In 7 European countries young people leave the parental home after 30 on average
Croatia 31.5, Greece and Slovakia 30.9, North Macedonia 30.7, Italy and Spain 30.2, Serbia 30.1. Greece was at 28.6 in 2000. In Finland people leave at 21.3.
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A home, a family and children of one's own start when a person leaves the parents. In southern and eastern Europe that happens after 30 on average.
Each bar: the average age at which young people leave the parental home, Eurostat estimate for 2025.
- Croatia: age of leaving home years
2025: 31.5
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- Greece: age of leaving home years
2000: 28.6; 2025: 30.9
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- Slovakia: age of leaving home years
2025: 30.9
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- North Macedonia: age of leaving home years
2025: 30.7
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- Italy: age of leaving home years
2025: 30.2
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- Spain: age of leaving home years
2000: 29.4; 2025: 30.2
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- Serbia: age of leaving home years
2025: 30.1
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- Cyprus: age of leaving home years
2000: 25.3; 2025: 27.0
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
- Finland: age of leaving home years
2025: 21.3
Eurostat: age of leaving the parental household (yth_demo_030)
Eurostat table yth_demo_030, estimated from the EU survey of income and living conditions (EU-SILC).
The age depends on custom, housing prices and jobs alike: one figure does not tell which matters most. The earliest leave in the north: Finland 21.3, Denmark 21.8, Estonia 22.7.
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And what does a home of one's own cost? In most European countries it rose faster than other prices.