Number of daily smokers in Pakistan

Pakistan: Number of daily smokers was 18.08 million in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
18.08 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
9th
of 186 countries
All-time high
18.08 million
in 2012
All-time low
9.11 million
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers in Pakistan, 1980–2012

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1980199620121980: 9.1M1981: 9.4M1982: 9.7M1983: 10.0M1984: 10.3M1985: 10.6M1986: 10.9M1987: 11.2M1988: 11.6M1989: 11.9M1990: 12.2M1991: 12.5M1992: 12.8M1993: 13.1M1994: 13.4M1995: 13.8M1996: 14.2M1997: 14.5M1998: 14.8M1999: 15.1M2000: 15.4M2001: 15.7M2002: 15.9M2003: 16.2M2004: 16.5M2005: 16.7M2006: 16.8M2007: 17.0M2008: 17.1M2009: 17.3M2010: 17.5M2011: 17.8M2012: 18.1M

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 18.08 million for number of daily smokers in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Pakistan peaked at 18.08 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.11 million, in 1980.

Pakistan ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Number of daily smokers in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers in Pakistan, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 9.11 million —
1981 9.40 million +3.1%
1982 9.69 million +3.2%
1983 10.00 million +3.2%
1984 10.31 million +3.1%
1985 10.62 million +3.0%
1986 10.93 million +2.9%
1987 11.24 million +2.9%
1988 11.55 million +2.8%
1989 11.86 million +2.7%
1990 12.18 million +2.6%
1991 12.49 million +2.5%
1992 12.79 million +2.4%
1993 13.10 million +2.4%
1994 13.44 million +2.6%
1995 13.79 million +2.6%
1996 14.16 million +2.7%
1997 14.51 million +2.5%
1998 14.82 million +2.1%
1999 15.11 million +2.0%
2000 15.39 million +1.8%
2001 15.66 million +1.7%
2002 15.92 million +1.7%
2003 16.20 million +1.8%
2004 16.54 million +2.1%
2005 16.68 million +0.9%
2006 16.83 million +0.8%
2007 16.98 million +0.9%
2008 17.15 million +1.0%
2009 17.33 million +1.1%
2010 17.53 million +1.2%
2011 17.78 million +1.4%
2012 18.08 million +1.7%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 18.08 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 805,645, 22.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 18.08 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 million, 14.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.47 million 9.11 million 11.86 million 10
1990s 13.64 million 12.18 million 15.11 million 10
2000s 16.47 million 15.39 million 17.33 million 10
2010s 17.80 million 17.53 million 18.08 million 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 6 Bangladesh 24.01 million compare
  2. 7 Japan 23.34 million compare
  3. 8 Brazil 20.73 million compare
  4. 10 Germany 15.84 million compare
  5. 11 Turkey 14.49 million compare
  6. 12 Philippines 14.47 million compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers in Pakistan?
Number of daily smokers in Pakistan was 18.08 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 18.08 million in 2012.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.11 million in 1980.
How does Pakistan rank for number of daily smokers?
Pakistan ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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