Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Denmark
Denmark: Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household was 21.8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Denmark, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Denmark stood at 21.8. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Denmark peaked at 21.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2011.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.2 | — |
| 2011 | 21 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.2 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.1 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.7 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 21.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.7 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.09 | 21 | 21.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.65 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Denmark?
- Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Denmark was 21.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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