Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Philippines
Philippines: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 30.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 30.4%.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Philippines peaked at 32.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2019.
Philippines ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 31.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 29.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 922,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 851,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 915,550 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Philippines?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Philippines was 30.4% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Philippines ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.