CBOS said the proportion climbed from 34% in 2017 to 39% in 2025. Men account for 58% of these “nesters,” and 59% are aged 25–29.
The term covers adults aged 25–34 who live with parents, are unmarried and have no children; divorced and widowed people are excluded.
Rural areas dominate: 61% of nesters live in the countryside, while 3% are in cities of 500,000 or more residents.
Most nesters work (83%). CBOS reported 72% describe themselves as fully financially independent of parents and 24% as partly independent. Overall, 13% receive partial or full material help from parents.
Among working nesters, 87% earn enough for full independence yet still live at home. Two-thirds (66%) of non-working nesters rely partly on parental support.
Asked to name reasons for staying, respondents most often cited economic factors: no housing (51%), lower living costs (42%), insufficient income (39%) and lack of a job (4%). Continuing education was mentioned by 11%.
Non-financial motives also mattered: good living conditions in the parental home (48%), help with daily chores (21%), not having a family of their own (32%), emotional attachment to parents (21%) and the need to care for parents (14%). Only 1% pointed to parental opposition to moving out.
Plans to leave were mixed: 32% do not plan to move, and another 32% would do so at an unspecified time. Some 18% intend to move within a year and 15% within two to three years.
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Source: PAP