Share of population who never drink alcohol in Egypt

Egypt: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 87.3 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
87.3
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 185 countries
All-time high
88.61
in 2000
All-time low
87.3
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share of population who never drink alcohol in Egypt, 2000–2020

0204060802000201020202000: 88.62001: 88.62002: 88.62003: 88.52004: 88.52005: 88.42006: 88.32007: 88.12008: 882009: 87.92010: 87.82011: 87.82012: 87.62013: 87.52014: 87.52015: 87.42016: 87.52017: 87.52018: 87.42019: 87.32020: 87.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 87.3 for share of population who never drink alcohol in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Egypt peaked at 88.61 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.3, in 2020.

Egypt ranks 19th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of population who never drink alcohol in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Share of population who never drink alcohol in Egypt, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 88.61
2001 88.59 -0.0%
2002 88.56 -0.0%
2003 88.53 -0.0%
2004 88.47 -0.1%
2005 88.39 -0.1%
2006 88.26 -0.1%
2007 88.12 -0.2%
2008 87.98 -0.2%
2009 87.93 -0.1%
2010 87.83 -0.1%
2011 87.8 -0.0%
2012 87.55 -0.3%
2013 87.52 -0.0%
2014 87.54 +0.0%
2015 87.44 -0.1%
2016 87.51 +0.1%
2017 87.54 +0.0%
2018 87.43 -0.1%
2019 87.33 -0.1%
2020 87.3 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.34 87.93 88.61 10
2010s 87.55 87.33 87.83 10
2020s 87.3 87.3 87.3 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 16 Morocco 88.1 compare
  2. 17 Jordan 87.63 compare
  3. 18 Niger 87.42 compare
  4. 20 Algeria 86.92 compare
  5. 21 Senegal 86.45 compare
  6. 22 Tunisia 85.98 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Egypt?
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Egypt was 87.3 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 88.61 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 87.3 in 2020.
How does Egypt rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
Egypt ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Share of population who never drink alcohol
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2020
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