Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Egypt
Egypt: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 82.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Egypt, 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 Egypt stood at 82.9%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Egypt peaked at 84.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 19th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 83.8% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 82.9% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 1 |
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More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Egypt?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Egypt was 82.9% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Egypt ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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.