24, year .5 after Uni. Moved for work.

I hate work.

18, when I went to uni and moved to North Wales (from northern England). Remained there to do BA, MA, working, then PhD on a scholarship. Returned home after 3 years of the PhD (and 8 years away from home) after I spent money travelling and needed to finish PhD without funds.

Will have been back at home for 2 years this July, possibly moving out again this summer - to Zhuhai, southern China, of all places (for work).

Was 25. Finished up my university and post grad first as it was all nearby so I didn't rack up any debt while doing post secondary. Left after I got out working.

Ka-pi96 said: 13 or 14. I still live with family, just not my parents so I'm going to count it

Ah yeah if that's the case I could say 12 or so :P. But it's a lot more complicated than that.

I moved out when I was 17. I've had a job since I was 16. Didn't like my parents house rules, figured I could just be on my own. It was a whole hell of a lot harder than I thought of course. However, I still, eventually, graduated HS, University, and have an awesome life due to hard-work and never settling for mediocrity.

After University spent a year and a half living at home finishing up my thesis film, touring around with it a bit at festivals, and then submitting endless work applications. Didn't help that I'm from the SF Bay Area where it's unreasonably expensive and most of friends still there live with parents even if they're working full-time. Just after turning 24, finally got hired by a Canadian studio so I emigrated and probably won't be back for a while, if ever.

It was tough to move so far with nothing but the independence has been worth the trouble. Love my family but it was hard not to feel like I was stagnating living at home for so long.

 I think this this is the case in about 80% of the world. In some places it's a cultural thing.  In others, it's just basic economics. But, the vast majority of people that I talk to that are not from North America or the wealthier European countries seem to follow something close to this.

18 and three weeks, Work + study, it is pretty normal in my family, I always felt sorry for people who are 20 and still live with parents. I will forbid my children to stay with us after the age of 20, it seems hard but I feel it makes people harder and certainly take more chances. I now have a business and have a house + 2 appartments but still have to finish the last two loans tho =p

25. I attended college in Miami, FL but was able to stay at home while doing so. When I got out and got a good job I moved out.

I was 28. Typical age in Portugal. I moved to the UK where I still live and about to buy a house there too.