Overview
- Eurostat’s 2025 data show an average leaving-home age of 24.1 years in Germany compared with 26.3 across the European Union.
- Germany’s average rose slightly from 23.9 years in 2024 to 24.1 years in 2025.
- Men in Germany move out later than women, at 24.8 years versus 23.3 years, a gap also seen at the EU level.
- Cross-country differences remain wide, with Croatia highest at 31.5 years and Greece and Slovakia at 30.9 years.
- Northern Europe skews earlier, with Finland at 21.3 years, Denmark at 21.8, and Lithuania at 22.7, shaping when young adults set up their first homes.