Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 458,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 458,000 for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Sierra Leone peaked at 820,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 458,000, in 2030.
Sierra Leone ranks 110th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 820,000 | — |
| 2005 | 792,000 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 746,000 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 696,000 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 624,000 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 566,000 | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 546,000 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 535,000 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 524,000 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 513,000 | -2.1% |
| 2030 | 458,000 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 786,000 | 746,000 | 820,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 660,000 | 624,000 | 696,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 536,800 | 513,000 | 566,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 458,000 | 458,000 | 458,000 | 1 |
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- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Sierra Leone?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Sierra Leone was 458,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 820,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 458,000 in 2030.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 110th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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