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.
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
The 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.