Alcohol consumption in Portugal
Recorded alcohol consumption in Portugal was 12.67 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Portugal, 2024
12.67
Change from 2023
−4.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.24 litres
Position in 2024
1st of 187
Alcohol consumption in Portugal over time
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.67 litres |
| 2023 | 13.21 litres |
| 2022 | 13.28 litres |
| 2021 | 11.82 litres |
| 2020 | 10.68 litres |
| 2019 | 11.18 litres |
| 2018 | 11.58 litres |
| 2017 | 11.60 litres |
| 2016 | 11.04 litres |
| 2015 | 10.53 litres |
| 2014 | 10.29 litres |
| 2013 | 9.61 litres |
| 2012 | 9.74 litres |
| 2011 | 10.89 litres |
| 2010 | 11.29 litres |
| 2009 | 11.53 litres |
| 2008 | 11.49 litres |
| 2007 | 11.57 litres |
| 2006 | 11.86 litres |
| 2005 | 12.04 litres |
| 2004 | 12.33 litres |
| 2003 | 12.29 litres |
| 2002 | 12.57 litres |
| 2001 | 12.69 litres |
| 2000 | 12.83 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.1% from 13.21 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.29 litres, the figure has changed by +23.1%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the highest value.
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Life expectancy at birth
82.5 years
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Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
331 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
431 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
52.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat