Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Egypt
Egypt: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 23.52 million in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Egypt, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 23.52 million for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Egypt peaked at 23.52 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 8.65 million, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 6th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.65 million | — |
| 2005 | 10.39 million | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 11.12 million | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 12.28 million | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 14.53 million | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 17.06 million | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 18.09 million | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 18.79 million | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 19.49 million | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 20.10 million | +3.1% |
| 2030 | 23.52 million | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.05 million | 8.65 million | 11.12 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.41 million | 12.28 million | 14.53 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.70 million | 17.06 million | 20.10 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.52 million | 23.52 million | 23.52 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Egypt?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Egypt was 23.52 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23.52 million in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.65 million in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Egypt ranks 6th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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