Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 58.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 58.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Nigeria peaked at 58.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2006.
Nigeria ranks 44th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 48.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.9% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 61.9% compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 61.6% compare
- 43 Gambia 60.9% compare
- 45 Mozambique 57.1% compare
- 46 Lesotho 57.1% compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 57.0% compare
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Nigeria?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Nigeria was 58.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2006.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.