.9
Disposable income: 4th 20%-group 2021* 111,812 548,218 304,010.0 67.3 330.2 183.1 396.1 41.4 202.9 112.5 10.4 51.2 28.4
Disposable income: 5th 20%-group 2021* 178,890 767,307 446,168.0 107.7 462.1 268.7 682.3 66.1 283.4 164.8 9.7 41.5 24.2
Type: Single man 2021* 51,888 207,292 103,826.0 34.8 139.0 69.6 294.0 34.8 139.0 69.6 11.8 47.3 23.7
Type: Single woman 2021* 64,776 237,604 98,987.0 41.4 151.8 63.2 299.8 41.4 151.8 63.2 13.8 50.6 21.1
Type: One-parent family 2021* 21,054 92,063 48,303.0 37.5 164.0 86.1 200.0 23.0 100.4 52.7 11.5 50.2 26.3
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2021* 152,052 601,269 435,416.0 78.4 309.9 224.4 331.5 35.3 139.4 100.9 10.6 42.0 30.4
Type: Couple, no children 2021* 181,722 912,101 393,052.0 81.5 409.1 176.3 535.7 54.2 272.1 117.2 10.1 50.8 21.9
Other types of households 2021* 22,299 59,625 26,845.0 43.3 115.8 52.2 174.1 30.0 80.2 36.1 17.2 46.0 20.7
Source of income: mixed income 2021* 73,969 190,462 156,345.0 89.6 230.8 189.4 587.7 55.3 142.4 116.9 9.4 24.2 19.9
Source of income: compensation of employ 2021* 244,915 1,134,774 650,007.0 58.1 269.0 154.1 315.5 35.2 163.3 93.5 11.2 51.8 29.6
Source of income: old age benefits 2021* 156,690 683,445 269,836.0 73.0 318.6 125.8 491.6 58.8 256.6 101.3 12.0 52.2 20.6
Source of income: other 2021* 18,217 101,273 30,241.0 16.4 91.0 27.2 110.6 12.7 70.7 21.1 11.5 63.9 19.1
Main earner: to 35 years 2021* 38,767 56,721 100,958.0 22.4 32.8 58.3 90.8 16.9 24.7 44.0 18.6 27.2 48.4
Main earner: 35 to 50 years 2021* 98,796 342,559 304,083.0 50.7 175.8 156.1 249.9 28.9 100.1 88.9 11.6 40.1 35.6
Main earner: 50 to 65 years 2021* 172,997 966,917 390,767.0 75.8 423.9 171.3 500.0 46.9 262.0 105.9 9.4 52.4 21.2
Main earner: 65 years or older 2021* 183,231 743,757 310,621.0 78.3 317.8 132.7 517.0 61.6 250.0 104.4 11.9 48.4 20.2
Home ownership: Owner-occupied home 2021* 397,108 1,707,861 1,096,597.0 89.4 384.3 246.7 521.9 53.7 230.8 148.2 10.3 44.2 28.4
Home ownership: Rent with rent subsidy 2021* 12,666 93,367 78.0 8.8 65.2 0.1 59.9 6.9 50.6 0.0 11.4 84.4 0.1
Home ownership: Rent: no rent subsidy 2021* 74,664 294,428 7,700.0 36.2 142.9 3.7 162.0 27.2 107.4 2.8 16.8 66.3 1.7
Home ownership: Other 2021* 9,353 14,298 2,054.0 25.6 39.2 5.6 74.5 23.7 36.2 5.2 31.8 48.6 7.0
Net worth: 1st 20%-group 2021* 11,841 34,134 5,530.0 7.1 20.6 3.3 6.0 5.8 16.9 2.7 97.0 279.6 45.3
Net worth: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 35,328 126,044 36,289.0 21.3 75.9 21.9 82.6 16.0 57.1 16.4 19.4 69.1 19.9
Net worth: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 68,118 273,855 184,397.0 41.0 164.9 111.1 204.8 26.6 107.0 72.0 13.0 52.2 35.2
Net worth: 4th 20%-group 2021* 112,155 486,420 332,579.0 67.5 293.0 200.3 379.6 40.8 176.9 120.9 10.7 46.6 31.9
Net worth: 5th 20%-group 2021* 266,349 1,189,501 547,634.0 160.4 716.4 329.8 944.8 93.8 418.7 192.8 9.9 44.3 20.4
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table describes the wealth distribution of the sector households in the national accounts over different household groups. Households are identified by main source of income, living situation, household composition, age classes of the head of the household, income class by 20% groups, and net worth class by 20% groups.

Data available from: 2015.

Status of the figures:
All data are provisional.

Changes as of October 19th 2023:
The figures of 2015-2020 are revised, because national accounts figures are changed due to the revision policy of Statistics Netherlands. Results for 2021 are added to the table.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be released in October 2024.

Description topics

Total amount
Assets
Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.
Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes
Insurance, pension and standardised guarantee schemes are divided into six subcategories:
- non-life insurance technical reserves
- life insurance and annuity entitlements
- pension entitlements
- claims of pension funds on pension managers
- entitlements to non-pension benefits
- provisions for calls under standardised guarantees
Non-financial assets
Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.

Land underlying dwellings
Land underlying buildings that are used entirely or primarily as residences, including any associated structures, such as garages and all permanent fixtures customarily installed in residences. The value of the land underlying dwellings is defined as the difference between the value of the total real estate (land and buildings) and the value of the structures.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
Average amount
Amount per household.
Assets
Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.
Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes
Insurance, pension and standardised guarantee schemes are divided into six subcategories:
- non-life insurance technical reserves
- life insurance and annuity entitlements
- pension entitlements
- claims of pension funds on pension managers
- entitlements to non-pension benefits
- provisions for calls under standardised guarantees
Non-financial assets
Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
Land underlying dwellings
Land underlying buildings that are used entirely or primarily as residences, including any associated structures, such as garages and all permanent fixtures customarily installed in residences. The value of the land underlying dwellings is defined as the difference between the value of the total real estate (land and buildings) and the value of the structures.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
Standardised amount
Amount per household converted to a single-person household.
Net worth
Net worth equals the financial assets minus the liabilities plus the non-financial assets. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these non-profit institutions serving households are no longer included for assets and liabilities, but still included in non-financial assets.


Assets
Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.
Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes
Insurance, pension and standardised guarantee schemes are divided into six subcategories:
- non-life insurance technical reserves
- life insurance and annuity entitlements
- pension entitlements
- claims of pension funds on pension managers
- entitlements to non-pension benefits
- provisions for calls under standardised guarantees
Non-financial assets
Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
Land underlying dwellings
Land underlying buildings that are used entirely or primarily as residences, including any associated structures, such as garages and all permanent fixtures customarily installed in residences. The value of the land underlying dwellings is defined as the difference between the value of the total real estate (land and buildings) and the value of the structures.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
Share in total net worth
Percentage share in total net worth.
Assets
Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
Currency and deposits
Currency is notes and coins that are issued or authorised by monetary authorities. Deposits are standardised, non-negotiable contracts with the public at large, offered by deposit-taking corporations and, in some cases, by central government as debtors, and allowing the placement and the later withdrawal of the principal amount by the creditor. Deposits usually involve the debtor giving back the full principal amount to the investor.
Insurance, pension and guarantee schemes
Insurance, pension and standardised guarantee schemes are divided into six subcategories:
- non-life insurance technical reserves
- life insurance and annuity entitlements
- pension entitlements
- claims of pension funds on pension managers
- entitlements to non-pension benefits
- provisions for calls under standardised guarantees
Non-financial assets
Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.


Land underlying dwellings
Land underlying buildings that are used entirely or primarily as residences, including any associated structures, such as garages and all permanent fixtures customarily installed in residences. The value of the land underlying dwellings is defined as the difference between the value of the total real estate (land and buildings) and the value of the structures.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.