Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Chile
Chile: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 5.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Chile, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Chile stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Chile peaked at 7.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2020.
That places Chile 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 94,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Chile?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Chile was 5.4% 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 people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Chile ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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 people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men vs women (15 years and older) who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime. This data is age-standardized.