Alcohol consumption in United Kingdom
Recorded alcohol consumption in United Kingdom was 8.81 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1970.
United Kingdom, 2024
8.81
Change from 2023
−6.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
8.30 litres
Position in 2024
30th of 187
Alcohol consumption in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.81 litres |
| 2023 | 9.39 litres |
| 2022 | 10.11 litres |
| 2021 | 10.22 litres |
| 2020 | 9.86 litres |
| 2019 | 9.90 litres |
| 2018 | 10.02 litres |
| 2017 | 9.90 litres |
| 2016 | 9.73 litres |
| 2015 | 9.63 litres |
| 2014 | 9.51 litres |
| 2013 | 9.49 litres |
| 2012 | 9.60 litres |
| 2011 | 9.87 litres |
| 2010 | 10.09 litres |
| 2009 | 10.04 litres |
| 2008 | 10.69 litres |
| 2007 | 11.06 litres |
| 2006 | 10.91 litres |
| 2005 | 11.35 litres |
| 2004 | 11.55 litres |
| 2003 | 11.24 litres |
| 2002 | 11.28 litres |
| 2001 | 11.26 litres |
| 2000 | 10.79 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6.2% from 9.39 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.51 litres, the figure has changed by −7.4%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 30th highest value.
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All statistics for United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat
Practising nurses
660d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat