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The number of millionaires around the
world rose 8% last year to 9.5 million.
Their assets grew 11% to $37.2 billion,
according to the World Wealth
Report, published by Capgemini SA and Merrill Lynch & Co.
Number of millionaires in selected
countries (2006)
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Total |
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Growth |
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US |
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2,920,000 |
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Singapore |
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21.2 |
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Germany |
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798,000 |
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India |
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20.5 |
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UK |
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485,000 |
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Indonesia |
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16.0 |
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China |
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345,000 |
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Russia |
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15.5 |
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Canada |
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248,000 |
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UAE |
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15.4 |
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Australia |
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161,000 |
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S. Korea |
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14.1 |
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Brazil |
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120,000 |
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S. Africa |
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13.3 |
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Russia |
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119,000 |
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Israel |
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12.9 |
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India |
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100,000 |
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Czech Republic |
12.6 |
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S. Korea |
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99,000 |
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Hong Kong |
12.2 |
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Hong Kong |
87,000 |
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Australia |
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10.3 |
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UAE |
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68,000 |
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Brazil |
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10.1 |
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Singapore |
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67,000 |
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US |
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9.4 |
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S. Africa |
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48,000 |
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UK |
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8.3 |
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Indonesia |
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20,000 |
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China |
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7.8 |
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Czech Republic |
15,000 |
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Canada |
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6.9 |
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Israel |
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7,000 |
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Germany |
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4.0 |
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Total & Growth = rounded. Growth = % 2006/2005 |
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Source: World Wealth Report (2007) |
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Millionaires are defined as individuals
with net assets of at least USD1 million, excluding their main
residence and consumer goods.
Millionaires by region
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Number
(million) |
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Assets
(trillion US$) |
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2005 |
2006 |
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2005 |
2006 |
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North America |
2.9 |
3.2 |
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10.2 |
11.3 |
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Europe |
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2.8 |
2.9 |
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9.4 |
10.1 |
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Asia-Pacific |
2.4 |
2.6 |
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7.6 |
8.4 |
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Latin America |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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4.2 |
5.1 |
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Middle East |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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1.3 |
1.4 |
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Africa |
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0.1 |
0.1 |
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0.8 |
0.9 |
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Source: World Wealth Report
(2007) |
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