Inheritances; inherited wealth, characteristics

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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	Total persons	Wealth	2021*	170.2	24,719.4	145.2	33.0
Total male and female	Total persons	1 Assets	2021*	170.2	29,649.0	174.2	37.9
Total male and female	Total persons	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	166.7	9,576.3	57.5	16.1
Total male and female	Total persons	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	166.6	6,896.7	41.4	15.2
Total male and female	Total persons	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	16.0	2,679.6	167.4	32.4
Total male and female	Total persons	1.2. Real estate	2021*	62.3	15,166.5	243.5	190.0
Total male and female	Total persons	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	60.5	14,014.4	231.6	188.0
Total male and female	Total persons	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	7.2	1,152.1	160.2	58.0
Total male and female	Total persons	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	5.2	3,133.2	602.4	91.0
Total male and female	Total persons	1.5 Other assets	2021*	50.3	1,773.0	35.3	4.3
Total male and female	Total persons	2 Liabilities	2021*	67.5	4,929.6	73.0	27.0
Total male and female	Total persons	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	36.2	2,919.3	80.6	60.0
Total male and female	Total persons	2.3 Other loans	2021*	43.4	2,010.3	46.3	1.8
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	Wealth	2021*	18.8	2,551.1	135.7	21.5
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1 Assets	2021*	18.8	2,950.4	156.9	23.8
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	17.8	1,268.3	71.3	15.6
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	17.8	931.4	52.4	14.6
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	1.7	336.9	203.2	49.2
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.2. Real estate	2021*	4.4	1,310.9	297.0	230.0
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	4.2	1,126.7	265.9	229.0
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	0.6	184.1	314.2	89.5
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	0.5	251.9	472.6	30.1
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	1.5 Other assets	2021*	5.6	119.3	21.2	3.0
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	2 Liabilities	2021*	8.3	399.3	48.1	4.0
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	2.5	273.3	109.2	83.8
Total male and female	Marital status: never married	2.3 Other loans	2021*	7.0	126.0	18.1	1.6
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	Wealth	2021*	70.6	11,426.6	161.9	80.4
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1 Assets	2021*	70.6	13,993.2	198.3	123.8
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	69.4	3,441.2	49.6	15.8
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	69.3	2,414.9	34.8	14.8
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	8.8	1,026.3	116.4	24.0
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.2. Real estate	2021*	39.0	7,729.7	198.1	159.5
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	38.2	7,204.7	188.5	157.5
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	4.3	525.0	122.7	50.0
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	3.4	1,927.6	563.8	82.8
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	1.5 Other assets	2021*	23.8	894.8	37.6	5.5
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	2 Liabilities	2021*	34.3	2,566.6	74.9	39.7
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	24.3	1,688.2	69.4	52.2
Total male and female	Marital status: maried and partnership	2.3 Other loans	2021*	16.9	878.4	51.9	1.8
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	Wealth	2021*	60.7	8,984.5	148.0	27.7
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1 Assets	2021*	60.7	10,330.4	170.2	28.3
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	60.0	4,141.0	69.1	20.1
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	60.0	3,040.2	50.7	19.2
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	4.4	1,100.8	248.0	56.8
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.2. Real estate	2021*	14.7	4,895.7	332.8	281.0
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	14.0	4,554.1	324.4	281.0
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	1.9	341.6	182.3	70.7
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	0.7	691.1	946.7	297.8
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	1.5 Other assets	2021*	16.7	602.6	36.1	3.0
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	2 Liabilities	2021*	17.3	1,345.8	77.6	13.8
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	6.3	588.2	93.3	70.1
Total male and female	Marital status: widowed	2.3 Other loans	2021*	13.6	757.6	55.8	2.1
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	Wealth	2021*	20.1	1,757.1	87.3	8.6
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1 Assets	2021*	20.1	2,375.1	118.0	9.2
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	19.6	725.9	37.1	6.9
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	19.5	510.2	26.1	6.7
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	1.1	215.6	196.7	28.0
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.2. Real estate	2021*	4.2	1,230.2	296.4	236.0
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	4.0	1,128.8	281.1	234.0
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	0.5	101.4	224.9	95.0
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	0.5	262.7	506.1	38.4
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	1.5 Other assets	2021*	4.1	156.3	37.8	4.0
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	2 Liabilities	2021*	7.6	617.9	80.9	8.5
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	3.1	369.6	120.3	95.6
Total male and female	Marital status: divorced	2.3 Other loans	2021*	5.9	248.4	41.9	1.6
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	Wealth	2021*	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.0
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1 Assets	2021*	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.0
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	0.1	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	0.1	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.2. Real estate	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	1.5 Other assets	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	2 Liabilities	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 0 to 14 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Wealth	2021*	0.5	3.6	6.7	0.6
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1 Assets	2021*	0.5	5.9	11.0	1.3
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	0.5	3.4	7.3	2.0
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	0.5	3.1	6.6	2.0
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.2. Real estate	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	1.5 Other assets	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	2 Liabilities	2021*	0.2	2.3	11.7	3.0
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	2.1 Principal residence loans	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	2.3 Other loans	2021*	0.2	1.7	8.7	2.9
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Wealth	2021*	0.9	30.7	32.7	3.1
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1 Assets	2021*	0.9	60.9	64.8	5.9
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1.1 Financial assets	2021*	0.9	13.9	16.0	3.3
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1.1.1 Bank and savings credits	2021*	0.9	10.9	12.6	3.3
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1.1.2. Securities	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1.2. Real estate	2021*	0.2	37.7	171.6	156.9
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1.2.1 Principal residence	2021*	0.2	36.9	170.1	157.5
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1.2.2 Other real estate	2021*	0.0	.	.	.
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	1.3 Enterprise capital	2021*	0.1	.	.	.
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

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 2020 are final. The figures for 2021 are preliminary.

Changes as of November 2024:
Figures for 2020 are finalized.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the first quarter of 2025.

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.