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 185 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

02040602000201020202000: 56.52001: 56.12002: 56.72003: 55.62004: 55.82005: 55.42006: 55.72007: 55.12008: 56.42009: 56.62010: 56.32011: 57.32012: 59.22013: 592014: 58.72015: 58.42016: 58.32017: 58.32018: 58.32019: 58.32020: 58.4

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 185 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

Annual values for Share of population who never drink alcohol in Tonga, 2000 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 55 Eswatini 59.78 compare
  2. 56 Madagascar 59.6 compare
  3. 57 Kenya 59.33 compare
  4. 59 Kiribati 58.24 compare
  5. 60 South Africa 57.93 compare
  6. 61 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.58 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 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 185 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.

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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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