Overview

• New CBS figures show 5.5% of households had net wealth of €1 million or more on 1 January 2024, up 17,000 from a year earlier.
• Wealth is most concentrated in Noord-Holland and Utrecht, with Bloemendaal (34.6%) and Laren (33.9%) leading all municipalities.
• Groningen, Flevoland and Limburg have the smallest shares of millionaire households, each below 4%.
• About 40% of millionaire assets are in substantial shareholdings and business equity versus roughly a quarter in owner-occupied housing; nearly 40% rely primarily on pensions for income.
• Among working millionaires, 55% are self-employed, down from 71% in 2014; the median millionaire household holds €1.6 million, compared with €110,000 for non-millionaires.