Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Greece
Greece: Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household was 30.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.9
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
30.9
in 2025
All-time low
27.7
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Greece stood at 30.9. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Greece peaked at 30.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.7, in 2004.
Greece ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.6 | — |
| 2001 | 28.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.8 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.7 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.3 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 28.5 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.7 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.3 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.1 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.4 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.3 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.9 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.6 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.7 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 30.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 30.9 | +0.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 30.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.85, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Greece's 30.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.6, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.44 | 27.7 | 28.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.07 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.53 | 29.6 | 30.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Montenegro 33.3 compare
- 2 Croatia 31.5 compare
- 2 Croatia 31.5 compare
- 4 Slovakia 30.9 compare
- 4 Slovakia 30.9 compare
- 7 North Macedonia 30.7 compare
- 7 North Macedonia 30.7 compare
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.38 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6991 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6659 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.658 (2100)
- Population density 48.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 223,897 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Greece?
- Estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household in Greece was 30.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7 in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated average age of young persons leaving the parental household rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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