Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate was 163,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
163,000
World rank
133rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
166,000
in 2025
All-time low
91,000
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2030
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Bahrain, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Bahrain is 163,000, measured in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Bahrain peaked at 166,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91,000, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 133rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91,000 | — |
| 2005 | 128,000 | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 145,000 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 162,000 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 165,000 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 164,000 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 164,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 165,000 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 164,000 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 166,000 | +1.2% |
| 2030 | 163,000 | -1.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 163,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 595,000, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 163,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.77 million, 9% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121,333 | 91,000 | 145,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 163,500 | 162,000 | 165,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 164,600 | 164,000 | 166,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 163,000 | 163,000 | 163,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 130 Solomon Islands 185,000 compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 183,000 compare
- 132 Montenegro 165,000 compare
- 133 Jamaica 163,000 compare
- 135 Fiji 149,000 compare
- 136 Mauritius 146,000 compare
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Bahrain?
- Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Bahrain was 163,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 166,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,000 in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate?
- Bahrain ranks 133rd out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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