Number of daily smokers in Ukraine

Ukraine: Number of daily smokers was 10.47 million in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
10.47 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
12.57 million
in 2004
All-time low
10.47 million
in 2012
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers in Ukraine, 1980–2012

05.0M10.0M15.0M1980199620121980: 12.4M1981: 12.4M1982: 12.5M1983: 12.5M1984: 12.5M1985: 12.4M1986: 12.4M1987: 12.4M1988: 12.4M1989: 12.4M1990: 12.3M1991: 12.3M1992: 12.4M1993: 12.3M1994: 12.3M1995: 12.2M1996: 12.1M1997: 12.0M1998: 12.0M1999: 12.0M2000: 12.1M2001: 12.3M2002: 12.5M2003: 12.5M2004: 12.6M2005: 12.5M2006: 12.1M2007: 11.6M2008: 11.2M2009: 10.8M2010: 10.6M2011: 10.5M2012: 10.5M

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

Analysis

In 2012, number of daily smokers in Ukraine stood at 10.47 million. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Ukraine peaked at 12.57 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.47 million, in 2012.

That places Ukraine 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Number of daily smokers in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers in Ukraine, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 12.42 million —
1981 12.45 million +0.3%
1982 12.47 million +0.2%
1983 12.48 million +0.1%
1984 12.47 million -0.1%
1985 12.45 million -0.2%
1986 12.43 million -0.2%
1987 12.41 million -0.2%
1988 12.39 million -0.2%
1989 12.36 million -0.2%
1990 12.35 million -0.1%
1991 12.34 million -0.0%
1992 12.35 million +0.1%
1993 12.35 million -0.1%
1994 12.28 million -0.5%
1995 12.21 million -0.6%
1996 12.11 million -0.8%
1997 12.03 million -0.7%
1998 12.01 million -0.2%
1999 12.05 million +0.3%
2000 12.12 million +0.6%
2001 12.31 million +1.5%
2002 12.47 million +1.3%
2003 12.49 million +0.2%
2004 12.57 million +0.6%
2005 12.52 million -0.4%
2006 12.13 million -3.1%
2007 11.64 million -4.0%
2008 11.19 million -3.9%
2009 10.80 million -3.5%
2010 10.57 million -2.1%
2011 10.49 million -0.8%
2012 10.47 million -0.1%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 10.47 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 703,078, 14.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 10.47 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 million, 9.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12.43 million 12.36 million 12.48 million 10
1990s 12.21 million 12.01 million 12.35 million 10
2000s 12.03 million 10.80 million 12.57 million 10
2010s 10.51 million 10.47 million 10.57 million 3

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 14 France 14.13 million compare
  2. 15 Italy 11.66 million compare
  3. 16 Thailand 10.74 million compare
  4. 18 United Kingdom 10.36 million compare
  5. 19 Egypt 10.19 million compare
  6. 20 South Korea 9.96 million compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers in Ukraine?
Number of daily smokers in Ukraine was 10.47 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 12.57 million in 2004.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 10.47 million in 2012.
How does Ukraine rank for number of daily smokers?
Ukraine ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
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