Young adults in southern and eastern European countries tend to stick around longer with their parents, OECD and Eurostat data shows.
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Adults in the EU leave their parents' home at the age of 26 on average, according to Eurostat data.
However, this varies significantly from nation to nation.
In Finland, Sweden and Denmark, they usually move out by the age of 21. By contrast, in Croatia, Slovakia, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy, this normally doesn't happen before they're at least 30.
Southern Europe has a particularly high share of young adults still living with their parents, according to OECD data.
In this dataset, Italy has the highest proportion of people aged 20 to 29 who don't live independently, 80%, followed by Greece at 78%, Spain at 77%, and Portugal at 76%.
In the UK, it's 43%, and in the US, it's 39%. Nordic countries Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark have the lowest rates, all below 20%.
In addition to Romania, Italy also has the highest rate of NEETS in the EU — people between the ages of 15 and 29 who are neither employed nor in education or training.
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