StatsCan: Nearly 2-million Canadians aged 25 to 64 are living with their parents

A new report from Statistics Canada is looking into what kind of Canadian adults are living with their parents.

Around 1.9-million Canadians between the ages of 25 and 64 lived with at least one parent in 2017, according to a release put out today.

That’s more than double the number in 1995 and nearly 9% of the population.

Close to three-quarters of those people have never lived apart from their parents, including 60% of those aged 55 to 64.

In addition, 70% of those living with their parents reported that they were single, meaning they were unmarried and had no common-law partners.

They’re not just sitting at home on the couch though.

While students make up a good chunk of them, 74% were employed with paying jobs.

Culture also seems to play a role in people living with their parents, as 21% of them identify themselves as South Asian while another 19% are of Chinese descent.

According to the StatsCan report, these groups "may have cultures which value intergenerational living arrangements."

The 2016 census noted that multi-generational living arrangements were common among immigrant population.

With files from the Canadian Press.