Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Romania
Romania: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 6.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Romania, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 6.0% for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Romania peaked at 8.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 175th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 93,457 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Romania?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Romania was 6.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Romania ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.