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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Median age at first sexual intercourse by region and gender, 2000–2017

From: Catching up! The sexual behaviour and opinions of Italian students (2000–2017)

 

Males

Females

2000

2017

2000

2017

North

 Piedmont, Liguria, Aosta Valley

18.7

17.8

19.3

17.6

 Lombardy

19.2

18.8

18.8

18.4

 Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia

19.2

18.3

19.4

18.3

Centre

 Tuscany

18.2

17.7

18.4

17.3

 Emilia-Romagna, The Marches, Umbria

18.8

18.3

18.1

18.0

 Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise

19.5

17.6

19.8

17.7

South

 Campania

19.4

17.3

19.8

18.3

 Puglia, Basilicata

18.8

17.9

19.2

18.0

 Calabria

17.8

17.8

21.0

18.1

Islands

 Sicily

18.5

17.6

20.4

17.7

 Sardinia

18.3

17.9

18.8

17.3

  1. Note: Some regions are combined due to small sample sizes