Milestones: journeying through modern life
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Office for National Statistics have published their most recent version of the Milestones: journeying through modern life article.
This revisits the key milestones in life that most of us experience, the average age people reach these milestones and how they've changed over time.
These events are broken down by age and sex, and include:
- moving out of the family home
- starting full time work
- moving in with a partner
- having a first baby
- first marriage
- buying a homeĀ
- peak earning
- owning a home outright
- retiring