Average age of Americans to get the first piercing in 2017, by gender
This statistic shows the results of a Statista survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on tattoos and body modification. During the survey, the respondents were asked how old they were when they got their first piercing. The results were sorted by gender. 83 percent of the female respondents said they were 18 old and younger when they had their first piercing.