As the year draws to a close, just under one in five adults (18 per cent, excluding non-drinkers) said they drank more in 2023 than 2022 – but there are signs that there is strong public appetite to reduce the amount of alcohol being drunk, with more than half (57 per cent) of this group saying they wanted to cut down in 2024.
Within this group, almost a quarter of people (23 per cent) cited having more opportunities to socialise or celebrate with others as a reason for drinking more. Drinking to try to cope with financial worries and the rising cost of living was the second most popular reason (21 per cent).
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