Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol was 70.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Kyrgyzstan is 70.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 70.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2002.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.3% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Kyrgyzstan was 70.3% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population who haver never drunk alcohol recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2002.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of population who haver never drunk alcohol?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.