Trying to leave your parents' gaf? You're not on your own it seems.ย
Irish people wait slightly longer than the EU average to move out of their parents' home.
The figures from Eurostat show men here move out at 28, with women choosing to a bit earlier, at 27.
The EU average is just over 25 for women and about 26 for men.
Over 40 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds live with their parents in Ireland.
% people aged 25-34 living with their parents:
๐ช๐บ 24.6*
๐ญ๐ท64.1
๐ฌ๐ท60.7
๐ฎ๐น53.7
๐ง๐ฌ49.4
๐ต๐น46.9*
๐ช๐ธ46
๐ธ๐ฐ43*
๐ฎ๐ช41.2
๐ต๐ฑ39.6*
๐ท๐ด38.7
๐ฑ๐ป31.7
๐จ๐พ30.8*
๐ญ๐บ29.6*
๐ฒ๐น29.3*
๐ธ๐ฎ27.5*
๐จ๐ฟ25.7
๐ฑ๐บ21.9*
๐ง๐ช20.9
๐ฑ๐น19.8*
๐ฆ๐น17.6
๐ช๐ช15.9
๐ฉ๐ช12.2
๐ณ๐ฑ11.2
๐ซ๐ท10.2*
๐ธ๐ช4.8
๐ซ๐ฎ4.6
๐ฉ๐ฐ4
Source: Eurostat. 2021 data
*2020โ ๐ช๐บ EU Stats (@data_eu_) August 12, 2022
Parental support therapist Bethan O'Riordan is from Scotland but lives in Ireland.
She says it's far more expensive for young people now than it was previously:
"I was really surprised at the amount of adult children that are living at home still."
"In Scotland, it was cheaper. I remember my rent was 42 pounds a week."
"My food was 26 pounds a week."