Chart: Where Adults in Their Late Twenties Live at Home in Europe

Where Adults in Their Late Twenties Live at Home in Europe

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This graphic ranks European countries by the percentage share of those 25–29 years old living with their parents, as sourced from Eurostat (2023).

Importantly part of the metric tracked is “persons benefiting from or contributing to the household income.” This means that cases where adult children support aging parents are also factored into this dataset.

Where Do Europeans Adults Live With Their Parents?

In Croatia and Montenegro, nearly 80% of adults aged 25–29 adults live at home. Interestingly, in neighboring Serbia this metric drops to 69%.

Rank	Country	% of those aged 25–29 living with parents
1	Croatia	79%
2	Montenegro*	79%
3	Italy	70%
4	Slovakia	70%
5	Serbia*	69%
6	Greece	69%
7	Poland	68%
8	Portugal	65%
9	Spain	64%
10	Bulgaria	60%
11	Ireland	56%
12	Slovenia	55%
13	Romania	53%
14	Cyprus	51%
15	Malta	49%
16	Hungary	41%
17	Luxembourg	40%
18	Latvia	39%
19	Belgium	32%
20	Czechia	30%
21	Austria	28%
22	Lithuania	27%
23	France	26%
24	Switzerland*	24%
25	Estonia	23%
26	Germany	20%
27	Netherlands	18%
28	Sweden	10%
29	Norway	7%
30	Finland	5%
31	Denmark	5%
N/A	EU	42%

*Data from 2022.
Figures rounded. Information unavailable for Iceland, UK, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, and Türkiye.

Cross-referencing this dataset with the average age Europeans move out reveals correlations. A higher average moving out age corresponds with a greater percentage share of 25–29 year old adults at home.

And the Balkan countries rank in the top few spots in both. Part of it is the economy. The Balkans generally have a per-capita GDP that is half the EU average. Local rents are expensive compared to local wages.

Adding to that, the homeownership rate in the Balkans is also the highest across Europe, indicating that children inherit the family home or move out only when they can afford to buy homes themselves.

Meanwhile, in Serbia and Montenegro, nearly half the households are “financially fragile,” indicating the level of savings is also low. In such cases moving out and renting might be seen as an unaffordable luxury.

Correspondingly, as one moves north and west across to higher per capita GDPs in Europe, the share of adults living with parents drops. In the Nordics, fewer than 10% of adults in this age bracket live with their parents.

One major exception to the rule is Ireland, where more than half of those aged 25–29 still live at home.

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