Survey median individual net wealthIndividuals17+ in combined SOEP2017 plus SOEP-P2019 samples
EUR 22,800Published median
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2017/2019 combined historical survey (published2020) · Survey-based adult individual wealth · EUR
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Individuals aged17+ in private households, combined2017 SOEP and2019 SOEP-P samples; historical research estimates published2020
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Wealth measure: DIW study-defined personal net wealth, combined SOEP2017 plus SOEP-P2019 survey samples; no ManagerMagazin third-party rich-list series
- Combined historical2017 SOEP and2019 SOEP-P survey sample; published2020. Amounts are not current2026 values or a pure2019 sample.
- Use the SOEP + SOEP-P survey columns only. Do not blend them with the paper's separate Manager Magazin enriched/modelled top-tail estimates.
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Source: Carsten Schröder, Charlotte Bartels, Konstantin Göbler, Markus M. Grabka and Johannes König (2020), 'Millionaires under the Microscope: Data Gap on Top Wealth Holders Closed: Wealth Concentration Higher than Presumed,' DIW Weekly Report 30/31, pp. 313–322, combined SOEP2017 plus SOEP-P2019 survey columns. © DIW Berlin, CC BY 4.0. WORTH99 reproduces published historical EUR median and average and calculates optional amount differences; no endorsement.