Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol was 70.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 70.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Turkmenistan peaked at 73.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2019.
That places Turkmenistan 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.5% | — |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.9% | 71.5% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 69.5% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Turkmenistan?
- Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Turkmenistan was 70.0% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of population who haver never drunk alcohol recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2019.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of population who haver never drunk alcohol?
- Turkmenistan ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.