Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay

Uruguay: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 443,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling

Latest (2030)
443,000
World rank
115th
of 166 countries
All-time high
809,000
in 2000
All-time low
443,000
in 2030
Years of data
11
2000–2030

Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay, 2000–2030

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201520302000: 809.0k2005: 731.0k2007: 700.0k2010: 660.0k2015: 600.0k2020: 546.0k2022: 524.0k2023: 512.0k2024: 501.0k2025: 492.0k2030: 443.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay is 443,000, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay peaked at 809,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 443,000, in 2030.

Uruguay ranks 115th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 746,667 700,000 809,000 3
2010s 630,000 600,000 660,000 2
2020s 515,000 492,000 546,000 5
2030s 443,000 443,000 443,000 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 112 Ghana 450,000 compare
  2. 113 Norway 449,000 compare
  3. 114 Rwanda 445,000 compare
  4. 116 Albania 433,000 compare
  5. 117 Benin 394,000 compare
  6. 118 Lesotho 382,000 compare
  7. 118 Latvia 382,000 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

More social development data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay?
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay was 443,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 809,000 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 443,000 in 2030.
How does Uruguay rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
Uruguay ranks 115th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-current-tobacco-smokers-estimate/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-current-tobacco-smokers-estimate/uruguay/">Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Uruguay</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
173 places, 1,903 data points, 2000–2030
Last refreshed