How Small Is Too Small For A Woman [1,387 Woman Penis Size Study]

We recently surveyed 1,387 sexually active women about erect penis size and asked them:

How small is too small for a woman?

We also discovered how big is too big for women, whether penis length is as important as penis width for women, and what makes small penis sex so unsatisfying.

This is what we discovered…

1. 5 inches is too small for 38.5% of women.

2. 50.8% of women find a 9 inch penis too big to be sexually satisfying.

3. 64.5% of women find that penis length & width are equally important for sexual satisfaction.

4. 72.7% of women have had sex with a partner with a small penis.

5. 79.5% of women find sex with a small penis to be unsatisfying.

6. “I couldn’t feel their penis inside me” is the biggest reason (79.9%) why women found small penis sex to be unsatisfying.

7. Other sexual skills are crucial to making sex pleasurable for women if you have a small penis.

Note: You can find our methodology section at the end of this study.

1. 5 Inches Is Too Small For 38.5% Of Women

Penis size is a common source of anxiety for men, with many worried about how small is too small.

Added to this frustration, we could find no good data or study available on what women consider too small (or too big), until now.

For every possible penis size, in 1 inch increments, we asked women a simple question:

Is this penis size enough to fully sexually satisfy you?

As you can see from the graph above, when faced with increasingly small penis sizes, women find them less and less sexually satisfying. Breaking out these figures in detail:

• A 9 inch penis is too small for 3.1% of women.
• An 8 inch penis is too small for 3.24% of women.
• A 7 inch penis is too small for 3.89% of women.
• A 6 inch penis is too small for 13.55% of women.
• A 5 inch penis is too small for 38.50% of women.
• A 4 inch penis is too small for 66.11% of women.
• A 3 inch penis is too small for 83.56% of women.
• A 2 inch penis is too small for 87.74% of women.
• A 1 inch penis is too small for 91.2% of women.

We can see from these results the exact percentage of women who consider each penis size to be too small for them to be fully sexually satisfied.

2. 50.8% Of Women Find A 9 Inch Penis To Be Too Big

We hypothesized that women also find some penis sizes to be too big to sexually satisfy them and instead lead to painful, uncomfortable sex.

When we surveyed our respondents on how big is too big in regard to penis size, our results were very interesting:

• A 5 inch penis is too big for 1.2% of women.
• A 6 inch penis is too big for 4.5% of women.
• A 7 inch penis is too big for 7.9% of women.
• An 8 inch penis is too big for 19.8% of women.
• A 9 inch penis is too big for 50.8% of women.
• A 10 inch penis is too big for 61.1% of women.
• An 11 inch penis is too big for 72.6% of women.
• A 12 inch penis is too big for 83.4% of women.

These results prove that bigger is not always better. In fact, the opposite is true, penis sizes of 9 inches or over are too big for more than half of women.

As we discovered in our study, Does Size Matter, the Goldilocks penis size range or ideal penis size range is between 6-8 inches (18.34 cm) in length. Women find anything bigger or smaller than this to be far less sexually satisfying.

3. 64.5% Of Women Find That Penis Length & Width Are Equally Important For Sexual Satisfaction

Popular discourse on penis size amongst men often focuses solely on penis length, but is this the only aspect of penis size that women consider?

We wanted to investigate whether or not penis width is an important factor to women for sexual satisfaction.

It turns out that it’s very important.

As you can see in the graph above:

• For 11% of women, penis length is more important than width for sexual satisfaction.
• 24.6% of women find penis width is more important than length for sexual satisfaction.
• For 64.5% of women, penis length and width are equally important for sexual satisfaction.

These findings make it clear that almost 9 in 10 women (89.1%) find penis width at least as important as length for sexual satisfaction.

4. 72.7% Of Women Have Had Sex With A Partner With A Small Penis

Next, we investigated whether many women have had sex with a partner that they considered to have a small penis.

72.7% of our female respondents reported having previously had sex with a partner they found to have a  small penis.

In their most recent small penis sexual experience, they estimated their partner’s penis size at 3.79 inches (9.63 cm) on average.

For comparison, in 2020, a review of over 20 studies on penis size found that the average erect penis is 5.1-5.5 inches (12.9-13.97 cm) in length. After taking volunteer bias into account, the researchers concluded that the average erect penis size is probably towards the lower end of this range [1]. All measurements in this review were measured by researchers and not self-reported.

5. 79.5% Of Women Find Sex With A Small Penis To Be Unsatisfying

Next, we wanted to investigate whether this group of women found their most recent small penis sex experience to be satisfying or unsatisfying.

We can clearly see that the vast majority, 79.5% of women found their most recent small penis sex experience to be unsatisfying.

It’s quite clear that most women find small penis sex unsatisfying.

6. The Biggest Reason (79.9%) Why Sex With A Small Penis Is Unsatsifying For Women: “I Couldn’t Feel Their Penis Inside Me”

We wanted to get clear data on why so many women found their most recent small penis sex experience to be unsatisfying.

The results were stark and clear. The two most cited reasons by women for unsatisfying sex with a partner with a small penis are:

• 79.9% could not feel their partner inside them.
• 48.7% reported that their partner kept slipping out

Both of these reasons directly relate to the size of their partner’s penis.

Keep in mind that there were additional reasons why women found their most recent small penis sex experience to be unsatisfying:

• 47.6% reported that their partner possessed few or no sexual skills.
• 37.6% reported that there was not enough foreplay or no foreplay at all from their partner.
• 30.5% reported that their partner came too quickly.
• 29.5% reported that their partner was sexually selfish.
• 15.6% reported that their partner had erection issues.

6.1% of women reported “Other” as their reason for unsatisfying sex with their not well-endowed partner. These “Other” responses included:

• The contraception we had didn’t fit him, so in order to continue I had to agree to take after morning pill in the morning and not use contraception. There is more to the myth about most women preferring bigger penis. There are lots of things to consider not just being picky. The same can be said about too big penises as well.
• The guy was an abusive a$$hole.
• His lack of empathy.
• He slapped me in the face unexpectedly.
• Condom kept falling off inside me because it didn’t fit him.
• Had to hold the condom in place, which was awkward.
• Just an overall douche.
• Bad hygiene.
• Missionary only.
• Didn’t have sex often enough.
• He cried afterwards every time because he felt inadequate.
• He was an idiot, didn’t know much of the female anatomy.
• Talking way too much during sex to distract me from his size.
• He wasn’t willing to try different positions.

We’ve learned that the 2 most cited reasons by women for unsatisfying small penis sex relate directly to their partner’s penis size. However, other factors unrelated to penis size such as a lack of sex skills often play a role in unsatisfying sex.

7. Other Sexual Skills Are Crucial To Making Sex Pleasurable If You Have A Small Penis

Only about 1 in 5 women (20.5%) found their most recent sexual experience with a not well-endowed partner to be satisfying.

Many of the reasons reported by women for satisfying sex with a partner with a small penis relate to their other sexual skills:

• 73.9% of women reported their partner’s “focus on making me orgasm” made it satisfying.
• 66.7% of women reported their partner’s foreplay skills made it satisfying.
• 61.4% of women reported their partner’s oral sex skills made it satisfying.
• 53.1% of women reported the sex positions made it satisfying.

Notice that many of these sexual skills do not require a large penis.

However, some reasons focused on how the woman felt about her partner:

• 59.9% of women reported their attraction to their partner made it satisfying.
• 43% of women reported their partner’s confidence made it satisfying.

Interestingly 2.4% of women reported that they prefer a partner with a small penis for sex. That’s about 1 in 41 women who prefer small penises for sex.

9.2% of women choose “Other” as the reason why they found small penis sex satisfying. These “Other” responses included:

• It was easier to try new positions and for me to be in control of how I moved. Also, he focused on clitoral stimulation and not just penetration.
• He played w my ass.
• So many other things he did were pleasurable that penetration was down the list so to speak.
• He also used his hands and mouth to please me so i still enjoyed being with him.
• He was tender, sensual, took his time, moved slowly and made sure I came orally before penetration. I felt like he cared about my satisfaction and that I was enjoying it which was great.
• He eats my pussy better than any man ever has and he’s adventurous with various sex toys and doggy style and him coming in from the side with one of my legs raised up are AMAZING. He gives me multiple orgasms every time we have sex.
• He got me off with foreplay before we had intercourse.
• It’s the BEST sex I’ve ever had in my life.
• He knew how to compensate for his size.
• By knowing how to eat pussy really good before putting my legs up on his shoulders and ramming his punishment in me.
• It wasn’t his penis, it was what he did with his hands, mouth and the combination of his hands and penis.
• I loved him.
• I just find him very hot and sexy!
• The man had moved like Jagger.

Conclusion

Our survey discovered that a 5 inch penis is too small for 38.5% of women.

In the course of our research, we discovered that having a very large penis is also not ideal. 50.8% of women find a 9 inch penis to be too big to be sexually satisfying.

Instead, the ideal penis size range, or Goldilocks penis size range, that will sexually satisfy the largest number of women is between 6-8 inches (15.24-20.32 cm) in length.

However, penis girth is also important to women with 89.1% of women regarding penis girth at least as important as penis length.

We further explored how much women really care about penis size in our other study, Does Size Matter. In it, we investigated how penis size matters to women in relation to:

• Female sexual satisfaction
• Serious relationships
• Casual sexual relationships
• Ending a relationship
• Cheating on a partner

Methodology

We began this survey by collecting basic demographic information. Those who had never received penile-vaginal sex were disqualified, as were non-female respondents. All respondents were over the age of 18 with a mean age of 42. After this filtering process, we were left with a total of 1,387 respondents:

• 1,125 women identifying as heterosexual
• 184 women identifying as bisexual
• 13 women identifying as homosexual
• 33 women who specified alternative sexuality to heterosexual/homosexual/bisexual
• 32 women who declined to provide their sexuality

These remaining participants were asked a variety of questions to assess their personal sentiments, experiences and preferences on the topic of erect penis size in relation to penile-vaginal sex.

Our survey relied on the anonymous recollections and preferences of our study participants. While they were encouraged to tell the truth and accurately represent what they had experienced, the data is nevertheless self-reported and there is the possibility of some inaccuracy.