Netherlands residents had less sex last year than in 2014 when Statistics Netherlands (CBS) started keeping track of this in its Health Survey and Lifestyle Monitor. Young people aged 16 to 25, in particular, were less sexually active, while senior citizens over 75 had more sex.

CBS, in collaboration with the RIVM, Rutgers, and SOA Aids Nederland, surveyed people over age 16 on whether they had sex in the past 12 months.

70 percent answered “yes” last year, compared to 74 percent in 2014. The decrease was particularly visible in the 16 to 25 age group - 63 percent were sexually active in 2014 and 56 percent last year.

The age group 75 and older was the only one to have more sex in 2022 than in 2014. Last year, 27 percent of senior citizens were sexually active, compared to 16 percent in 2014.

Men are slightly more likely to be sexually active than women, especially among people over age 55. “A factor here is that older women are more often single than older men,” CBS said.

The extent to which people are sexually active depends significantly on their age.

https://nltimes.nl/2023/03/17/young-people-less-sexually-active-75-year-olds-sex