Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Congo
Congo: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 731,000 in 2030. β² Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Congo, 2000β2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 731,000 for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Congo peaked at 731,000 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 177,000, in 2000.
That places Congo 93rd out of 165 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 222,000 | 177,000 | 258,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 339,000 | 306,000 | 372,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 520,400 | 457,000 | 573,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 731,000 | 731,000 | 731,000 | 1 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 62,500 (2025)
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- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.326 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.243 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.433 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.373 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.188 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Congo?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Congo was 731,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 731,000 in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,000 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Congo ranks 93rd out of 165 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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