1st Sexual Experiences

Youth and Sex

People worldwide are having sex for the first time at the younger average age of 17.3 years

Just over a third (35%) say they were 16 or under when they lost their virginity

Young people continue to have sex at an earlier age than previous generations: while

• the 25-34s lost their virginity at 17.9 years,
• the 21-24 year olds were 17.5 years and
• 16-20 year olds were just 16.3 years.

Women are sexually active earlier than men – at 17.2 years compared with 17.5 years

People from

• Iceland are having sex younger than any other country (15.6 years ) followed by the
• Germans (15.9 years ),
• Swedes (16.1 years ) and the
• Danes (16.1 years )

People in

• India are the oldest to lose their virginity (19.8 years ) followed by the
• Vietnamese (19.6 years ),
• Indonesians (19.1 years ) and the
• Malaysians (19 years )

From the ‘Give and receive’ 2005 Global Sex Survey by Durex

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