Share of young adults aged 18-34 living with their parents by self-defined current economic status by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
44.8%
Malta
Lowest
14.4%
Belgium
Median
24.3%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
997
What the numbers show
Share of young adults aged 18-34 living with their parents by self-defined current economic status is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 44.8% in Malta; the lowest is 14.4% in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.3%, and the mean is 25.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 96.4%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 48.5%).
Share of young adults aged 18-34 living with their parents by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 44.8% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 37.8% | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 37.8% | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 36.5% | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 36.2% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 6 | Switzerland | 36.0% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 7 | Austria | 32.8% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 32.1% | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 32.1% | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 10 | Cyprus | 31.1% | 2025 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 29.6% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 29.6% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 28.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 28.5% | 2025 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 27.6% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 27.2% | 2025 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 27.2% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 18 | Iceland | 26.4% | 2020 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 26.2% | 2025 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 26.2% | 2025 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 21 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 25.7% | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 25.4% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 25.4% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 24.3% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 23.2% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 22.9% | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 22.9% | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 22.8% | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 22.8% | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 22.3% | 2025 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 22.3% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 22.2% | 2025 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 22.2% | 2025 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 21.6% | 2025 | up 96.4% | falling |
| 35 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 21.3% | 2021 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 36 | France | 20.9% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 20.3% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 38 | Montenegro | 20.2% | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 39 | Finland | 20.1% | 2025 | up 31.4% | flat |
| 40 | Albania | 19.8% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 17.2% | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 17.2% | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 15.7% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 15.6% | 2025 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 15.5% | 2025 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 15.0% | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 47 | Belgium | 14.4% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.