How the numbers were computed
For the story At what age young people leave home.
Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.
The ranking
Ranks
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Greece and Slovakia, at 30.9 years each, are both 2nd, and Spain is 4th.
- 27 values, one per country
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.T.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
10.2 years
Highest value − lowest value, in years: 31.5 − 21.3 = 10.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 31.5: Croatia, 2025
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.T.HR@2025· request r1 - 21.3: Finland, 2025
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.T.FI@2025· request r1
27 / 27
EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.
- 27 values, one per country
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.T.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
Men and women
Ranks, men
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Greece and Slovakia, at 32.2 years each, are both 2nd, and Italy is 4th.
- 27 values, one per country
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.M.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r2
11.0 years
Highest value − lowest value, in years: 32.8 − 21.8 = 11.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 32.8: Croatia, 2025
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.M.HR@2025· request r2 - 21.8: Finland, 2025
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.M.FI@2025· request r2
Ranks, women
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: France and the Netherlands, at 22.9 years each, are both 21st, and Sweden is 23rd.
- 27 values, one per country
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.F.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r3
9.3 years
Highest value − lowest value, in years: 30.0 − 20.7 = 9.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 30.0: Croatia, 2025
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.F.HR@2025· request r3 - 20.7: Finland, 2025
yth_demo_030:A.AVG.F.FI@2025· request r3
Requests
- r1: Eurostat API query · retrieved 28 October 2026 · data updated 16 April 2026 · fingerprint:
32974ac5edb6b8cf… - r2: Eurostat API query · retrieved 28 October 2026 · data updated 16 April 2026 · fingerprint:
d75157566ada9412… - r3: Eurostat API query · retrieved 28 October 2026 · data updated 16 April 2026 · fingerprint:
479497b76b0306c3…