Share of population who never drink alcohol in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 45.43 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 45.43 for share of population who never drink alcohol in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 45.43 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.3, in 2004.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 85th 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 never drink alcohol in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.53 | — |
| 2001 | 32.21 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.96 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 32.07 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 31.3 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 41.18 | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 41.05 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 41.13 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.14 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 39.51 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 44.82 | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 44.41 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 44.27 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.72 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 43.62 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.58 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 44.58 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.69 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.96 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.13 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45.43 | +0.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 45.43 is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.26, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 45.43 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.6, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population who never drink alcohol in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +31.6% | 31.3 | 41.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.31 | 31.3 | 41.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.48 | 43.62 | 45.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.43 | 45.43 | 45.43 | 1 |
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More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6537 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.658 (2100)
- Population density 189.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 33.44 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.658 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of population who never drink alcohol in Democratic Republic of Congo was 45.43 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.43 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 in 2004.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population who never drink alcohol. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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