Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol was 51.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Central African Republic, 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 Central African Republic stood at 51.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Central African Republic peaked at 51.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2000.
That places Central African Republic 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.2% | — |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.4% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5628 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 30.14 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Central African Republic?
- Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Central African Republic was 51.8% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population who haver never drunk alcohol recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of population who haver never drunk alcohol?
- Central African Republic ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.