After passing a certain age, there’s a bit of a taboo associated with living with one’s parents.
However, with rent prices in Ireland at their highest point since 2008, living with mammy and daddy is the only affordable solution for many young Irish people.
But how does Ireland compare to the other countries of the world when it comes to home-birds?
Using statistics from the US Census Bureau and Eurostat, reddit user Bezbojnicul has illustrated just how Ireland shapes up when it comes to empty nests or lack thereof.
When it comes to western Europe, Ireland has a higher rate of 25-34 year olds living at home at 22.6%. Comparatively, the UK is at 14.4%. The Scandinavians have the lowest rate of young adults staying in their family home with just 1.8% of Danes living with parents, 4.2% of Norwegians, 4.1% of Swedes and 4.0% of Finns.
The rates grow much higher the further south and east one looks. Slovakia has the highest rate of young adults living at home – but even Portugal and Italy have twice as many young people living with their parents as Ireland.
All in all, Ireland’s not doing too badly compared to many other countries – but there are also enough young Irish people living with their parents that you shouldn’t feel insecure if you still do, too. It’s true for more than one-in-five Irish 25-34 year olds.
Percentage of Young Adults In Europe, aged 25-34, Who Still Live With Their Parents – https://t.co/EIjtRdR2Zn pic.twitter.com/f1hCAdhV50
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