What is the average age that people move out of their parents’ house in the EU?
- Valerie Charoux
- Sep 24
- 3 min read
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.
