Share of population who never drink alcohol in Uganda

Uganda: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 45.66 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
45.66
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
84th
of 185 countries
All-time high
45.66
in 2020
All-time low
40.42
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

010203040502000201020202000: 40.42001: 40.52002: 40.62003: 40.82004: 412005: 412006: 41.12007: 41.22008: 42.82009: 43.12010: 432011: 43.22012: 43.42013: 43.82014: 43.72015: 43.62016: 442017: 44.82018: 44.42019: 44.92020: 45.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 45.66 for share of population who never drink alcohol in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Uganda peaked at 45.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.42, in 2000.

Uganda ranks 84th 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 Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Share of population who never drink alcohol in Uganda, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 40.42
2001 40.53 +0.3%
2002 40.63 +0.3%
2003 40.82 +0.5%
2004 40.98 +0.4%
2005 40.95 -0.1%
2006 41.05 +0.2%
2007 41.19 +0.3%
2008 42.82 +4.0%
2009 43.13 +0.7%
2010 42.96 -0.4%
2011 43.15 +0.4%
2012 43.43 +0.7%
2013 43.78 +0.8%
2014 43.72 -0.1%
2015 43.62 -0.2%
2016 43.97 +0.8%
2017 44.84 +2.0%
2018 44.41 -1.0%
2019 44.94 +1.2%
2020 45.66 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.25 40.42 43.13 10
2010s 43.88 42.96 44.94 10
2020s 45.66 45.66 45.66 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 81 Ghana 48.35 compare
  2. 82 Sri Lanka 48.33 compare
  3. 83 Brunei Darussalam 46.73 compare
  4. 85 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 45.43 compare
  5. 86 Benin 44.71 compare
  6. 87 North Macedonia 44.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Uganda?
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Uganda was 45.66 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 45.66 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 40.42 in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
Uganda ranks 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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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