Ages revealed for young Europeans to set up their own homes

The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) has published 2022 data on the average age of young people in EU countries leaving the family home.

According to the data, young Europeans start living apart from their families at the average age of 26.4 years. The females left the nest before the males.

In Europe, men began living apart from their families at an average age of 27.3 years and women at an average age of 25.4 years. Thus, men lived longer with their families.

Finland is the country where young people leave their homes at an earlier age among the EU countries. In Finland, young people separate at the average age of 21.3 years.

Finland was followed by Sweden at 21.4, Denmark at 21.7 and Estonia at 22.7, while young people founded their own homes at 23 in the Netherlands, 23.4 in France and 23, 8 in Germany.

Those who live in Croatia return home at an advanced age. The age to start owning a home was 33.4 in Croatia, 30.8 in Slovakia, 30.7 in Greece, 30.3 in Bulgaria and Spain, 30.1 in Malta and 30 in Italy. (AA)