Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 16.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 16.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Paraguay peaked at 20.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 131 Antigua and Barbuda 17.9% compare
- 132 Grenada 17.7% compare
- 133 Barbados 16.9% compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 16.1% compare
- 136 Seychelles 15.9% compare
- 137 Mongolia 15.5% compare
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Paraguay?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Paraguay was 16.5% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Paraguay ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.