Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Zambia
Zambia: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 1.52 million in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Zambia, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Zambia is 1.52 million, measured in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Zambia peaked at 1.52 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 675,000, in 2000.
That places Zambia 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 675,000 | — |
| 2005 | 762,000 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 807,000 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 890,000 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 1.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2030 | 1.52 million | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 748,000 | 675,000 | 807,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 956,000 | 890,000 | 1.02 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.17 million | 1.33 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Zambia?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Zambia was 1.52 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 675,000 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Zambia ranks 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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