Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) was 19.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Moldova is 19.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Moldova peaked at 29.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 19.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 45% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 19.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 52% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +29.5% | 20.7% | 26.8% |
| 2006 | +27.8% | 16.2% | 20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 12.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.4% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More social development data for Moldova
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0633 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, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Moldova?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Moldova was 19.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Moldova ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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