Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Japan
Japan: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 32.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Japan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Japan is 32.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Japan peaked at 32.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2000.
That places Japan 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +1.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 32.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.7%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 32.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.0%, 52% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 29.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 31.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More social development data for Japan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,450 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 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 Japan?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Japan was 32.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Japan ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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).