Young Poles are more likely to live with their parents than their peers in the EU

According to the Eurostat figures, among 25-34-year-olds 30 percent women and 44 percent men in Poland still live with his parents. The EU average is 20 and 32 percent respectively. Meanwhile, in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland and Sweden) the percentage of women who have not left the family home does not exceed 0.5-2 percent, and men - 3-8 percent.

By contrast, in Slovakia, Slovenia and Greece 42-36 percent women aged 25-34 years still live with their parents. As for the men, most likely to stay in the family home are Bulgarians, Slovenians, Greeks and Slovaks (61 to 56 percent). Eurostat does not clarify whether this is by choice, or rather out of necessity.

The desire (and ability) to quickly become independent from their parents is already evident among the citizens of the Nordic countries aged 18-24. In Denmark, only 27 percent women and 40 percent men in this age group still live with their parents, in Finland respectively 32 and 50 percent, and in Sweden - 37 and 40 percent. In Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia, this percentage for both men and women exceeds 90 percent.

According to Eurostat, in Poland, almost 81 percent women and 89 percent men aged 18-24 still live with their parents. This is also above the EU average, which is respectively 71 and 81.5 percent.

Significant for staying in the family home is whether young people continue to study - among the persons living with their parents 55 percent learn or study; in Poland this percentage reaches 65 percent. It also turns out that paid employment does not necessarily allow to move out from the family home - 51 percent young Europeans between 18 and 34 years of age who live with parents have a permanent or temporary jobs.

Eurostat also published the statistics for 2008 showing how many people in the age group of 18-34 years have a common household with a partner. In Poland it is nearly 49 percent young women and 37 percent young men. EU average is very similar, respectively 48 and 36 percent. Differences between the sexes arise from the fact that women generally decide to marry, or at least move in with a partner at a younger age than men.

The most eager to moving in together are young people of Finland (63 percent women and 51 percent men), and the least eager are Irish women (34 percent) and Greek men (21 percent).

From: PAP

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