Number of daily smokers in Croatia

Croatia: Number of daily smokers was 1.02 million in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
1.02 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
82nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.03 million
in 1991
All-time low
897,308
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers in Croatia, 1980–2012

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1980199620121980: 897.3k1981: 907.7k1982: 917.8k1983: 928.1k1984: 940.4k1985: 954.5k1986: 971.2k1987: 989.1k1988: 1.0M1989: 1.0M1990: 1.0M1991: 1.0M1992: 1.0M1993: 1.0M1994: 1.0M1995: 1.0M1996: 995.3k1997: 982.0k1998: 972.7k1999: 965.7k2000: 963.0k2001: 964.1k2002: 968.7k2003: 976.7k2004: 987.9k2005: 999.0k2006: 1.0M2007: 1.0M2008: 1.0M2009: 1.0M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.0M2012: 1.0M

Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 1.02 million for number of daily smokers in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Croatia peaked at 1.03 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 897,308, in 1980.

That places Croatia 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Number of daily smokers in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers in Croatia, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 897,308 —
1981 907,691 +1.2%
1982 917,845 +1.1%
1983 928,145 +1.1%
1984 940,437 +1.3%
1985 954,496 +1.5%
1986 971,224 +1.8%
1987 989,142 +1.8%
1988 1.01 million +1.8%
1989 1.02 million +1.5%
1990 1.03 million +1.0%
1991 1.03 million +0.2%
1992 1.03 million -0.4%
1993 1.02 million -0.8%
1994 1.01 million -0.8%
1995 1.01 million -0.6%
1996 995,296 -1.1%
1997 981,955 -1.3%
1998 972,677 -0.9%
1999 965,672 -0.7%
2000 963,027 -0.3%
2001 964,064 +0.1%
2002 968,655 +0.5%
2003 976,708 +0.8%
2004 987,888 +1.1%
2005 999,031 +1.1%
2006 1.01 million +1.0%
2007 1.02 million +0.9%
2008 1.03 million +0.8%
2009 1.03 million +0.3%
2010 1.03 million +0.0%
2011 1.03 million -0.2%
2012 1.02 million -0.5%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 1.02 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 945,796, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 1.02 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 million, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 953,505 897,308 1.02 million 10
1990s 1.00 million 965,672 1.03 million 10
2000s 994,225 963,027 1.03 million 10
2010s 1.03 million 1.02 million 1.03 million 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 79 Sweden 1.07 million compare
  2. 80 Israel 1.07 million compare
  3. 81 Slovakia 1.04 million compare
  4. 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.00 million compare
  5. 84 Lebanon 983,600 compare
  6. 85 Angola 954,216 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers in Croatia?
Number of daily smokers in Croatia was 1.02 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million in 1991.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 897,308 in 1980.
How does Croatia rank for number of daily smokers?
Croatia ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of daily smokers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of daily smokers
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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