Revealed: How much regular sex each generation is having
While it's often seen as a taboo subject, researchers from Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, have just revealed their report on the sex lives of thousands of people around the world and across different generations.
The report, titled The State of Dating: How Gen Z is Redefining Sexuality and Relationships is based on data from over 3,310 people of the dating app, Feeld.
The participants, who came from 71 different countries and between 18-75 years old, were surveyed about their sex lives and results are not what you'd expect.
Gen Z is having less sex, fewer partners and fewer relationships than other generations, reporting that on average they had had sex three times in the last month.
"Gen Z and Boomers exhibited nearly identical sexual frequencies, suggesting that both the youngest and oldest adults are having the least sex," the researchers, led by Dr Justin Lehmiller, wrote in the report.
Millennials and Gen X reported slightly higher figures, with both groups having sex five times in the last month.
"Also, nearly half of Gen Z reported that they were single, compared to only one-fifth of Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers."
Despite having the least sex, Gen Z appears to be the most adventurous group in the bedroom, with 55 per cent of them saying they'd discovered a new kink since joining the app compared to 49 per cent of Millennials, 39 per cent of Gen X, and 33 per cent of Boomers.
Researchers said there are two possible explanations for this.
"One is simply that older adults have had more time to learn and discover what they enjoy about sex, so they may have already uncovered their kinks.
"However, the other is that it also appears to be the case that younger adults today have a greater overall interest in kink than older adults, which may create greater openness to exploring and learning about one's kinks."
The researchers hope that their findings will help shed new light on the evolution of sex, gender, sexuality and relationships.
"Despite the longstanding tendency of humans to narrowly categorize sexuality and relationships, they have always existed on a continuum, and that continuum will only evolve and expand further as Gen Z and future generations continue their pursuit of sexual and relational self-discovery," they wrote.
"The more that we can understand and embrace this simple fact of human life, the better suited we will all be to pursuing pleasure and happiness."
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