Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol was 96.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Afghanistan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Afghanistan stood at 96.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Afghanistan peaked at 96.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 10th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.5% | — |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
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More population data for Afghanistan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,075 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.424 (2100)
- Population density 199.65 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.03 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Afghanistan?
- Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Afghanistan was 96.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population who haver never drunk alcohol recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of population who haver never drunk alcohol recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of population who haver never drunk alcohol?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lifetime abstinence is defined as the proportion of adults (15+ years) in a given population who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime.