Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Maldives
Maldives: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 112,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
112,000
World rank
142nd
of 166 countries
All-time high
124,000
in 2022
All-time low
62,000
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2030
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Maldives, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 112,000 for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Maldives peaked at 124,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62,000, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 142nd 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62,000 | — |
| 2005 | 68,000 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 74,000 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 86,000 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 103,000 | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 120,000 | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 124,000 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 123,000 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 120,000 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 119,000 | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 112,000 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68,000 | 62,000 | 74,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 94,500 | 86,000 | 103,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 121,200 | 119,000 | 124,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 112,000 | 112,000 | 112,000 | 1 |
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More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Maldives?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Maldives was 112,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 124,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,000 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Maldives ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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