Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Uganda
Uganda: Number of current of tobacco users, estimate was 1.44 million in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Uganda, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Uganda is 1.44 million, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Uganda peaked at 2.06 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 2030.
Uganda ranks 69th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.06 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.84 million | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.77 million | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.48 million | -0.7% |
| 2030 | 1.44 million | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.89 million | 1.77 million | 2.06 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 1.55 million | 1.67 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 1.48 million | 1.53 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 1.44 million | 1.44 million | 1.44 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 66 Mozambique 1.56 million compare
- 67 Switzerland 1.49 million compare
- 68 Guatemala 1.46 million compare
- 70 Sweden 1.43 million compare
- 71 Israel 1.39 million compare
- 72 Burkina Faso 1.38 million compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Uganda?
- Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Uganda was 1.44 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current of tobacco users, estimate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current of tobacco users, estimate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2030.
- How does Uganda rank for number of current of tobacco users, estimate?
- Uganda ranks 69th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current of tobacco users, estimate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current of tobacco users, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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