Share of population who never drink alcohol in Russia

Russia: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 31.27 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
31.27
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 185 countries
All-time high
33.83
in 2000
All-time low
28.84
in 2012
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

01020302000201020202000: 33.82001: 33.62002: 33.32003: 32.82004: 32.52005: 32.12006: 31.22007: 30.42008: 29.52009: 302010: 29.72011: 29.22012: 28.82013: 28.92014: 29.82015: 312016: 31.32017: 322018: 31.32019: 31.22020: 31.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of population who never drink alcohol in Russia is 31.27, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Russia peaked at 33.83 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.84, in 2012.

Russia ranks 116th of 185 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 Russia, year by year

Annual values for Share of population who never drink alcohol in Russia, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 33.83
2001 33.59 -0.7%
2002 33.28 -0.9%
2003 32.77 -1.5%
2004 32.5 -0.8%
2005 32.07 -1.3%
2006 31.16 -2.8%
2007 30.42 -2.4%
2008 29.49 -3.1%
2009 29.96 +1.6%
2010 29.74 -0.8%
2011 29.17 -1.9%
2012 28.84 -1.1%
2013 28.94 +0.3%
2014 29.78 +2.9%
2015 31.04 +4.2%
2016 31.3 +0.9%
2017 32.03 +2.3%
2018 31.31 -2.3%
2019 31.22 -0.3%
2020 31.27 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.91 29.49 33.83 10
2010s 30.34 28.84 32.03 10
2020s 31.27 31.27 31.27 1

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 113 Guyana 32.45 compare
  2. 114 Vietnam 31.87 compare
  3. 115 Mexico 31.67 compare
  4. 117 Dominica 31.16 compare
  5. 118 Israel 29.96 compare
  6. 119 Cuba 29.69 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 Russia?
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Russia was 31.27 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 33.83 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.84 in 2012.
How does Russia rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
Russia ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia 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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