From the early 1990s into the early 2000s, Americans generally had sex from about 60 to 65 times a year, according to the study.<br />Married couples had sex an average of 56 times a year in 2014, down from 67 in 1989.<br />Americans work longer days, but a busy work life was actually connected with higher sexual frequency.<br />But more people are staying single — meaning there is less sex — and the couples who do walk down the aisle are making fewer trips into the bedroom.<br />Married couples generally have sex more often than single people, but that advantage is declining.<br />They had sex nearly 11 times during 2014, up from an average of 9.6 times in 1989.<br />While the decline has been nearly across the board, one group seems to be pulling everyone else down: married couples.
