Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 6.84 million in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Myanmar, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 6.84 million for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Myanmar peaked at 11.46 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.84 million, in 2030.
That places Myanmar 22nd out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.46 million | — |
| 2005 | 10.42 million | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.96 million | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.42 million | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.73 million | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 8.06 million | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 7.79 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 7.65 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 7.51 million | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 7.42 million | -1.3% |
| 2030 | 6.84 million | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.61 million | 9.96 million | 11.46 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.08 million | 8.73 million | 9.42 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.69 million | 7.42 million | 8.06 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 6.84 million | 6.84 million | 6.84 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1.52 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Myanmar?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Myanmar was 6.84 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 million in 2030.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Myanmar ranks 22nd out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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