Since 2000, the share of 18-29 year olds living in their parents is rising again

In 2013, almost one out of two young adults aged 18 to 29 (46%) lived with their parents all or part of the year. Residential autonomy is gained gradually: 15% of the 18-24 year-olds living with their parents also live in part elsewhere. It is often combined with regular financial support from the parents, especially amongst the youngest.

After a decrease in the mid-1990s, the rate of cohabitation with the parents increased again since the early 2000s, driven by rising unemployment and the growth in the student population. For younger people, living with their parents is most common amongst university students, while the 25-29 age group is, in the majority, active. Out of active workers ages 25-29, those who live with their families are less well-integrated into the working world: they are less frequently managers or intermediate professions, are more frequently employed in short-term jobs and are more often unemployed.

More than eight out of ten adults living with their parents have never lived elsewhere.

In contrast, out of those ages 25-29, one in five young people left then returned, and one in four did so after age 30. The desire to leave is greater in those who have come back to live with their parents after a period on their own.