Turns out some of us are actually having sex.
In a new survey by World Population Review (WPR), New Zealanders have the third-highest average number of sexual partners in the world, with 13.2 throughout a lifetime. Of the 46 countries surveyed, we were only beaten by Turkey (14.5) and Australia (13.3).
Countries with the highest average number of sexual partners
- Turkey: 14.5
- Australia: 13.3
- New Zealand: 13.2
- Iceland: 13
- South Africa: 12.5
- Finland: 12.4
- Norway: 12.1
- Italy: 11.8
- Sweden: 11.8
- Switzerland & Ireland (tied): 11.1
I know it’s Valentine’s Day and everyone’s either boo’d up or ready for a night in with the gals, but let’s get to number one! Just kidding.
As WPR point out, “cultural norms have a significant impact on the number of people someone has sex with”. Things like religion, marriage and education affect how people view sex, and those things differ depending on what country you're in.
Those are some of the reasons experts believe Indians have the lowest average number of sexual partners in a lifetime (3.0). The rest of the bottom five are Asian countries too, with China (3.1), Vietnam (3.2), Hong Kong (3.7) and Vietnam (5.1) coming out as the least promiscuous countries.
Countries with the lowest average number of sexual partners
- India: 3
- China: 3.1
- Vietnam: 3.2
- Hong Kong: 3.7
- Indonesia: 5.1
- Slovakia: 5.4
- Malaysia: 5.8
- Germany: 5.8
- Poland: 6
- Spain: 6.1
Sometimes, sex just isn't an option and you have to take things into your own hands (literally). Earlier this year, he freaky search terms that New Zealanders most commonly looked up on Pornhub in 2023 were revealed - they pulled data from NZ as a whole, as well as breaking it down into regions.
Basically, we've got problems. Check those problems out here.
Happy Valentine’s Day team!
