Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate was 16,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
16,000
World rank
158th
of 166 countries
All-time high
17,000
in 2024
All-time low
14,000
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2030
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Seychelles, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Seychelles is 16,000, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Seychelles peaked at 17,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,000, in 2000.
That places Seychelles 158th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,000 | — |
| 2005 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 16,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 595,000, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 16,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 490,000, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14,500 | 14,000 | 15,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 16,400 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 156 Andorra 19,000 compare
- 157 Tonga 17,000 compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 14,000 compare
- 160 Iceland 11,000 compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 6,000 compare
More health data for Seychelles
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0987 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % 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 Seychelles?
- Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Seychelles was 16,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate?
- Seychelles ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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