The Hidden Shift in French Sexuality: Data That Redefines Intimacy
France is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in intimate life since the 1970s.
The CSF-2023 National Sexuality Survey—the most comprehensive study of sexual behaviour in France—reveals sweeping changes in desire, gender norms, online intimacy, and the architecture of relationships.
This video examines the most striking findings:
• A dramatic rise in women’s sexual autonomy, with lifetime partners more than doubling since 1992
• 63.9% of women reporting at least one online sexual experience, signalling a migration of intimacy into the digital sphere
• Sharp shifts in contraception and condom use among younger generations
• A decline in partnered sex despite more diverse sexual practices
• How social, cultural, and technological forces have reshaped the meaning of intimacy
This is not a moral commentary, but a deep sociological reading of what the numbers reveal about contemporary desire—how people meet, how they touch, and how sexuality now flows between the body and the screen.
Based on:
Contexte des Sexualités en France (CSF-2023), Premiers Résultats
Inserm / ANRS-MIE