Share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin
Benin: Share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women was 34.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin is 34.8, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin peaked at 49.07 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34.8, in 2020.
Benin ranks 86th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.34 | — |
| 2001 | 47.78 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 48.04 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 47.18 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.24 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 48.39 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.34 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.07 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 47.62 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 47.73 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 35.79 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 35.37 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.15 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.92 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.93 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 36.03 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 36.43 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.79 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 35.01 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 35.07 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 34.8 | -0.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 34.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.79, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 34.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.86, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -25.0% | 47.73 | 35.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.97 | 47.18 | 49.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.65 | 34.92 | 36.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 83 Sri Lanka 36.56 compare
- 84 Brunei 36.51 compare
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.71 compare
- 87 Guatemala 33.79 compare
- 88 North Macedonia 32.65 compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.01 compare
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin?
- Share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women in Benin was 34.8 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 49.07 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8 in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who dont drink alcohol men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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