52.9% of Poles aged 25-34 lived with their parents last year, according to the latest data from the Central Statistical Office described in the report “Poland in the European Union 2024”. The so-called nesting rate in our country is one of the highest in the whole of Europe. More than half of people aged 25-34 also live with their parents in Italy, Greece, Slovakia, Portugal and Croatia. In these countries, the percentage of nesting is in the range of 50-64.3%.
Poles move out of their parents’ house late
Poles have overtaken, among others, Italians in terms of the nesting rate, who are called “bamboccioni” (big children) because of the long period of living with their parents. Italians aged 25-34 are said to be 50.8 percent living with their parents. However, this does not mean that Poland is the European leader in living with parents. The Greeks are in the lead, with a nesting rate of 54.4 percent.
On the other side are the Scandinavian countries. Only 3.4-9.9% of Swedish and Finnish citizens aged 25-34 live with their parents. In Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, the percentage of nesters is in the range of 25-39.9%.
Poles leave their family home much later than the average European. The average age of a person who moves out of their parents’ house varies depending on gender. Women do it sooner. The European average for them is 25.4 years. For men, it is 27.2. Poles who “go it alone” are slightly older than young adults from other EU countries. Polish women leave their family home at an average age of 26, while Polish men leave at 28.2 years.
Apartments in Poland are overcrowded, but there is light at the end of the tunnel
Nestlings unfortunately contribute to the overcrowding of Polish apartments. European data shows that as many as 33.9% of apartments have this problem. In a household, a separate room should be allocated to one adult or a couple. Up to the age of 12, two siblings regardless of gender can live in the same room, while above the age of 12 – siblings of the same gender. When these conditions are not met, we talk about overcrowding.
33.9% is definitely above the EU average, which was 16.8% in 2023. However, it should be noted that the situation of overcrowded apartments in Poland is improving year by year. When this study was first conducted in 2010, overcrowded apartments were as high as 47.5%. However, in 2022, it was already 35.8%. So, a clear downward trend can be seen.
Source: Gazeta
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