Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 2.92 million in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.92 million for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.92 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.82 million | — |
| 2005 | 2.04 million | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 2.14 million | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 2.67 million | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 2.74 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.80 million | +1.1% |
| 2030 | 2.92 million | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.00 million | 1.82 million | 2.14 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million | 2.28 million | 2.48 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.75 million | 2.67 million | 2.80 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 2.92 million | 2.92 million | 2.92 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Papua New Guinea was 2.92 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 million in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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