Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 1.84 million in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Bulgaria, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.84 million for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Bulgaria peaked at 2.76 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million, in 2030.
Bulgaria ranks 61st 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 tobacco smokers, estimate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.76 million | — |
| 2005 | 2.62 million | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.56 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.46 million | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 2.06 million | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.03 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.00 million | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.99 million | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 1.84 million | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.65 million | 2.56 million | 2.76 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million | 2.28 million | 2.46 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 1.99 million | 2.12 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 1.84 million | 1.84 million | 1.84 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Bulgaria?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Bulgaria was 1.84 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million in 2030.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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