Table 3 Distribution of age at first sex by exact age in India over the period 2005–2021
Percentage of women who first sex by specific exact age and median age at first sex by current age | |||||||||||
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Current Age | NFHS-Rounds | Percentage sex by exact age | Number of Women | Median age at first sex | |||||||
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | ||||
15–19 | NFHS-III | 7.6 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 6,436 | a |
NFHS-IV | 1.5 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 19,469 | a | |
NFHS-V | 1.1 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 17,031 | a | |
20–24 | NFHS-III | 11.7 | 20.8 | 31.1 | 42.2 | 52.8 | 61.2 | na | na | 15,943 | 18.7 |
NFHS-IV | 3.4 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 22.7 | 35.2 | 46.1 | na | na | 77,783 | a | |
NFHS-V | 3.0 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 20.7 | 32.4 | 42.2 | na | na | 71,539 | a | |
25–29 | NFHS-III | 16.3 | 26.4 | 38.0 | 48.2 | 59.0 | 66.8 | 73.3 | 86.8 | 17,425 | 18.17 |
NFHS-IV | 6.8 | 12.9 | 21.0 | 30.5 | 42.6 | 51.9 | 60.6 | 81.1 | 96,924 | 19.8 | |
NFHS-V | 5.6 | 10.9 | 18.5 | 28.4 | 41.1 | 51.0 | 59.9 | 80.8 | 1,00,112 | 19.9 | |
30–34 | NFHS-III | 18.1 | 29.9 | 42.2 | 52.9 | 63.2 | 70.1 | 75.9 | 88.0 | 15,581 | 17.73 |
NFHS-IV | 8.9 | 17.4 | 27.2 | 37.6 | 49.6 | 58.2 | 65.9 | 82.2 | 84,845 | 19.03 | |
NFHS-V | 8.5 | 15.8 | 24.8 | 35.1 | 47.3 | 56.4 | 64.8 | 83.8 | 92,083 | 19.23 | |
35–39 | NFHS-III | 19.1 | 31.4 | 43.9 | 54.6 | 65.1 | 72.3 | 77.8 | 87.8 | 14,025 | 17.57 |
NFHS-IV | 9.8 | 18.7 | 28.8 | 39.9 | 52.3 | 60.4 | 68.0 | 82.4 | 79,045 | 18.82 | |
NFHS-V | 10.0 | 18.8 | 29.3 | 40.7 | 53.4 | 62.0 | 69.7 | 85.7 | 90,303 | 18.73 | |
40–44 | NFHS-III | 19.6 | 31.8 | 44.6 | 55.2 | 65.7 | 72.9 | 78.8 | 88.8 | 11,574 | 17.51 |
NFHS-IV | 11.0 | 20.2 | 30.4 | 41.1 | 52.6 | 60.9 | 68.6 | 81.9 | 66,519 | 18.77 | |
NFHS-V | 11.2 | 20.4 | 30.9 | 42.3 | 54.6 | 63.6 | 71.6 | 86.5 | 75,251 | 18.63 | |
45–49 | NFHS-III | 18.3 | 30.3 | 43.1 | 53.7 | 64.5 | 72.4 | 78.6 | 89.1 | 8,751 | 17.65 |
NFHS-IV | 10.8 | 20.5 | 30.3 | 40.3 | 51.6 | 59.8 | 67.2 | 81.2 | 63,255 | 18.85 | |
NFHS-V | 11.2 | 20.9 | 31.7 | 43.0 | 55.6 | 64.2 | 72.0 | 87.2 | 78,683 | 18.56 | |
15–49 | NFHS-III | 14.9 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 89,735 | a |
NFHS-IV | 6.9 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 4,87,841 | a | |
NFHS-V | 6.7 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 5,25,002 | a | |
20–49 | NFHS-III | 16.6 | 27.6 | 39.5 | 50.2 | 60.7 | 68.3 | na | na | 83,299 | 17.99 |
NFHS-IV | 8.0 | 15.4 | 24.2 | 34.2 | 46.3 | 55.3 | na | na | 4,68,371 | 19.31 | |
NFHS-V | 7.9 | 14.9 | 23.7 | 33.9 | 46.3 | 55.5 | na | na | 5,07,971 | 19.3 | |
25–49 | NFHS-III | 18.1 | 29.7 | 42.0 | 52.5 | 63.1 | 70.5 | 76.4 | 87.9 | 67,356 | 17.76 |
NFHS-IV | 9.2 | 17.5 | 27.0 | 37.3 | 49.2 | 57.8 | 65.6 | 81.8 | 3,90,588 | 19.07 | |
NFHS-V | 9.0 | 16.9 | 26.4 | 37.2 | 49.7 | 58.8 | 67.0 | 84.5 | 4,36,432 | 19.02 | |