Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Palau
Palau: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 2,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Palau, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 2,000 for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Palau peaked at 4,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 2025.
Palau ranks 163rd of 166 countries on this measure, 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,000 | — |
| 2005 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,000 | -33.3% |
| 2030 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,667 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,800 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 160 Seychelles 18,000 compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 9,000 compare
- 162 Marshall Islands 5,000 compare
- 163 Tuvalu 2,000 compare
- 163 Naoero 2,000 compare
- 163 Cook Islands 2,000 compare
More social development data for Palau
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Physical integrity rights score fariss kenwick reuning 4.52 (2019)
- Political rights score fh 37 (2025)
- Freedom score fh 92 (2025)
- Full democracy lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Palau?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Palau was 2,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Palau ranks 163rd out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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