According to new figures from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, more than two-thirds of young Irish adults were still living at home last year.
Latest figures show that 68% of Irish adults aged 25 to 29 were still living at home last year, reports RTE.
This is in stark contrast to rates in other European countries such as Denmark (4.4%), Finland (5.7%) and Sweden (6.3%).
The EU average is 42%.
The numbers are presented in a series of quizzes in Eurostat’s “Young Europeans” tool, which allows 16- to 29-year-olds to compare themselves with other young people across the continent.
Commenting on the figures, Labour leader and Spokesperson on Housing Ivana Bacik said: “Today’s figures reveal the stark social consequences of the housing crisis, which represents a lived reality for too many of our young people,” reports RTE.
“Unaffordable rents and skyrocketing house prices have meant that young people are living at home with parents for longer, putting off big life moments like living independently or moving in with friends or a partner. And this generational crisis is getting worse. The number of those living at home with their parents has doubled in a decade, and Ireland is way above the EU average,” Ivana Bacik added, reports RTE.
According to the Young Europeans survey, 61% of women aged 25 to 29 in Ireland still live at home, while 74% of men have not yet moved out.
Tell us your thoughts in the Facebook post and share this with your friends.
