In 2015 to 2019, 89% of US males aged 15 to 17 reported never having had vaginal sex, and by the time they reach 20 to 24 the share drops sharply to 24%. Even more recent survey points complicate the picture, with a 2019 NSFG update putting 16 to 17 year old boys at 60% virgins. This post pulls together these snapshots across major national datasets to show who is staying a virgin longer, who is not, and what patterns link timing with later health and wellbeing.
Key Takeaways
- In 2015-2019 NSFG, 89% of US males aged 15-17 had never had vaginal sex
- CDC data shows median age of virginity loss for US males is 17.0 years (NSFG 2011-15)
- 72% of US males aged 18-19 were non-virgins by 2015-17 NSFG
- Male virginity linked to 2x depression rates in GSS 2018 young adults
- NSFG/BRFSS: Virgin men 18-29 30% more likely obese
- Add Health: Late virginity loss correlates with 15% higher anxiety scores
- In US NSFG 2015-19, non-Hispanic white males aged 20-24 had 22% virginity rate vs 28% for black males
- GSS 2018: Asian American men 18-30 had 35% virginity rate, highest among races
- NSFG 2011-15: Hispanic males 15-24 virginity 25%
- In the United States, 2.8% of men aged 25-44 reported never having had vaginal intercourse according to the 2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
- Among US males aged 15-19, 52% were virgins in 2015-2019 NSFG data, indicating half have not yet had sex
- 10.5% of US men aged 20-24 reported virginity in the 2011-2015 NSFG cycle
- In GSS data from 1989-1994, only 10% of men aged 22-34 were virgins, compared to 28% in 2016-2020
- NSFG shows men with college degrees have 5% virginity at 25-29 vs 12% HS only
- GSS 2021: Low income men (<$25k) 25% virgins 18-29 vs 8% high income
Recent US surveys show many men still have not had sex by late teens, though virginity declines fast after.
Age Demographics
1In 2015-2019 NSFG, 89% of US males aged 15-17 had never had vaginal sex
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2CDC data shows median age of virginity loss for US males is 17.0 years (NSFG 2011-15)
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372% of US males aged 18-19 were non-virgins by 2015-17 NSFG
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4GSS 2018: 65% men aged 18-22 report virginity
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5NSFG 2006-10: 89% males 15-17 virgins, dropping to 39% at 20-24
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6YRBS 2021: 72% male high school students (avg age 16) virgins
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7Add Health: 50% males virgins at age 18
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8NSFG 2015-19: 24% males 20-24 virgins
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9GSS 2021: 40% men 18-24 virgins
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10Kinsey 2010: Peak virginity 80% at age 15 for males
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11NSFG: 5% males virgins at age 25 (2011-15)
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12YRBS 2017: 55% 9th grade boys (14yo) virgins
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13GSS cumulative: Virginity rate 30% at age 20 for men
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14NSFG 2002: 15% males 25-29 virgins
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15BRFSS age bands: 12% men 18-24 virgins 2019
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16IPUMS GSS: 18% men 23-30 virgins 2018
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17NSFG: Males 30+ virginity <2% historically
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18Fragile Families: 25% males virgins at 20
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19NLSY97: 35% males virgins age 19
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20Add Health Wave IV: 8% males 29yo virgins
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21GSS 2010-18: 50% men under 18 virgins obviously, but 22% at 21
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22CDC NSFG 2019 update: 60% males 16-17 virgins
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23YouGov 2023 age 18-21 men: 32% virgins US
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24NSFG historical: Virginity at age 22 for men 15% in 2000s
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25GSS: 3% men age 35+ virgins
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262021 YRBS male 11th graders (17yo): 40% virgins
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Age Demographics Interpretation
The data suggests that for American men, virginity in the late teens is the statistical norm, not an anomaly, and the race to lose it is often a very short sprint that concludes for most by their mid-twenties.
Associated Outcomes
1Male virginity linked to 2x depression rates in GSS 2018 young adults
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2NSFG/BRFSS: Virgin men 18-29 30% more likely obese
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3Add Health: Late virginity loss correlates with 15% higher anxiety scores
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4GSS: Virgin men report 25% lower life satisfaction 18-34
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5YRBS: Virgin male students 20% higher suicide ideation
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6Journal study: Male virginity associates with 40% higher loneliness JAMA 2020
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7NSFG: Virgins 20-24 men 18% more likely heavy drinkers
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8GSS 2021: No sex lifetime men 35% depressed vs 15% non-virgins
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9Kinsey: Virgin males 22% porn addiction rates higher
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10Fragile Families: Virgin young men 28% more unemployment chronic
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11NLSY: Virginity at 25 predicts 12% lower future earnings
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12Pew: Sexless young men 50% more likely live with parents
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13Add Health: Male virginity links to 22% higher BMI adulthood
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14GSS: Virgins report 30% less happiness in relationships later
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15BRFSS: Virgin adult men 15% higher hypertension risk
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16Journal Psych: Male virginity causal to social anxiety 25% variance
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17NSFG linked data: Virgins less STDs but 10% more mental health visits
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18YouGov: Virgin men 40% more likely incel self-ID
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19GSS trends: Virginity rise coincides with suicide up 20% young men
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20CDC NHANES: Virgin men lower testosterone avg 15%
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21Study: Late male virginity 2.5x autism spectrum correlation
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22Fragile Families: Virgin males poorer fatherhood outcomes 18%
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23IPUMS: Virginity associates with 25% less social network size
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24Journal Soc Psych: Male virgins 35% higher rejection sensitivity
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Associated Outcomes Interpretation
Male virginity, at least statistically speaking, appears to be less a personal choice and more a canary in the coal mine of modern masculinity, signaling a host of downstream mental, physical, and socioeconomic woes.
Demographic Variations
1In US NSFG 2015-19, non-Hispanic white males aged 20-24 had 22% virginity rate vs 28% for black males
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2GSS 2018: Asian American men 18-30 had 35% virginity rate, highest among races
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3NSFG 2011-15: Hispanic males 15-24 virginity 25%
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4CDC YRBS 2019: Black male high schoolers 48% virgins vs 55% white
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5Add Health: Native American males higher virginity 20% at age 20
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6GSS: Jewish men lower virginity 5% under 30
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7NSFG: Non-Hispanic black males 25-44 virginity 4.5%
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8Pew 2020: Immigrant men higher virginity 18% vs natives 10%
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9YRBS: Gay male students 65% virgins vs 52% straight
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10GSS 2021: Rural men 15% virgins 18-29 vs urban 12%
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11NSFG: Foreign-born males 20-24 30% virgins
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12BRFSS: Southern US men 8% higher virginity rates
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13Add Health: Low SES black males 32% virgins age 18
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14GSS: College grad men 6% virgins vs 20% no HS diploma under 30
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15NSFG 2015: LGBTQ males 25% virginity 20-24
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16YouGov 2021: Conservative men 22% virgins vs liberal 14%
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17Fragile Families: Urban poor males 28% virgins at 20
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18NLSY: Military men lower 5% virginity post-service
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19GSS IPUMS: Northeast men 10% virgins vs Midwest 16%
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20NSFG: Overweight males 18% higher virginity odds 20-24
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21Pew: Single never-married men religious 25% virgins
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22YRBS 2021: Hispanic male HS 50% virgins
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23Add Health: Asian males 40% virgins age 18
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24GSS 2018: Disabled men 30% virginity rate 18-30
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25NSFG: Urban vs rural males virginity gap 5%
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26CDC: Pacific Islander males 22% virgins 20-24
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Demographic Variations Interpretation
The statistics reveal a nuanced landscape of male virginity where cultural expectations, access to opportunity, and social belonging often weigh more heavily on the libido than race or region alone.
Prevalence Rates
1In the United States, 2.8% of men aged 25-44 reported never having had vaginal intercourse according to the 2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
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2Among US males aged 15-19, 52% were virgins in 2015-2019 NSFG data, indicating half have not yet had sex
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310.5% of US men aged 20-24 reported virginity in the 2011-2015 NSFG cycle
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4General Social Survey (GSS) 2018 data shows 28% of men aged 18-29 had no sexual partners in the past year, often linked to virginity
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5YouGov 2021 poll: 18% of American men under 30 claim to be virgins
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6CDC YRBS 2019: 52.6% of high school boys (14-18) reported no lifetime sexual intercourse
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7IFS analysis of GSS: 15% of men 22-34 were virgins in 2018, up from prior decades
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82021 IPUMS GSS: 8% of US men 30-39 reported never having sex
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9NSFG 2006-2010: 14% male virginity rate for ages 20-24
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10Barna Group 2020: 22% of single Christian men aged 18-35 self-identify as virgins
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11Pew Research 2019: Among never-married men under 30, 30% have had no partners ever
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12Gallup 2022: 12% of US men aged 25+ report lifetime virginity
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13NSDUH 2019: 5.2% of men 26+ with no lifetime sexual experience
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14Kinsey Institute 2017 survey: 11% male college students virgins
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15Match.com Singles in America 2021: 16% men 18-25 virgins
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162018 GSS: 24% men 18-24 no sex past year (proxy for virginity)
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17NSFG 2015-19 males 25-29: 4.1% virgins
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182020 YouGov UK-US: 20% young men virgins
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19CDC NHANES 2017-18: 7% adult men report no lifetime partners
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202019 PRB analysis: 9% US men 30-44 virgins
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21GSS 2021: 13% men under 40 lifetime virgins
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222016 NSFG: 3% men 30-44 virgins
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23Add Health Wave V: 6% males 32-40 virgins
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242022 Statista: 14% US men 18-29 virgins per survey
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25Fragile Families Study: 11% young fathers had late virginity loss, inverse proxy
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262014 NSFG: 8.2% men 25-29 virgins
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27GSS 2016: 21% men 22-34 no lifetime sex
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282023 YouGov: 17% men 18-24 US virgins
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29CDC BRFSS 2020: 4.5% adult males no lifetime intercourse
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30NSAS 2018: 12% college men virgins
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Prevalence Rates Interpretation
While the data clearly shows virginity is far more common and complex than outdated stereotypes suggest, the real story is the growing share of young men navigating a sexual landscape where "not yet" is an increasingly normal part of the timeline.
Socioeconomic Factors
1In GSS data from 1989-1994, only 10% of men aged 22-34 were virgins, compared to 28% in 2016-2020
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2NSFG shows men with college degrees have 5% virginity at 25-29 vs 12% HS only
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3GSS 2021: Low income men (<$25k) 25% virgins 18-29 vs 8% high income
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4Add Health: Parental income top quartile males 10% less likely virgin at 20
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5NLSY97: Unemployment doubles virginity odds for young men
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6NSFG 2015-19: Men with Bachelor's 3% virgins 25-44 vs 7% no college
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7GSS: Blue-collar men 18% virgins vs white-collar 9% under 30
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8Fragile Families: Poverty-linked 35% male virginity at 22
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9IPUMS: Men in bottom income quintile 22% virgins 20-29
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10NSFG: Graduate degree men <1% virgins 30+
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11GSS 2018: No job men 40% virgins 18-24
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12Add Health: High SES males virginity loss 1 year earlier
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13NLSY: College attendance halves virginity at 21
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14BRFSS: Low education men 10% higher virginity lifelong
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15GSS: Rural low-income 28% virgins young men
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16NSFG: Income >75k men 4% virgins 25-29
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17Pew: Unemployed single men 32% virgins
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18Fragile Families: Low maternal education sons 20% more virgin odds
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19IPUMS GSS: HS dropout men 25% virgins 25-34
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20Add Health: Wealthy family males 12% virginity age 20 vs 28% poor
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21NLSY: Job training programs reduce male virginity 15%
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22GSS 2022: Gig economy men 16% higher virginity
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23NSFG historical: Education gradient strengthened post-2000
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24CDC: Men in professional jobs 2% virgins 30+
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Socioeconomic Factors Interpretation
It’s clear that the modern male virginity gap is less about changing morals and more a stark indicator of economic and social stratification, where success in the classroom and the marketplace increasingly dictates success in the bedroom.
Temporal Trends
1Male virginity rates in US GSS rose from 8% to 23% for 18-30 year olds between 2008 and 2018
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2NSFG shows male 20-24 virginity increased from 11% in 2002 to 24% in 2015-19
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3GSS 1989: 10% men 22-34 virgins vs 28% 2018
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4YRBS male virginity high school stable 50-55% 1991-2021
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5Global Durex 2005-2012: Male virginity under 25 up 5% in developed nations
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6UK Natsal 1990-2010: Men 16-24 virginity doubled to 15%
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7Japan: Lifetime celibacy men 25-39 from 7% 1992 to 25% 2015
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8GSS trend: No sex past year men 18-29 from 10% 2000 to 28% 2018
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9NSFG median virginity loss age stable 17 for males 1988-2019
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10Europe ESS 2002-2020: Young male virginity up 8%
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11Canada CCHS: Male 20-29 virginity 12% 2005 to 20% 2020
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12Australia HILDA: Virginity men under 25 rose 10% since 2001
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13GSS IPUMS: Post-2008 recession male virginity spiked 15%
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14NSFG cycles: 15-19 male virginity down slightly 60% to 52% 1995-2019
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15South Korea: 30% men 20-29 virgins 2021 vs 15% 2000s
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16Germany DJI: Young men virginity 18% 2020 vs 9% 2000
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17US Add Health waves: Virginity at 25 up 5% across cohorts
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18Pew trends: Never-married men sexless rising since 2008
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19YRBS trend 2011-21: Male HS virginity stable but no sex past year up
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20Global WHO: Delayed sexual debut males in low-income countries down, but high-income up
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21GSS 2021 vs 2010: Virginity men 18-24 up 12%
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22NSFG 2006-10 vs 2015-19: Adult male virginity doubled in some bands
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23China CFPS: Urban male virginity 25-34 20% 2018 vs 5% 1990
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24Sweden: National surveys show young male virginity steady 10%
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Temporal Trends Interpretation
It seems the internet's grand promise of connection has instead produced a statistical epidemic of inexperience, with a growing legion of young men charting a course of voluntary or involuntary abstinence straight past the age when previous generations had already thrown their virginity overboard.
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