The sample analyzed is composed as follows: age: 26.6% 11-13 years | 38% 14-18 years | 35.4% 19-24 years;Â gender: 47.9% female | 45.5% male | 6.6% non-binary;Â geographic origin: 38.2% North | 31.8% Central | 30% South and IslandsÂ
Data prior to 2024 from earlier publications by the source.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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Share of young people having sex before 17 years in Italy in 2019–2024
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 ** percent of respondents said they had sexual intercourse for the first time before the age of **, while this share decreased to **** percent in 2023. This share increased in 2024, reaching over ** percent. This statistic displays the share of young people who had sex for the first time before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019, 2023, and 2024.
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Skuola Network. (February 20, 2025). Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019, 2023, and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /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, 2023, and 2024." Chart. February 20, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/
Skuola Network. (2025). Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019, 2023, and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /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, 2023, and 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Feb 2025, /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, 2023, and 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Percentage of young people who had complete sexual intercourse before 17 years of age in Italy in 2019, 2023, and 2024 [Graph], Skuola Network, February 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1451730/share-of-young-people-having-sex-before-17-in-italy/
