Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in World
World: Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate was 816.21 million in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
816.21 million
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
990.51 million
in 2000
All-time low
816.21 million
in 2030
Years of data
11
2000–2030
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in World, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in World stood at 816.21 million. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in World peaked at 990.51 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 816.21 million, in 2030.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 990.51 million | — |
| 2005 | 961.60 million | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 950.02 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 933.08 million | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 904.54 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 873.71 million | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 858.14 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 855.07 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 849.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 844.75 million | -0.5% |
| 2030 | 816.21 million | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 967.38 million | 950.02 million | 990.51 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 918.81 million | 904.54 million | 933.08 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 856.20 million | 844.75 million | 873.71 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 816.21 million | 816.21 million | 816.21 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in World?
- Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in World was 816.21 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 990.51 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 816.21 million in 2030.
- How does World rank for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate?
- World ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2030.
- Is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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