Wealth share of the richest 1% in Netherlands
Netherlands: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Netherlands, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14.0% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Netherlands peaked at 57.7% in 1899 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 120 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 54.1% | — |
| 1850 | 56.5% | +4.5% |
| 1880 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 56.6% | -2.0% |
| 1901 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 56.7% | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 56.2% | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 55.1% | -2.0% |
| 1905 | 56.2% | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 55.3% | -1.7% |
| 1907 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 55.9% | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 55.1% | -1.4% |
| 1916 | 54.4% | -1.3% |
| 1917 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 51.7% | -6.0% |
| 1919 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 49.6% | -4.6% |
| 1922 | 48.8% | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 48.4% | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 47.6% | -1.8% |
| 1925 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 48.0% | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 46.8% | -2.5% |
| 1931 | 44.2% | -5.5% |
| 1932 | 40.4% | -8.7% |
| 1933 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 38.9% | -3.8% |
| 1935 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 41.8% | +7.0% |
| 1938 | 40.9% | -2.3% |
| 1940 | 32.2% | -21.2% |
| 1947 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 29.9% | -7.1% |
| 1951 | 31.7% | +5.9% |
| 1953 | 29.7% | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 32.3% | +7.8% |
| 1956 | 34.3% | +6.3% |
| 1958 | 24.8% | -27.8% |
| 1959 | 26.6% | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 29.1% | +9.2% |
| 1961 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 26.7% | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 27.9% | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 27.2% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 25.9% | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 24.2% | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 24.4% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 25.1% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 23.8% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 23.8% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 27.5% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 14.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 51% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 14.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 58% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | -27.8% | 34.3% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
| 1850s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 57.2% | 1 |
| 1890s | 57.2% | 56.8% | 57.7% | 6 |
| 1900s | 55.8% | 54.8% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 54.8% | 51.6% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 48.7% | 47.5% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 41.2% | 38.6% | 46.8% | 9 |
| 1940s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1950s | 29.9% | 24.8% | 34.3% | 8 |
| 1960s | 26.6% | 24.2% | 29.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 25.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 22.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.4% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Netherlands?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Netherlands was 14.0% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 1899.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Netherlands ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.