Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Denmark
Denmark: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 6.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Denmark, 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 Denmark stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% 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 Denmark peaked at 7.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 172nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More gender data for Denmark
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 936.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1147 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 32,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Denmark?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Denmark was 6.3% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Denmark ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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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About this data
Share of men vs women (15 years and older) who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime. This data is age-standardized.