Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Sweden
Sweden: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 22.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Sweden, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 22.5% for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Sweden peaked at 24.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2020.
That places Sweden 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1% | — |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -1.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 22.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.7%, 78% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 22.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More social development data for Sweden
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (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 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 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 Sweden?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Sweden was 22.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Sweden ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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).