Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 48.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
48.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
52.7%
in 2004
All-time low
48.5%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 48.5% for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in North Macedonia peaked at 52.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 63rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.8% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 49.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.5% | 52.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 60 El Salvador 49.0% compare
- 61 Albania 49.0% compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 48.5% compare
- 64 Egypt 47.9% compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.7% compare
- 66 Eritrea 46.7% compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in North Macedonia?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in North Macedonia was 48.5% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- North Macedonia ranks 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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