Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Iceland
Iceland: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 23,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Iceland, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Iceland stood at 23,000. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Iceland peaked at 66,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,000, in 2030.
That places Iceland 157th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66,000 | — |
| 2005 | 55,000 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 53,000 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 46,000 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 37,000 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 33,000 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 31,000 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2030 | 23,000 | -17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58,000 | 53,000 | 66,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 41,500 | 37,000 | 46,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 30,200 | 28,000 | 33,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 154 Cape Verde 27,000 compare
- 155 Belize 25,000 compare
- 156 Andorra 24,000 compare
- 158 Tonga 20,000 compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 19,000 compare
- 160 Seychelles 18,000 compare
More social development data for Iceland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,459 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Iceland?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Iceland was 23,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 66,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 in 2030.
- How does Iceland rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Iceland ranks 157th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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