Women leave the family home earlier than men, study finds

The average woman in Ireland will get married just before her 32nd birthday, while men are nearly two years older by the time they tie the knot. Picture: iStock

Women across Europe are leaving the family home two years earlier than men, new data show – with Irish people's fondness for staying with the folks higher than the EU average.

Those are just some of the findings of Eurostat's picture of life for men and women in Europe, which covered a range of milestones such as first job, life expectancy, first child, and marriage.