Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Gabon
Gabon: Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate was 196,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Gabon, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Gabon is 196,000, measured in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Gabon peaked at 196,000 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 84,000, in 2000.
That places Gabon 128th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84,000 | — |
| 2005 | 99,000 | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 106,000 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 119,000 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 143,000 | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 160,000 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 166,000 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 170,000 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 173,000 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 176,000 | +1.7% |
| 2030 | 196,000 | +11.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 196,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 921,000, 21% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 196,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 490,000, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,333 | 84,000 | 106,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 131,000 | 119,000 | 143,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 169,000 | 160,000 | 176,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 196,000 | 196,000 | 196,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 125 Mauritania 230,000 compare
- 126 Norway 213,000 compare
- 127 Togo 200,000 compare
- 129 Estonia 188,000 compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 185,000 compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 183,000 compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Gabon was 196,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 196,000 in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,000 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate?
- Gabon ranks 128th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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