Fewer young people are able to leave parental home

In a recent survey, of young people aged 18-34 still living with their parents who indicated that they would like to leave home and live independently, only 45 percent actually moved out in 2021-22. In 2015-16 that percentage was 51 percent. Even more young people living with their parents would like to buy a home of their own, but the share of those who moved into rental property has remained unchanged.

Young people living in the Randstad conurbation who would like to leave their parents’ home are less likely to actually do so than those living outside the Randstad. These are the results of new research conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

The Netherlands Housing Survey (WoON) is conducted every three years and asks respondents whether they want to move house within the next two years. Previously, the survey showed that the percentage of young people still living with their family who wanted to leave home but could not find a place to live doubled to 12 percent between 2015 and 2020. CBS has now looked at young people (aged 18-34 years) living with their parents who indicated that they would like to live independently, and specifically at how many of them were actually able to achieve this in the two years following the survey.

In the two years following the 2021 survey, 45 percent of young people in this situation were able to move out of their parents’ home. In 2018-19, 47 percent in this situation did so, while in 2015-16 it was 51 percent.

Source and more information: https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2024/25/fewer-young-people-are-able-to-leave-parental-home

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