TWO-THIRDS of young people in Spain were living with at least one of their parents in 2025 with high property prices cited as a key reason.
The figure comes from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) and its study into the problems of accessing affordable housing.
It concluded that 67.1% of those between 18 and 34 years of age live with at least one of their parents.
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Split into age categories, 93% those between 18 and 25 years of age live with their parents, while 44.3% of those between 26 and 34 years of age have yet to move out.
Questioned about reasons for not branching out alone, 43% of young people told the INE survey that it was something that they did not think about.
Over a third(35%) responded that they cannot afford to rent or buy a property.
Very few people save any money despite living at home with their parents with only 7.4% of those between 18 and 34 years of age putting money aside to rent or buy in the future.
Split into percentages of income, 13.5% of those who earn between €12,000 and €18,000 are saving for future homes- rising to 25% for those with salaries of above €24,000.
The INE survey also looked into the difficulties of tying to find a flat.
It concluded that 2.1 million people in Spain tried to find a suitable one last year but did not find a property that suited their needs or budget.
The vast majority, 70%, say that excessive prices were the main reason for not changing homes while 6.6% did not change flats because they did not meet the requirements they were looking for.
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