Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands

Netherlands: Share who have not drank alcohol in last year was 23.12 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23.12
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
172nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
23.12
in 2020
All-time low
21.33
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands, 2000–2020

05101520252000201020202000: 21.32001: 21.52002: 21.62003: 222004: 21.82005: 21.92006: 21.62007: 21.52008: 21.42009: 222010: 22.12011: 22.12012: 22.22013: 22.52014: 22.82015: 22.92016: 22.92017: 22.72018: 22.52019: 22.62020: 23.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands stood at 23.12. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands peaked at 23.12 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.33, in 2000.

Netherlands ranks 172nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 21.33 —
2001 21.54 +1.0%
2002 21.61 +0.3%
2003 21.97 +1.7%
2004 21.84 -0.6%
2005 21.85 +0.0%
2006 21.57 -1.3%
2007 21.52 -0.2%
2008 21.36 -0.7%
2009 22 +3.0%
2010 22.13 +0.6%
2011 22.14 +0.0%
2012 22.15 +0.1%
2013 22.53 +1.7%
2014 22.84 +1.4%
2015 22.94 +0.5%
2016 22.87 -0.3%
2017 22.71 -0.7%
2018 22.48 -1.0%
2019 22.58 +0.4%
2020 23.12 +2.4%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 23.12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.66, 81% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 23.12 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.79, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.66 21.33 22 10
2010s 22.54 22.13 22.94 10
2020s 23.12 23.12 23.12 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 169 Portugal 23.78 compare
  2. 170 Spain 23.41 compare
  3. 171 Belgium 23.19 compare
  4. 173 Malta 22.72 compare
  5. 174 Sweden 22.47 compare
  6. 175 Norway 22.18 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands?
Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Netherlands was 23.12 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share who have not drank alcohol in last year recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 23.12 in 2020.
What is the lowest share who have not drank alcohol in last year recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 21.33 in 2000.
How does Netherlands rank for share who have not drank alcohol in last year?
Netherlands ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
Is share who have not drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share who have not drank alcohol in last year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share who have not 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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