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Number of daily smokers, men and women by country

Estimates of the number of men and women who smoke cigarettes at least daily (all ages).

Countries reporting
186
Highest
269.56 million
China
Lowest
1,563
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
626,134
Years covered
33
1980–2012
Data points
6,138

What the numbers show

Number of daily smokers, men and women is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 269.56 million in China; the lowest is 1,563 in Antigua and Barbuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 626,134, and the mean is 4.34 million.

Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 360.0%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 33.2%).

Number of daily smokers, men and women: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 269.56 million 2012 up 12.3% rising
2 India 98.02 million 2012 down 5.9% rising
3 Indonesia 49.84 million 2012 up 22.6% rising
4 Russia 28.70 million 2012 up 7.5% falling
5 Bangladesh 23.26 million 2012 up 18.8% rising
6 United States 20.67 million 2012 down 9.0% falling
7 Japan 17.95 million 2012 down 25.2% falling
8 Pakistan 15.43 million 2012 up 12.6% rising
9 Vietnam 13.93 million 2012 up 5.4% rising
10 Philippines 12.21 million 2012 up 13.3% rising
11 Brazil 12.15 million 2012 down 1.0% rising
12 Türkiye 10.59 million 2012 up 5.9% rising
13 Thailand 10.08 million 2012 up 4.8% rising
14 Egypt 9.90 million 2012 up 43.0% rising
15 Germany 8.96 million 2012 down 6.6% falling
16 Korea 8.75 million 2012 down 10.3% flat
17 Ukraine 8.29 million 2012 down 15.1% falling
18 France 7.72 million 2012 down 2.4% falling
19 Iran 6.65 million 2012 up 37.4% rising
20 Italy 6.42 million 2012 down 3.5% falling
21 Mexico 6.26 million 2012 up 1.9% falling
22 Myanmar 5.67 million 2012 up 1.1% rising
23 Spain 5.64 million 2012 down 7.0% falling
24 United Kingdom 5.45 million 2012 down 14.2% falling
25 Poland 4.92 million 2012 down 10.3% falling
26 North Korea 4.36 million 2012 up 12.0% rising
27 Malaysia 3.96 million 2012 up 20.1% rising
28 South Africa 3.82 million 2012 down 11.3% rising
29 Argentina 3.56 million 2012 down 2.1% rising
30 Nigeria 3.31 million 2012 up 2.7% falling
31 Romania 3.23 million 2012 up 1.2% rising
32 Taiwan 3.08 million 2012 down 12.0% rising
33 Morocco 3.07 million 2012 up 16.2% rising
34 Algeria 3.00 million 2012 down 9.0% rising
35 Iraq 2.99 million 2012 up 27.7% rising
36 Colombia 2.88 million 2012 up 19.4% rising
37 Nepal 2.87 million 2012 down 9.8% rising
38 Saudi Arabia 2.83 million 2012 up 59.5% volatile
39 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.65 million 2012 up 36.1% rising
40 Kazakhstan 2.54 million 2012 up 49.9% rising
41 Canada 2.33 million 2012 down 12.3% falling
42 Tanzania 2.30 million 2012 up 15.8% rising
43 Venezuela 2.29 million 2012 up 17.6% rising
44 Kenya 2.25 million 2012 up 21.5% rising
45 Chile 2.16 million 2012 up 7.0% rising
46 Uzbekistan 2.10 million 2012 up 26.5% rising
47 Syria 2.00 million 2012 up 43.2% rising
48 Greece 1.86 million 2012 down 17.2% flat
49 Peru 1.86 million 2012 up 26.9% rising
50 Tunisia 1.85 million 2012 up 16.0% rising
51 Sri Lanka 1.82 million 2012 up 13.9% rising
52 Cambodia 1.80 million 2012 up 22.8% rising
53 Belarus 1.73 million 2012 down 3.9% falling
54 Ethiopia 1.70 million 2012 up 36.1% rising
55 Afghanistan 1.67 million 2012 up 39.3% rising
56 Madagascar 1.65 million 2012 up 4.3% rising
57 Yemen 1.62 million 2012 up 29.3% rising
58 Australia 1.61 million 2012 down 7.4% falling
59 Azerbaijan 1.59 million 2012 up 37.0% rising
60 Netherlands 1.46 million 2012 down 17.1% falling
61 Sudan 1.36 million 2012 up 37.5% rising
62 Uganda 1.32 million 2012 up 0.6% rising
63 Portugal 1.31 million 2012 down 4.8% flat
64 Bolivia 1.29 million 2012 up 5.8% rising
65 Belgium 1.28 million 2012 up 2.6% falling
66 Mozambique 1.27 million 2012 up 24.9% rising
67 Hungary 1.25 million 2012 down 17.0% falling
68 Czechia 1.25 million 2012 down 5.4% rising
69 Serbia 1.23 million 2012 down 20.3% rising
70 United Arab Emirates 1.21 million 2012 up 236.0% volatile
71 Papua New Guinea 1.21 million 2012 up 28.9% rising
72 Bulgaria 1.20 million 2012 down 19.7% rising
73 Austria 1.20 million 2012 up 1.7% rising
74 Cote d'Ivoire 1.13 million 2012 up 55.7% rising
75 Jordan 1.01 million 2012 up 53.1% rising
76 Cuba 977,890 2012 down 7.4% rising
77 Laos 940,239 2012 up 16.0% rising
78 Angola 872,950 2012 up 36.4% rising
79 Zimbabwe 850,896 2012 up 18.6% rising
80 Cameroon 835,190 2012 up 33.9% rising
81 Burkina Faso 824,299 2012 up 53.7% rising
82 Zambia 775,126 2012 up 42.2% rising
83 Malawi 763,734 2012 up 17.5% rising
84 Tajikistan 739,976 2012 up 36.0% rising
85 Switzerland 738,656 2012 down 11.6% falling
86 Georgia 734,953 2012 down 0.6% falling
87 Israel 694,656 2012 up 14.0% rising
88 Mali 692,525 2012 up 36.2% rising
89 Slovak Republic 690,450 2012 down 4.9% rising
90 Turkmenistan 661,118 2012 up 7.0% rising
91 Libya 648,700 2012 up 70.4% rising
92 Croatia 628,820 2012 up 8.2% rising
93 Kyrgyzstan 627,667 2012 up 15.2% rising
94 Lebanon 624,600 2012 up 27.1% rising
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 614,830 2012 down 8.2% falling
96 Armenia 610,265 2012 up 5.2% flat
97 Kuwait 565,901 2012 up 73.5% rising
98 Moldova 539,830 2012 up 3.3% falling
99 Burundi 537,802 2012 up 70.2% rising
100 Honduras 529,949 2012 up 24.3% rising
101 Ghana 526,259 2012 up 13.6% rising
102 Ecuador 526,236 2012 up 21.7% rising
103 Senegal 513,395 2012 up 5.1% rising
104 Lithuania 512,422 2012 down 2.0% rising
105 Sierra Leone 507,666 2012 up 38.0% rising
106 Sweden 486,589 2012 down 8.1% falling
107 Palestine 485,714 2012 up 17.6% rising
108 Dominican Republic 476,520 2012 up 11.0% rising
109 Guatemala 473,162 2012 up 8.9% rising
110 Somalia 464,756 2012 up 25.1% rising
111 Albania 460,614 2012 up 10.6% rising
112 Mongolia 457,807 2012 up 36.4% rising
113 Denmark 451,551 2012 down 33.2% falling
114 Ireland 435,441 2012 up 9.1% falling
115 Finland 431,150 2012 down 17.6% falling
116 Rwanda 425,176 2012 down 0.5% rising
117 Paraguay 412,448 2012 up 6.9% rising
118 North Macedonia 411,129 2012 up 5.1% rising
119 Benin 393,655 2012 up 40.6% rising
120 Latvia 388,268 2012 down 8.8% flat
121 Chad 387,544 2012 up 39.4% rising
122 Niger 376,336 2012 up 44.9% rising
123 Haiti 368,348 2012 up 3.3% rising
124 Guinea 366,846 2012 up 30.2% rising
125 Singapore 359,757 2012 up 13.8% rising
126 Norway 348,075 2012 down 25.8% falling
127 El Salvador 344,516 2012 up 8.0% rising
128 Uruguay 333,264 2012 down 12.7% falling
129 Nicaragua 325,730 2012 up 29.6% rising
130 Qatar 317,182 2012 up 360.0% volatile
131 Costa Rica 303,877 2012 up 42.4% rising
132 New Zealand 291,003 2012 down 17.5% falling
133 Jamaica 254,677 2012 up 13.0% rising
134 Mauritania 253,196 2012 up 49.0% rising
135 Slovenia 227,773 2012 up 7.6% falling
136 Oman 221,596 2012 up 121.9% rising
137 Togo 214,677 2012 up 38.6% rising
138 Lesotho 211,802 2012 down 0.8% rising
139 Central African Republic 208,031 2012 up 25.2% rising
140 Congo 201,396 2012 up 32.7% rising
141 Estonia 196,564 2012 down 9.9% falling
142 Eritrea 195,956 2012 up 38.9% rising
143 Panama 185,599 2012 up 22.9% rising
144 Bahrain 180,679 2012 up 220.5% volatile
145 East Timor 168,915 2012 up 29.0% rising
146 Mauritius 166,616 2012 up 16.0% rising
147 Cyprus 165,974 2012 up 28.3% rising
148 Trinidad and Tobago 147,726 2012 up 9.7% rising
149 Namibia 147,313 2012 up 12.7% rising
150 Botswana 144,725 2012 up 18.4% rising
151 Liberia 136,533 2012 up 19.3% rising
152 Gambia 113,770 2012 up 29.0% rising
153 Djibouti 104,040 2012 up 27.6% rising
154 Gabon 95,628 2012 up 50.0% rising
155 Montenegro 84,112 2012 down 1.8% rising
156 Fiji 74,472 2012 up 10.6% rising
157 Guyana 68,385 2012 up 9.3% rising
158 Solomon Islands 62,857 2012 up 20.9% rising
159 Luxembourg 60,575 2012 up 4.0% rising
160 Guinea-Bissau 56,313 2012 up 32.8% rising
161 Bhutan 49,428 2012 up 51.9% rising
162 Malta 48,998 2012 down 1.4% rising
163 Eswatini 47,378 2012 up 55.7% rising
164 Maldives 41,251 2012 up 60.8% rising
165 Comoros 38,706 2012 up 31.6% rising
166 Equatorial Guinea 38,408 2012 up 29.6% rising
167 Vanuatu 22,842 2012 up 12.7% rising
168 Bahamas 22,471 2012 up 32.8% rising
169 Brunei 22,295 2012 up 21.2% rising
170 Iceland 20,132 2012 down 24.7% falling
171 Suriname 19,174 2012 up 10.1% rising
172 Samoa 19,056 2012 down 7.8% rising
173 Cape Verde 18,039 2012 up 37.5% rising
174 Kiribati 17,844 2012 up 9.1% rising
175 Belize 17,114 2012 up 37.0% rising
176 Tonga 14,126 2012 up 3.1% flat
177 Barbados 11,615 2012 up 1.9% rising
178 Saint Lucia 10,844 2012 up 33.0% rising
179 Andorra 10,216 2012 up 13.0% rising
180 Seychelles 10,008 2012 up 22.0% rising
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,464 2012 up 5.6% rising
182 Marshall Islands 6,457 2012 up 18.5% rising
183 Grenada 5,632 2012 up 21.0% rising
184 Sao Tome and Principe 3,070 2012 up 47.3% rising
185 Dominica 2,133 2012 up 2.3% flat
186 Antigua and Barbuda 1,563 2012 up 9.5% falling

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Indicator
Number of daily smokers, men and women
Source
IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
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Estimates of the number of men and women who smoke cigarettes at least daily (all ages).