The 2008 BBS found that 34% and 50% of youth in Malé and Laamu (Gan), respectively, said they had had sex. Their median age of sexual début was 20 years old. In both sites, most first sexual encounter were with girlfriend/boyfriend, followed by wife/husband. In both sites, 1% had experienced forced sex (abuse) as their sexual début.

In Malé, 17% and in Laamu 34% said they had engaged in pre-marital sex. Condom use during pre-marital sex was below 50% in both sites. In Laamu, 8% of the youth interviewd during the 2008 BBS said they had had group sex, while in Malé only 1% claimed to have engaged in group sex.