Published on
22/05/2026 - 18:45 GMT+2
Spain’s housing access crisis continues to push Spanish young people further away from the possibility of moving out of the family home. In 2025, the youth emancipation rate fell to 14.5% among 16- to 29-year-olds, the lowest level since comparable records began, according to the latest data from the Youth Emancipation Observatory of the Spanish Youth Council (CJE).
The report (source in Spanish), published on Friday, notes that a young employee would have to allocate 98.7% of their net salary to rent a home on their own in Spain. The estimated average age for moving out of the parental home has already surpassed 30.
It also stresses that the difficulty of accessing housing is currently one of the main drivers of youth impoverishment in Spain: "Among young people who live in rented accommodation, the risk of poverty rises from 25.9% before paying for housing to 43% afterwards".
