Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Georgia
Georgia: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 44.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Georgia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Georgia stood at 44.1%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Georgia peaked at 49.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2019.
That places Georgia 128th out of 186 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.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.9% | — |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +1.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 44.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.3%, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 44.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 44.4% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.5% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More social development data for Georgia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,522 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Georgia?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Georgia was 44.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2019.
- How does Georgia rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Georgia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).