A survey on sexuality of young people aged between 11 and 24 years in Italy, showed that the age at which people are having sex for the first time has increased. As a matter of fact, in 2019 about 64 percent of respondents said they had sexual intercourse for the fist time before the age of 17, while this share decreased to 40.4 percent in 2023. This statistic displays the share of young people who had sex for the first time before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019 and 2023.
Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019 and 2023
The sample analyzed is composed as follows:
age: 29.1% 11-13 years | 35.4% 14-18 years | 35.6% 19-24 years;
gender: 46.4% female | 42.8% male | 10.8% non-binary;
geographic origin: 40.9% North | 30.1% Central | 29% South and Islands
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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Skuola Network. (February 19, 2024). Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/
Skuola Network. "Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019 and 2023 ." Chart. February 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/
Skuola Network. (2024). Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019 and 2023 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/
Skuola Network. "Percentage of Young People Who Had Complete Sexual Intercourse before 17 Years of Age in Italy in 2019 and 2023 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/
Skuola Network, Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019 and 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019 and 2023 [Graph], Skuola Network, February 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/