Forced to Emancipate at Thirty, a Drama for Young People

Before the great recession of 2008, the emancipation rate of young people in Spain was 26.1%. Years have passed and in the second half of 2024 this rate has dropped dramatically, to 14.8%. This means that young people today have much greater difficulties in becoming independent than fifteen years ago. We already knew this, because many families experience it every day, but seeing the figures provides a closer dimension of the drama that today me…