The Age At Which Young People Leave Their Parents’ Home Is Surprisingly Different In Different Countries

There's definitely a cultural component too, i'm from south Italy and in the process to leave home at the age of 28, both my parents and grandparents are confused by my choice because usually we leave home only when we marry and if the parents house is big enough not even then.

Just by a quick look on the map of the US I'd say it's pretty obvious - young people stay the longest with their parents in the most expensive states that with the biggest population density (California, around NYC and Washington, Florida...) while the less populated states where its much cheaper to live are clearly easier for young people to leave a nest. It's the same where I live (Prague, Czech Republic). It's not an easy task, learning to stand on your own feet. I'd say it says more about the countries and their political/social systems than the young people.

It's all a matter of choice. I left two weeks after I graduated high school and never looked back. My brother in law, he's 32 and still lives at home with his parents. He's single and has a good job but sees no reason to leave. I tell him to max out his 401k.

Spain. 24 years and 3 being on my own place. 600€ from rent, 100 from food/house supplies, car maitenance and diesel, other 200 (no car no job so...). 900 only with needs, no money to spend on free time even you are working hard. And most of the jobs for young people, are like 700~800€ per month. Now remove the rent from the ecuation. And... if you studied for something and cannot find job for that? They didn't want you after graduation, now after years of seeking, they want you less since recent graduated ppl are better. F******k off, we don't move cause we can't. We dont buy houses because we can't. We emigrate to german/london/usa to find our way, with the hope of going back to spain someday. This posts really makes me mad, better invert the time of "young people don't work/go from home" to "Lets help young people be a productive being to the comunity". I'm getting a coffee and leaving the laptop, this rlly got me.

As a Croatian, honestly I'm kinda surprised to see my country so high up, because I experienced a different truth around me. Now, I'm not saying these statistics are fake or inaccurate, but they are indeed a bit tricky. People from small towns usually leave home after high school, to live and study in the big cities, where their university of choice is located. From here, some stay in the big city, some return home, others go completely separate ways. However, since these new homes are mostly rented and temporary, lots of people don't bother updating their address in the database, thus remain registered as if still living with parents. On the other hand, we DO have a family oriented culture, and eventually, the kids end up taking care of their elderly parents, who help out with their grandkids. So, on a second thought, it's not that surprising after all. It's just... I see it more as a cycle of life, rather than a decision you make after reaching a certain age.

I moved in to my own place when I was exactly 18 years and 6 months old. Pretty normal for a Swede I guess 😂😂

I am Polish and still live with my Momma xD hahaha and I am not planning to move out :)

most of this is purely cultural depending on the country, and financial, and there's literally nothing wrong with it, everyone has a different situation.

Does anyone else think that 18-34 is an awfully large span? It covers everything from college to mid career.

I guess it also depends on the housing market. So many investors buying up homes and apartment buildings and pricing young people out of the housing market. Hell, pricing anyone not a millionaire out of the housing market. Especially in cities.

I'm 28 years old, work two jobs and I'm also in school. I still live with my mother out of necessity. My monthly income with both jobs wouldnt even cover the cost to rent an apartment, let alone pay for the utilities, like electricity and heating. Trust me, it's not by choice that I have to live with my mother. I love my Mom, but I do want that independence. It is also the fact that if I move out, she'll be all alone. I dont want to leave her by her self.

While me and my oldest daughter live in the same house people assume that she lives with me. Her name is on the lease and she covers her portion while me and my wife cover ours. We live in California and most of us know the high cost to live here. She moved out for a year after my granddaughter was born and returned due to the rent increases beyond what her salary would cover. She has thought about moving to an area cheaper and I have discouraged her. While it may put her under her own roof, it also means she could take a cut in her income since those areas dont usually offer competitive pay. Child care is expensive and we help her along with my granddaughters dads family when she is working or has to travel for work. The situation is not ideal for everyone but it allows her to be independent financially. One day I know she will be ready to go out on her own. Just because someone lives under the same roof as their parents it does mean they are bums with no direction in life.

I believe it's important to be independent and experience life outside of your immediate family.

The reason boys are staying at home with parents in the states longer is because they are not being pushed into becoming adults with adult expectations. Moms are all too happy to take care of their needs and eventually they become undatable. Girls have always taken on those adult responsibilities and now they feel less pressure from society to marry and encouraged to go to school, they are leaving more and developing further independence which leads to no woman wanting to date or take care of a man-child. This is the experience in my area anyways. I believe there is some universality to it in most of the US

I left at 17 to go to college and never came back to the nest. I'm 35 and this year we built our first house. Both me and my sister have built our houses just a few streets away from our parents. We are independent but still want to be close, haha!

A while ago I watching a zoo programme that featured Rhino's. The zookeeper was saying how the mother was getting 'fed up' with her daughter probably because in the wild the daughter would have left the home by now. "I know just how she feels!"

I'm from London, England - I had plans to move out of my parents house when I was 18yrs old, that didn't happen because I live at home when I went to university and I've never had enough money to get my own place. I used to feel bad that I can't afford my own place by most of my uncles / aunts stayed with their parents until they were in their late 20's / early 30's. So not much has changed really LOL

Hahaha sorry but u people are pathetic with your excuses 🤣 saying as a Croatian. I come from single parent home and social housing, started working right after secondary school when in was 18 years old, 2009 after great crash. I worked as unskilled labor on low paying jobs 60-72 hours per week paying my mom 30% of income for 7 years. At age of 27 moved to Ireland alone without anyone, helped my mom renovate the house she bought alone still helping her. I am going to gym, study IT with free government education "Thank you EU founds", now saving money for my own property with enitre series of bad luck, while making a lot of foreign friends along the way, and never having a dad who even paid alimony. No people are lazy, not a victims of bad economy.

Bro why is that so acuret?!?!?!?!?!?!

it's not really a choice, more like a necessity, not just for the kid but the parent as well cos bills and everything are shared

Looks at data: Once again, f**k the Boomers.

I have a 55 year old brother that still lives at home.

Why was Malta ignored? :( We are Europeans too you know...

you are not including any information on how those no longer living with their parents support themselves. The wealthiest countries have the earliest move-out times while children in the more economically disadvantaged countries remain with their parents the longest. Can we conclude that Danes and Swedes are simply paying their kids to move out? Sure looks like it.

My sister finally sold her house and moved into a 2-bedroom place so her kids would stop moving back in.

Korea has nine children a year.

Mind blown, i didn't know EU is a country.

I am Bulgarian and I do not agree with the stats here concerning my country. People from Bulgaria leave their homes between 18/25 years otherwise your parents will kick you out once you've completed your high school/uni...

There are only two cities in Canada where a modest house costs over a million dollars, just for the record. Vancouver and Toronto - and Vancouver prices have been coming down since certain tax changes were enacted to reduce foreign absentee ownership.

I moved out of my parents house in Kansas at 18. Then moved by myself to Pennsylvania at 19. I had a brief stent in New Jersey, then back to Pennsy, and will be living in Virginia soon. I am now 34.

Where is the Asian one?. I would like to know about India. Some of us stay with our parents throughout our entire lifetime. Some do not, and some just shift their parents to old age homes.

Balkan parents treat their daughters and sons (especially sons) like toddlers. I m married to a 444 months baby (according to his mother) from Croatia.

My husband and I moved out and left our adult kids at home!!

I'm always curious where they get the data for these statistics? I've never been apart of one and yet somehow I always end up reading them - who are they asking? Do they use focus groups or something - I'm genuinely curious.

One note about Slovakia - I'm 37, moved out from my parents' place right after reaching 18, and live in USA. Guess where's my permanent address for the purpose of declaring one for Slovak government? (Yes, at my parents'.) Am I one of those who never left the nest? Does living at a dorm count as leaving home (you cannot declare dorm your permanent address)? Does living in another country but still having a "permanent" address at your home country (for elections, banking etc) count? This could be one of the reasons why people in Eastern Europe "don't leave their parents". Many of us live abroad, and keep the childhood permanent address in the country of citizenship.

i leave at 12 to Hunting pokemon around the country