According to Eurostat, Greece and Slovakia share second place, with young people leaving their parental home at an average age of 30.9. They are followed by Spain and Italy, where the average age is 30.2.
The picture differs significantly in northern Europe. In Finland, the average age at which young people leave home is 21.4, compared with 21.8 in Denmark and 22.7 in both Estonia and Lithuania.
Data from 2024 on young people living with their parents also highlight the wide gap between Greece and northern European countries. More than eight in ten people aged 16 to 29 in Greece live with their parents or remain financially dependent on their household. Similarly high rates are recorded in Croatia, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, Poland and Ireland.
The gap is even greater among those aged 25 to 29. In Denmark, just 4.3% of people in this age group live with their parents, compared with 6.4% in Finland and 12.1% in Sweden.
According to Eurostat, the age at which young people leave the parental home is influenced by a range of factors, including labour market conditions, housing costs, the ability to achieve financial independence and the social and cultural conditions prevailing in each country.
The 2025 figures therefore reveal substantial differences across the EU in the age at which young people establish independent households, with Greece among the countries where this happens latest.
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