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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Share of young adults aged 18-34 living with their parents by self-defined current economic status
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 997 data points, 2003–2025
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