# Young Britons are marrying less and living with parents more often

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/britains-relationship-recession-young-men-are-now-26-times-more-likely-to-live-with-their-mother-than-wife-by-the-time-they-turn-25/
- Published: 2026-11-01T18:48:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T19:07:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256713/Britains-relationship-recession-Young-men-26-times-likely-live-mother-wife-time-turn-25.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Economy, UK, World

## Key points

- Marriage among young adults has fallen sharply since 1976.
- Nearly 30% of 20 to 34-year-olds lived with parents in 2025.
- The report cites housing costs and difficulty meeting partners.

## Summary

A new Centre for Social Justice report describes a “relationship recession” among young adults in Britain, with marriage far less common than it was 50 years ago. It argues that difficulties meeting partners and moving in together could affect people’s wellbeing and the country’s future economy.

The report estimates there are 3.7 million fewer married people under 30 than in 1976, despite a larger young population; marriage rates are down 97 per cent for men in their early twenties and 90 per cent for people by age 30. Marriages have fallen from 4.5 million to about 790,000. Meanwhile, the share of 20 to 34-year-olds living with their parents rose from 20 per cent in 2008 to nearly 30 per cent in 2025, including 34.9 per cent of young men and 22.3 per cent of young women.

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