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Nearly half of young Japanese men in survey have never had a girlfriend, zero-boyfriend women rise too
Number of women with boyfriend holds steady as one femle demographic shrinks across all age groups.
soranews24.com
A total of 1,200 responses were collected, 200 each for unmarried men and women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. When their survey answers were tallied, the researchers found that less than in three, just 29.7 percent, currently have a boyfriend or girlfriend. What’s more, 34.1 percent said that not only are they not currently in a relationship, but they’ve never had a boyfriend or girlfriend. Recruit says that both of those figures are the highest ever in its survey, which appears to have begun in its current format in 2011.
Out of the participant demographics, young men and women were especially likely to have zero experience being in a steady romantic relationship. 46 percent of men in their 20s said they’ve never had a girlfriend, and 29.8 percent of 20-something women replied they’ve never had a boyfriend. These are also all-time highs for the survey, with the percentage for men in their 20s jumping 11.8 percent since the last time the survey was held, and the percentage who do have a girlfriend dropping 12.2 percent.
● Men in 20s
Currently have a girlfriend: 26.7 percent (down 12.2 percent compared to 2021)
Have never had a girlfriend: 46 percent (up 11.8 percent)
● Women in 20s
Currently have a boyfriend: 43.2 percent (up 0.2 percent)
Have never had a boyfriend: 29.8 percent (up 5.5 percent)
The survey also found a sizable increase in the number of men in their 30s saying they’ve never had a girlfriend, while the relationship status/history of women in their 30s remained almost unchanged.
● Men in 30s
Currently have a girlfriend: 27.6 percent (up 0.6 percent)
Have never had a girlfriend: 41.2 percent (up 5.8 percent)
● Women in 30s
Currently have a boyfriend: 31.1 percent (down 0.7 percent)
Have never had a boyfriend: 25.3 percent (up 2.3 percent)
