Martial Infidelity & Affair Statistics
Percent of marriages where one or both spouses admit to infidelity, either physical or emotional	41%
Percent of men who admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they’ve had	57%
Percentage of women who admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they’ve had	54%
Percent of married men who have strayed at least once during their married lives	22%
Percent of married women who have strayed at least once during their married lives	14%
Percentage of men and women who admit to having an affair with a co-worker	36%
Percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity on business trips	35%
Percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity with a brother-in-law or sister-in-law	17%
Average length of an affair	2 years
Percentage of marriages that last after an affair has been admitted to or discovered	31%
Percentage of men who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught	74%
Percentage of women who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught	68%
Percent of children who are the product of infidelity	3%
Source: Associated Press, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Reproduced from www.statisticbrain.com