Germans leave parental home early, but men take longer to move out
People tend to live at home the longest in Croatia, where they were 31.3 years old when leaving, according to the figures. This was followed by Slovakia and Greece.
BERLIN - Young people in Germany tend to move out of their parents' home early compared to other European Union (EU) countries, although men take longer to leave the nest, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
New figures released by the federal statistical agency showed that the average age for Germans to leave their parents' home in 2024 was 23.9 - significantly below the EU-wide average age of 26.2 years of age.
Citing calculations made by the EU's statistical office Eurostat, the agency said young people move out the earliest in Finland, where they are 21.4 years old on average, followed by Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, and France.
People tend to live at home the longest in Croatia, where they were 31.3 years old when leaving, according to the figures. This was followed by Slovakia and Greece.
German men take longer to leave their parents' home than women do. On average, they were 24.6 years old when moving out, while women were 23.1 years old.
Among male 25-year-olds, 33.8 per cent still lived with their parents in 2025, compared to just 22.4 per cent among 25-year-old women. - BERNAMA-dpa
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