Young people from southern and eastern countries European Union These are those who leave home later in their 30s, while Scandinavians and Westerners leave the family home in their 20s, according to data published this Thursday by Eurostat.
If we take into account the entire EU, then in 2021 youth left their parental home around the age of 26 and a half, but there were large differences between Member States.
The highest median age, all 30 years and over, was recorded in Portugal (33.6 years), Croatia (33.3 years), Slovakia (30.9 years), Greece (30.7 years) and Bulgaria (30. 3 years).
In Spain, the average age at which people leave home is 29.8.
By contrast, the lowest median ages were in Sweden (19), Finland (21.2), Denmark (21.3) and Estonia (22.7).
In Germany and France, young people go home at 23.6.
Women become independent younger
In all EU countries, men leave their parental home later than women. womenin fact, the average age among them in 2021 was 27.4 years, while among women was 25.5 years.
In Spain Male they left the parental home at 30.8 years old, and women at 28.9 years old.
Eleven EU countries Male left the parental home after 30 years: Spain, Croatia, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Italy, Malta, Romania and Poland, so far only in Portugal and Croatia women they left home early.
The largest gender gap in Romaniawhere young men leave at 30.3 and women at 25.6, followed by Bulgaria, where men leave at 32 and women at 28.5.
On the contrary in Sweden, Denmark as well as Ireland the narrowest gaps were between men and women, less than a year apart.
(EFE)
Source: RPP
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