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What is the average age that people move out of their parents’ house in the EU?

What is the average age that people move out of their parents’ house in the EU?
What is the average age that people move out of their parents’ house in the EU? - Portugal Business News

Real Estate News Europe - Here is the ranking of the average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in the EU as well as what is the housing cost overburden in the EU, according to Eurostat’s latest report published in 2025:



1 - What is the housing cost overburden in the EU in 2025?

 

In 2024, 9.7% of young people aged 15 – 29 years old in the EU are affected by housing cost overburden since they lived in households that spent 40% or more of their disposable income on housing, while the housing cost overburden rate for the total population was 8.2%.

 

 

2 - Here is the ranking of the average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in the EU:

 

 

1 – Croatia

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Croatia is 31.2 years old.

 

The EU country where young people move out of their parents’ house the oldest is Croatia.

 

 

2 – Slovakia

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Slovakia is 30.9 years old.

 

 

3 – Greece

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Greece is 30.7 years old.

 

 

4 – Serbia

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Serbia is 30.2 years old.

 

 

5 – Italy

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Italy is 30.1 years old.

 

 

6 – Spain

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Spain is 30 years old.

 

 

7 – Malta

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Malta is 29 years old.

 

 

8 – Portugal

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Portugal is 28.9 years old.

 

 

9 – Slovenia

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Slovenia is 28.9 years old.

 

 

10 – Bulgaria

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Bulgaria is 28.2 years old.

 

 

11 – Romania

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Romania is 27.3 years old.

 

 

12 – Cyprus

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Cyprus is 27.2 years old.

 

 

13 – Hungary

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Hungary is 27.1 years old.

 

 

14 – Luxembourg

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Luxembourg is 26.9 years old.

 

 

15 – Ireland

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Ireland is 26.8 years old.

 

 

16 – Poland

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Poland is 26.7 years old.

 

 

17 – Latvia

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Latvia is 26.6 years old.

 

 

18 – Belgium

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Belgium is 26.2 years old.

 

This is equal to the average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in the EU.

 

 

19 – Czechia

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Czechia is 25.8 years old. This is younger than the EU average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in the EU.

 

  

20 – Austria

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Austria is 25.3 years old. This is younger than the EU average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in the EU.

 

 

21 – Germany

 

The average age that young people move out of their parents’ house in Germany is 23.9 years old.

 

The EU country where young people move out of their parents’ house the youngest is Germany.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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