Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Gambia
Gambia: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 166,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Gambia, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Gambia is 166,000, measured in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Gambia peaked at 166,000 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 121,000, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 136th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 121,000 | — |
| 2005 | 126,000 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 129,000 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 133,000 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 141,000 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 149,000 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 152,000 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 153,000 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 155,000 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 157,000 | +1.3% |
| 2030 | 166,000 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125,333 | 121,000 | 129,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 137,000 | 133,000 | 141,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 153,200 | 149,000 | 157,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 166,000 | 166,000 | 166,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Gambia?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Gambia was 166,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 166,000 in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,000 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Gambia ranks 136th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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