Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland

Poland: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 73.48 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
73.48
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 185 countries
All-time high
73.67
in 2019
All-time low
69.3
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland, 2000–2020

0204060802000201020202000: 69.92001: 69.32002: 69.72003: 70.72004: 712005: 70.92006: 71.62007: 72.32008: 72.72009: 72.42010: 72.52011: 72.82012: 72.82013: 73.32014: 73.12015: 73.12016: 73.22017: 73.32018: 73.42019: 73.72020: 73.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland is 73.48, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland peaked at 73.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.3, in 2001.

Poland ranks 26th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 69.91
2001 69.3 -0.9%
2002 69.66 +0.5%
2003 70.7 +1.5%
2004 70.96 +0.4%
2005 70.93 -0.0%
2006 71.62 +1.0%
2007 72.28 +0.9%
2008 72.74 +0.6%
2009 72.39 -0.5%
2010 72.51 +0.2%
2011 72.8 +0.4%
2012 72.84 +0.0%
2013 73.29 +0.6%
2014 73.07 -0.3%
2015 73.14 +0.1%
2016 73.15 +0.0%
2017 73.28 +0.2%
2018 73.42 +0.2%
2019 73.67 +0.3%
2020 73.48 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.05 69.3 72.74 10
2010s 73.12 72.51 73.67 10
2020s 73.48 73.48 73.48 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 23 Latvia 74.99 compare
  2. 24 Estonia 74.25 compare
  3. 25 Czechia 74.07 compare
  4. 27 Italy 73.21 compare
  5. 28 Slovakia 72.76 compare
  6. 29 Republic of Korea 72.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland?
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Poland was 73.48 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 73.67 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 69.3 in 2001.
How does Poland rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
Poland ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year
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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