Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Kuwait

Kuwait: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 1.02 million in 2030. β–² Rising

Latest (2030)
1.02 million
World rank
80th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.02 million
in 2030
All-time low
371,000
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2030

Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Kuwait, 2000–2030

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2000201520302000: 371.0k2005: 440.0k2007: 484.0k2010: 554.0k2015: 707.0k2020: 791.0k2022: 900.0k2023: 946.0k2024: 966.0k2025: 966.0k2030: 1.0M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2030, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Kuwait stood at 1.02 million. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Kuwait peaked at 1.02 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 371,000, in 2000.

Kuwait ranks 80th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 431,667 371,000 484,000 3
2010s 630,500 554,000 707,000 2
2020s 913,800 791,000 966,000 5
2030s 1.02 million 1.02 million 1.02 million 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 77 Slovak Republic 1.19 million compare
  2. 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.17 million compare
  3. 79 Niger 1.04 million compare
  4. 81 Burkina Faso 1.00 million compare
  5. 82 Bolivia 965,000 compare
  6. 83 Croatia 960,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Kuwait?
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Kuwait was 1.02 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2030.
What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 371,000 in 2000.
How does Kuwait rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
Kuwait ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2030.
Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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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Indicator
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
173 places, 1,903 data points, 2000–2030
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