 A 2005 survey of 10 @,@ 503 people in England over the age of 16 found that approximately 10 % ( 1 @,@ 049 ) had body piercings in sites other than the earlobe , with a heavy representation of women aged 16 – 24 ( 46 @.@ 2 % piercing in that demographic ) . Among the most common body sites , the navel was top at 33 % , with the nose and ear ( other than lobe ) following at 19 % and 13 % . The tongue and nipple tied at 9 % . The eyebrow , lip and genitals were 8 % , 4 % and 2 % , respectively . Preference among women followed closely on that ranking , though eyebrow piercings were more common than nipple piercings . Among male responders , the order was significantly different , descending in popularity from nipple , eyebrow , ear , tongue , nose , lip and genitals . 
