According to data from Eurostat, in 2021, the average age at which young people left their parents' home in the EU was 26.5 years. This average varies greatly between EU Member States. This disparity, says the EU statistical authority, “may reflect the diversity of challenges young people face across Europe, as well as cultural differences between countries”.

Portugal, Croatia, Slovakia, Greece and Bulgaria recorded the highest average ages of people leaving home, aged 30 and over.

In contrast, Estonia, Denmark, Finland and Sweden had the youngest average ages, 23 years or younger.

In all EU countries, women left their parents' home earlier than men. On average, girls left their parental household at 25.5 years of age, while boys did so at 27.4 years of age.

In 11 EU countries (Croatia, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Italy, Malta, Spain, Romania and Poland), on average, men left their parents' home after the age of 30. Women, on the other hand, left their parents' house after this age in only two countries: Portugal and Croatia.