Inequality in Europe: wealth distribution in European countries 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 31, 2025

As of 2023, the countries in Europe with the greatest share of national wealth taken by the top one percent of wealthy people were Russia, Turkey, and Hungary, with over two-thirds of wealth in Russia being owned by the wealthiest decile. On the other hand, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Slovakia were the countries with the smallest share of national wealth going to the top one percent, with more than half of wealth in the Netherlands going to the bottom 90 percent.

Distribution of wealth amongst different percentiles in Europe in 2023, by country

CharacteristicTop 1%Top 10% Bottom 50%
Russia 48.65% 50.77% 15.68%
Turkey 35.23% 55.57% 14.07%
Hungary 33.33% 32.85% 22.69%
Cyprus 33.32% 32.71% 21.07%
Estonia 33.23% 35.04% 19.67%
Georgia 32.06% 44.67% 15.17%
Switzerland 31.36% 30.05% 23.92%
Monaco 30.48% 35.67% 18.49%
Austria 30.33% 34.37% 23.67%
Poland 30.16% 38.21% 19.65%
Latvia 28.87% 34.84% 19.33%
Luxembourg 28.55% 36.03% 19.19%
Germany 27.62% 36.69% 19.94%
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In cases where the bottom 50 percent of a country owns negative net wealth (i.e. they have more debt than wealth), totals may exceed 100 percent. 

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