YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

Young people, family, and intergenerational mindsets  249 7.1.2  PARTNERSHIP AND MARRIAGE The share of young people who decide to live with their partners has not drastically changed in the last ten years – from 20.8% in 2010 it has slightly increased to 21.9% in 2020. Factors that contribute to the deci- sion to live with partners are similar to those related to leaving the pa- rental household, mainly because both transitions are associated and often coincide. The decision to live with a partner is more frequent among women than men, and increases with age. The majority of young people living in a partnership are those above 25 years old (74.4%), fol- lowed by a quarter of 19-24 year olds (25.2%), while this is very rare de- cision for those under 18 years old (0.4%). In line with the late formation of their own household with their part- ners, also the decision for marriage is being delayed to a later age. In the last 20 years, the average age at first marriage has risen among men by about three years to 32.8, and among women by four years to about 30.7 years old (Figure 7.3).