This statistic shows the proportion of French people aged between 18 and 29 years who had their first sexual intercourse with a same-sex partner in 2016, distributed by gender. It appears that more than three percent of young French men had sex for the first time with a male partner.
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INPES. (October 23, 2018). Proportion of people who had their first sexual intercourse with a same-sex partner among young people aged 18 to 29 years in 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037591/young-people-sex-first-time-with-a-partner-of-the-same-sex-france/
INPES. "Proportion of people who had their first sexual intercourse with a same-sex partner among young people aged 18 to 29 years in 2016, by gender." Chart. October 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037591/young-people-sex-first-time-with-a-partner-of-the-same-sex-france/
INPES. (2018). Proportion of people who had their first sexual intercourse with a same-sex partner among young people aged 18 to 29 years in 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037591/young-people-sex-first-time-with-a-partner-of-the-same-sex-france/
INPES. "Proportion of People Who Had Their First Sexual Intercourse with a Same-sex Partner among Young People Aged 18 to 29 Years in 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037591/young-people-sex-first-time-with-a-partner-of-the-same-sex-france/
INPES, Proportion of people who had their first sexual intercourse with a same-sex partner among young people aged 18 to 29 years in 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037591/young-people-sex-first-time-with-a-partner-of-the-same-sex-france/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Proportion of people who had their first sexual intercourse with a same-sex partner among young people aged 18 to 29 years in 2016, by gender [Graph], INPES, October 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037591/young-people-sex-first-time-with-a-partner-of-the-same-sex-france/
