Number of daily smokers in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of daily smokers was 11,319 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Seychelles, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2012, number of daily smokers in Seychelles stood at 11,319. 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 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Seychelles peaked at 11,319 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,191, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,718 | 7,191 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,283 | 7,635 | 8,741 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,140 | 8,878 | 11,188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,295 | 11,264 | 11,319 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 177 Andorra 17,757 compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 14,130 compare
- 179 Barbados 13,827 compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 7,478 compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7,348 compare
- 183 Grenada 7,245 compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0283 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0597 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4096 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 147.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4806 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,243 millimeters (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Seychelles?
- Number of daily smokers in Seychelles was 11,319 in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 11,319 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,191 in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of daily smokers?
- Seychelles ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).