Share of population who never drink alcohol in Tonga
Tonga: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 58.36 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
58.36
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
58th
of 187 countries
All-time high
59.23
in 2012
All-time low
55.12
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Tonga, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 58.36 for share of population who never drink alcohol in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Tonga peaked at 59.23 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.12, in 2007.
Tonga ranks 58th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.54 | — |
| 2001 | 56.08 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.7 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 55.62 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 55.78 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.39 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 55.67 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 55.12 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 56.39 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 56.56 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.26 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.34 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 59.23 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 59.02 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.71 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 58.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.31 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.27 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 58.34 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.35 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.36 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 58.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.68, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 58.36 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.55, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.98 | 55.12 | 56.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.22 | 56.26 | 59.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.36 | 58.36 | 58.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More population data for Tonga
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4068 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5565 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 131.22 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8047 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3365 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.013 (2100)
- Population density 163.72 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6,812 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Tonga?
- Share of population who never drink alcohol in Tonga was 58.36 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 59.23 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.12 in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
- Tonga ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).