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Similarly, in data from 2008, 60.4% of men and 35.6% of women were singles among 18-30 year olds.<ref name="ref48"></ref> A survey showed that the rate of sexless women aged 18-91 increased from 33% to 38% between 2005 and 2016, which likely means it has increased by at least a much for males, and may veil a larger increase for the younger generations due the broad age range of the sample.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01525-9</ref>
Similarly, in data from 2008, 60.4% of men and 35.6% of women were singles among 18-30 year olds.<ref name="ref48"></ref> A survey showed that the rate of sexless women aged 18-91 increased from 33% to 38% between 2005 and 2016, which likely means it has increased by at least a much for males, and may veil a larger increase for the younger generations due the broad age range of the sample.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01525-9</ref>
Within just five years, between 2015 and 2020, the share of adults who have sex at least once a month has declined from 56% to 52%.<ref>https://www.stiftungfuerzukunftsfragen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/forschung_aktuell/PDF/Forschung-Aktuell-286-Freizeit-Monitor-2019.pdf</ref>
Within just five years, between 2015 and 2020, the share of adults who have sex at least once a month has declined from 56% to 52%.<ref>https://www.stiftungfuerzukunftsfragen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/forschung_aktuell/PDF/Forschung-Aktuell-286-Freizeit-Monitor-2019.pdf</ref>
Similarly to the U.S., among German adolescents and young adults there is a strong decline in drivers license ownership, alcohol consumption and pregnancies,<ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alkohol_Jugendliche.svg</ref><ref>https://www.matthias-gastel.de/junge-menschen-verlieren-interesse-an-motorradfuehrerschein/</ref><ref>https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutterschaft_Minderj%C3%A4hriger</ref> which may point to similar trends in sexlessness,<ref name="plummet"></ref> though in Australia, trends in alcohol consumption and adolescent sexual behavior were not linked (see the [[#Australia|Australia]] section).
Similarly to the U.S., among German adolescents and young adults there is a strong decline in drivers license ownership, alcohol consumption and pregnancies,<ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alkohol_Jugendliche.svg</ref><ref>https://www.matthias-gastel.de/junge-menschen-verlieren-interesse-an-motorradfuehrerschein/</ref><ref>https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutterschaft_Minderj%C3%A4hriger</ref> which may point to similar trends in sexlessness.


A survey from 2008 by „Neon“ estimated the number of ABs aged 20-35 to be 4% of women and 6% of men.<ref name="ref48"></ref>
A survey from 2008 by „Neon“ estimated the number of ABs aged 20-35 to be 4% of women and 6% of men.<ref name="ref48"></ref>
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