Number of daily smokers, men and women in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of daily smokers, men and women was 10,008 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers, men and women in Seychelles, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 10,008 for number of daily smokers, men and women in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers, men and women in Seychelles peaked at 10,008 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,307, in 1980.
Seychelles ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of daily smokers, men and women in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,307 | — |
| 1981 | 6,444 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 6,623 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6,819 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 6,969 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7,011 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 6,987 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6,912 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 6,808 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 6,698 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6,659 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 6,737 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 6,881 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 7,066 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 7,271 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 7,454 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 7,555 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7,582 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7,587 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 7,643 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7,760 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 7,950 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8,203 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 8,518 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8,846 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 9,130 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9,370 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 9,565 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9,742 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 9,882 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9,960 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9,997 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10,008 | +0.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10,008 is below the median for high income countries, which is 539,162, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10,008 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 425,176, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,758 | 6,307 | 7,011 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,244 | 6,659 | 7,643 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,897 | 7,760 | 9,882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,988 | 9,960 | 10,008 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 177 Barbados 11,615 compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 10,844 compare
- 179 Andorra 10,216 compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,464 compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 6,457 compare
- 183 Grenada 5,632 compare
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers, men and women in Seychelles?
- Number of daily smokers, men and women in Seychelles was 10,008 in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers, men and women recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10,008 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers, men and women recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,307 in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of daily smokers, men and women?
- Seychelles ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers, men and women rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of daily smokers, men and women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimates of the number of men and women who smoke cigarettes at least daily (all ages).