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Median age at first sexual intercourse in Nigeria 2018, by gender

The results of a survey conducted in 2018 show that the median age at first sexual intercourse in Nigeria was higher among males. Half of the women of the survey sample had sex by the age of 17, whereas the median age among males was 21.8.

Median age at first sexual intercourse in Nigeria as of 2018, by gender

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Female respondents aged 20 to 49 years and male respondents aged 25 to 59 years as of the survey period.

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At what age do girls become sexually active?

The level of sexual experience increases with age—19% of 15-year-old and 32% of 16-year-old females have had sex. By age 20, 76–77% of males and females have had sex. Among females who had sex by their 10th birthday, 62% said that their first sex was nonconsensual.

Which age group is most sexually active?

Specifically, the team behind the research found that people between the ages of 18 and 29 are having the most sex, with an average of 112 sex sessions per year (which translates, roughly, to twice a week). Folks between the ages of 30 and 39 have sex 1.6 times per week (or 86 times per year).

What is the average age of becoming sexually active?

The average age for first intercourse in the U.S. is seventeen. And here's what the statistics don't tell you: 53 percent of students who report having not had intercourse by age 18 are distributed over grades 9 thru 12. As your teen gets older, their chances of having sex increase substantially.

At what age men is sexually active?

As men lose health, women lose partners. At age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a study by University of Chicago researchers published early online March 10 by the British Medical Journal.