A new study finds that many people in Gen Z are having less sex than older generations, and a significant share report they have never had a sexual partner. One outlet reports that about a fifth of respondents say they have never had a partner, framing this as part of a broader “sex recession.”
The coverage links the findings to how Gen Z grew up with dating apps and social media, such as Tinder and Bumble. However, the provided articles do not detail the study’s methodology, sample size, or which countries are included, so the exact causes and how “sex recession” is defined are not confirmed in the reports. Across the outlets, the central takeaway is the reported increase in sexual inactivity and lack of partner experience among Gen Z.
Because both articles reference the same general claim without additional methodological details, their angle is primarily descriptive—highlighting rates of no-partner experiences—rather than providing an in-depth analysis of factors behind the trend.
