Share of population who never drink alcohol in Nigeria

Nigeria: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 67.29 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
67.29
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
44th
of 185 countries
All-time high
67.29
in 2020
All-time low
58.59
in 2006
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

02040602000201020202000: 58.82001: 59.12002: 592003: 58.72004: 58.62005: 58.62006: 58.62007: 58.72008: 58.92009: 59.12010: 67.12011: 65.42012: 65.52013: 65.42014: 65.22015: 65.32016: 65.72017: 65.92018: 662019: 66.52020: 67.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 67.29 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Nigeria peaked at 67.29 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.59, in 2006.

That places Nigeria 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Share of population who never drink alcohol in Nigeria, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 58.83
2001 59.06 +0.4%
2002 59 -0.1%
2003 58.72 -0.5%
2004 58.61 -0.2%
2005 58.61 -0.0%
2006 58.59 -0.0%
2007 58.71 +0.2%
2008 58.89 +0.3%
2009 59.07 +0.3%
2010 67.07 +13.5%
2011 65.4 -2.5%
2012 65.46 +0.1%
2013 65.35 -0.2%
2014 65.19 -0.2%
2015 65.27 +0.1%
2016 65.66 +0.6%
2017 65.87 +0.3%
2018 66.05 +0.3%
2019 66.46 +0.6%
2020 67.29 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.81 58.59 59.07 10
2010s 65.78 65.19 67.07 10
2020s 67.29 67.29 67.29 1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 41 Gambia 70.13 compare
  2. 42 Turkmenistan 70.01 compare
  3. 43 Bahrain 68.5 compare
  4. 45 Lesotho 66.46 compare
  5. 46 Guinea-Bissau 66.39 compare
  6. 47 Nepal 66.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Nigeria?
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Nigeria was 67.29 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 67.29 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 58.59 in 2006.
How does Nigeria rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
Nigeria ranks 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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