Total pure alcohol consumption#^ Mid-year population Alcohol consumption

Year Beer Wine Spirits Overall aged 15 years per capita

2004 7 599 821 1 588 901 5 670 551 14 859 273 5 778 300 2.57
2005 7 612 576 1 770 057 5 376 813 14 759 446 5 844 300 2.53
2006 7 447 003 1 995 111 5 586 247 15 028 362 5 917 900 2.54
2007 7 498 532 2 379 850 5 927 246 15 805 628 5 997 800 2.64
2008* 7 802 603 3 164 107 5 946 634 16 913 344 6 061 600 2.79
2009 8 083 809 3 556 149 4 244 254 15 884 212 6 109 000 2.60
2010 7 286 848 3 735 296 5 156 867 16 179 011 6 180 000 2.62
2011 7 718 562 4 010 293 5 464 430 17 193 286 6 248 100 2.75
2012 8 103 928 4 302 422 5 807 018 18 213 368 6 337 200 2.87
2013 8 202 779 4 191 222 5 543 084 17 937 086 6 382 400 2.81
2014 8 057 256 4 086 709 5 851 720 17 995 685 6 426 000 2.80
2015 8 071 106 4 875 464 5 373 595 18 320 165 6 464 900 2.83
2016 7 808 247 4 845 760 5 952 282 18 606 289 6 506 100 2.86

# The volume of pure alcohol consumed was estimated from the total volume of alcoholic beverages consumed by assuming that beer is 5% by volume, wine is 13.5% by volume, and spirits 30% and spirits > 30% are 30% and 40% b
The exemption of duty for wine and liquor with an alcoholic strength of not more than 30% has been implemented since February 2008.
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Alcohol consumption per capita is used for monitoring the trend and for international comparison of alcohol consumption at the population level, but may not be able to fully reflect the actual drinking amount in local population.
It is because the accuracy of the figure may be affected by many factors, such as stockpiling and tourist consumption, etc.
^ Sources: Census and Statistics Department, Customs and Excise Department, and company reports of local beer manufacturers.
Source: Census and Statistics Department.

Last revision date: 08 Jun 2017

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