Can Every Woman Squirt? What 6%–69.23% Of Studies Show

One question we get asked constantly is whether every woman is capable of squirting. Let me cut straight to it: between 6% and 69.23% of women can squirt, based on the eight scientific studies I dug through, with the range depending heavily on how squirting gets defined. So no, not every woman squirts during sex or masturbation.

Quick side note: I've also written a guide on how to make yourself squirt if you're the one with a vulva. If your partner is the one with a vulva instead, check out our guide on how to make your girl squirt.

How I Landed On The 6-69.23% Range

I went looking for every legitimate scientific study and research paper covering how many women can squirt, and stuck strictly to peer-reviewed research.

I came across plenty of interesting anecdotes and anonymous opinions along the way, but I left those out entirely. So…

Why such a wide 6-69.23% spread?

The reason is straightforward…

Each paper and study defined squirting a little differently…

• Up to 54% of women can release some kind of fluid (not vaginal lubrication, not coital incontinence) during sex, based on an analysis pooling multiple squirting studies. This fluid doesn't always shoot out forcefully — often it flows, gushes, or slowly leaks [1].
• 6% of women can release an actual stream from their vulva [2].
• A study of Colombian sex workers found 69.23% could squirt to some degree [3]. That 69.23% figure isn't representative of women broadly, though.

Here's what the research actually shows about whether all women can squirt…

1. 10-54% Of Women Can Squirt, According To A Literature Review of 46 Studies & 5 Books

One systematic literature review put the "prevalence of female ejaculation at 10-54% [1]."

That study defines a female ejaculation orgasm this way:

"Female ejaculation orgasm manifests as either a female ejaculation (FE) of a smaller quantity of whitish secretions from the female prostate or a squirting of a larger amount of diluted and changed urine [1]."

The researchers also drew a clear line between female ejaculation/squirting and cases of penetration incontinence, usually caused by stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

This review pulled from a total of 46 studies, including four other reviews, plus five books, to arrive at a solid answer on whether squirting is universal among women [1].

Learn: How to orgasm easily during sex & when masturbating.

2. 6% Of Women Can Squirt A Stream, But 60% Can "Gush"

In a separate study, 6% of women reported "orgasmic expulsions resembling male ejaculation" [2]. In other words…

6% of women can release a stream, comparable to male ejaculation.

4 killer tips: How to make a guy cum hard.

That 6% figure might look small. However…

"Release of fluid without ejaculation was reported by approximately 60% of females" [2]. That "release of fluid" is essentially gushing — instead of a forceful stream, it runs, gushes, or slowly leaks from the vagina.

So…

While only 6% shoot a stream, a full 60% of women can release some form of fluid, per this study [2].

Discover: 119 women describe what it feels like to squirt.

3. 41.4% Of American Women Can Squirt

Another study surveyed US women between the ages of 18 and 93. Out of 2936 responses, researchers found "forty (41.4%) percent of U.S. adult women had ever squirted in their lifetime" [4].

Here's a breakdown of how those 2936 women responded:

Squirting Status

% of women [4]

Ever squirted

41.4

Squirted once or twice

39.6

Squirted 3-5 times

19.5

Squirted 6-10 times

11.7

Squirted 11+ times

28.9

4. 58% Of Swedish Women Can Squirt

A cross-sectional online survey (conducted in Swedish) of 1568 women aged 18 to 69 found that "58% had experienced ejaculation/squirting" [5].

One notable finding: "despite most (77%) rating it as primarily a positive sensation, many reacted with shock/shame (28%) or thought they had urinated (26%) the first time it occurred [5]."

The study also found that "61% reported orgasm occurring close to, or simultaneously, with ejaculation/squirting" [5].

Learn: How to cum together and achieve simultaneous orgasm.

5. 40-50% Of Slovakian Women Can Squirt

Milan Zaviačič, a Slovakian researcher and professor who made major contributions to understanding the physiology of female ejaculation by studying the paraurethral gland (the "female prostate"), authored a book titled The Human Female Prostate.

Related: How to give your man a prostate massage.

In it, he notes that "Slovak women, they experience relatively frequently (40-50%) ejaculation at coital activity" [6].

6. 54% (1984 study)

A 1984 study of 227 women found that 54% reported experiencing an orgasmic expulsion of fluid at least once [7].

Learn: How to finger yourself to orgasm – 8 explosive techniques.

7. 39.5% (1989 study)

A study surveying over 1,000 women found that 39.5% "reported having ever experienced ejaculation at the moment of orgasm" [8].

Side note: if squirting is something that bothers you, you can also learn how to stop yourself squirting during sex.

8. 69.23% Of Columbian Sex Workers Can Squirt

A study looking at squirting prevalence among a group of Colombian sex workers found it occurred in 69.23% of the women studied [3].

So now you've got a sense of what percentage of women can squirt — surprised by the numbers? While there are some patterns across countries and time periods, none of these figures perfectly capture reality or your own personal situation.

It's worth noting that people willing to participate in a study about sex or squirting, or answer survey questions about it, may already be more sexually open (like the sex workers surveyed) and more likely to have actively practiced squirting, which could skew the true percentage of women who can do it.

2 final tips: Learning to stimulate your G Spot and doing kegel exercises can make squirting easier to achieve.

And even if squirting isn't in the cards for you, there's still plenty of pleasure to be found in exploring what your body can do!

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