Share of population who never drink alcohol in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 28.97 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population who never drink alcohol in Equatorial Guinea is 28.97, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 31.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.49, in 2012.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.01 | — |
| 2001 | 29.8 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 28.97 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 27.69 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 26.01 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 24.66 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 24.36 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.59 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.11 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.84 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 22.66 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 21.75 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 20.49 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 21.7 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 22.09 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.65 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 26.35 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 27.67 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 27.91 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.41 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 28.97 | +5.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 28.97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.68, 81% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 28.97 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.6, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.31 | 23.11 | 31.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.27 | 20.49 | 27.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.97 | 28.97 | 28.97 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of population who never drink alcohol in Equatorial Guinea was 28.97 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.49 in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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