Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Zambia
Zambia: Number of current of tobacco users, estimate was 1.73 million in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Zambia, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.73 million for number of current of tobacco users, estimate in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Zambia peaked at 1.73 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 789,000, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 65th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 789,000 | — |
| 2005 | 878,000 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 929,000 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 1.32 million | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 1.52 million | +2.7% |
| 2030 | 1.73 million | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 865,333 | 789,000 | 929,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million | 1.01 million | 1.15 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.32 million | 1.52 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 1.73 million | 1.73 million | 1.73 million | 1 |
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- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
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- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Zambia?
- Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Zambia was 1.73 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current of tobacco users, estimate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 million in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current of tobacco users, estimate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 789,000 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for number of current of tobacco users, estimate?
- Zambia ranks 65th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current of tobacco users, estimate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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