Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Greece
Greece: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 12.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 12.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Greece peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 36,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 38,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Greece?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Greece was 12.2% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Greece ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.