Young people in Malta are leaving the family home later than the European Union average, with the estimated age reaching 27.5 years in 2025.
Across the EU, young people left their parents’ home at an average age of 26.3, according to the latest Eurostat figures. That puts Malta around 1.2 years above the European average.
Malta’s figure has fallen in recent years
The latest figure also marks a notable change for Malta. Eurostat recorded an average of 30.1 years in 2022 and 29 years in 2024, meaning the estimated age has been moving downwards.
There are considerable differences across Europe. In 2025, Croatia recorded the highest average at 31.5 years, followed by Greece and Slovakia at 30.9. Finland had the lowest figure at 21.4 years, followed by Denmark at 21.8 and Estonia and Lithuania at 22.7.
What does the figure actually measure?
Eurostat’s measure is based on EU Labour Force Survey data and estimates the age at which 50% of people no longer live in the same household as their parent or parents. It covers people between the ages of 15 and 34.
The figures therefore provide a way of comparing patterns of leaving the parental household across European countries, rather than identifying the age at which every individual moves out.
Source: Eurostat
