Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Gambia
Gambia: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 60.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Gambia is 60.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Gambia peaked at 60.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2003.
Gambia ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.6% | — |
| 2001 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 53.2% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 55.5% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 40 Bahrain 62.2% compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 61.9% compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 61.6% compare
- 44 Nigeria 58.3% compare
- 45 Mozambique 57.1% compare
- 46 Lesotho 57.1% compare
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Gambia?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Gambia was 60.9% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Gambia ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.