Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Norway
Norway: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 449,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Norway, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Norway stood at 449,000. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Norway peaked at 1.60 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 449,000, in 2030.
Norway ranks 113th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.60 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.28 million | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 871,000 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 697,000 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 640,000 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 617,000 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 589,000 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 566,000 | -3.9% |
| 2030 | 449,000 | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 1.18 million | 1.60 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 960,000 | 871,000 | 1.05 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 621,800 | 566,000 | 697,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 449,000 | 449,000 | 449,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Norway?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Norway was 449,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 449,000 in 2030.
- How does Norway rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Norway ranks 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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