Share of population who never drink alcohol in Kuwait

Kuwait: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 98.63 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
98.63
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 185 countries
All-time high
98.63
in 2020
All-time low
96.87
in 2006
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

0204060801002000201020202000: 97.52001: 97.62002: 97.72003: 97.42004: 97.22005: 972006: 96.92007: 96.92008: 97.12009: 97.62010: 97.82011: 97.72012: 97.62013: 97.72014: 982015: 98.52016: 98.62017: 98.52018: 98.52019: 98.52020: 98.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 98.63 for share of population who never drink alcohol in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Kuwait peaked at 98.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96.87, in 2006.

Kuwait ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.27 96.87 97.66 10
2010s 98.15 97.58 98.6 10
2020s 98.63 98.63 98.63 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 1 Niue 39.88 compare
  2. 2 Cook Islands 36.04 compare
  3. 2 Somalia 98.15 compare
  4. 3 Comoros 98.09 compare
  5. 4 Yemen 97.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Kuwait?
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Kuwait was 98.63 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 98.63 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 96.87 in 2006.
How does Kuwait rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
Kuwait ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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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