In Latvia, 70.3% of Young People Aged 18–24 Live With Their Parents
Statistics show that young people in Latvia and elsewhere are in no rush to leave the family home after reaching adulthood. In the European Union, the average age of leaving is 26.3.
Young people in Latvia and in many other countries are in no hurry to move out of their parents' homes after reaching adulthood. In Latvia in 2025, 70.3% of people aged 18 to 24 lived with their parents. This figure covers only those without a cohabiting partner or children. The trend is covered by the local newspaper Staburags. Its headline also mentions a 51-year-old whose mother still cooks for them and pays the bills.
Figures in Latvia and abroad
Among Latvians aged 25 to 29, 41.7% live with their parents. In the United Kingdom, nearly 29% of people aged 20 to 34 do so. Around the age of 25, the share is almost 50%. In the United States the figure is about 40%. Australia has just published its latest data: 49% of people aged 20 to 29 live with their parents.
Data from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, show that the average age at which young people in the EU leave the parental home is 26.3 years.
Terminology
The term "empty nest syndrome" is widely used. It describes the moment when children start independent lives and leave the family home. English also has a term for the opposite situation: "full nest syndrome". It refers to children who keep living with their parents well into adulthood, or who return to them as adults. Such children are called boomerang children.
