Number of daily smokers in Venezuela

Venezuela: Number of daily smokers was 3.53 million in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
3.53 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
36th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.53 million
in 2012
All-time low
2.24 million
in 1985
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers in Venezuela, 1980–2012

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1980199620121980: 2.3M1981: 2.3M1982: 2.3M1983: 2.3M1984: 2.3M1985: 2.2M1986: 2.2M1987: 2.3M1988: 2.3M1989: 2.3M1990: 2.3M1991: 2.4M1992: 2.5M1993: 2.5M1994: 2.6M1995: 2.6M1996: 2.7M1997: 2.7M1998: 2.8M1999: 2.8M2000: 2.9M2001: 2.9M2002: 2.9M2003: 3.0M2004: 3.0M2005: 3.1M2006: 3.1M2007: 3.2M2008: 3.3M2009: 3.3M2010: 3.4M2011: 3.4M2012: 3.5M

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 3.53 million for number of daily smokers in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Venezuela peaked at 3.53 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million, in 1985.

Venezuela ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Number of daily smokers in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers in Venezuela, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 2.30 million —
1981 2.32 million +0.9%
1982 2.33 million +0.2%
1983 2.29 million -1.6%
1984 2.26 million -1.1%
1985 2.24 million -1.0%
1986 2.25 million +0.1%
1987 2.26 million +0.8%
1988 2.31 million +1.8%
1989 2.31 million +0.3%
1990 2.34 million +1.1%
1991 2.39 million +2.2%
1992 2.46 million +2.8%
1993 2.52 million +2.6%
1994 2.57 million +1.9%
1995 2.63 million +2.3%
1996 2.69 million +2.3%
1997 2.74 million +1.9%
1998 2.78 million +1.7%
1999 2.81 million +1.1%
2000 2.86 million +1.5%
2001 2.91 million +1.8%
2002 2.94 million +1.1%
2003 2.95 million +0.5%
2004 3.00 million +1.7%
2005 3.07 million +2.2%
2006 3.12 million +1.6%
2007 3.18 million +2.0%
2008 3.26 million +2.3%
2009 3.31 million +1.7%
2010 3.36 million +1.3%
2011 3.42 million +2.0%
2012 3.53 million +3.2%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 3.53 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 805,645, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 3.53 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 455,268, 7.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.29 million 2.24 million 2.33 million 10
1990s 2.59 million 2.34 million 2.81 million 10
2000s 3.06 million 2.86 million 3.31 million 10
2010s 3.44 million 3.36 million 3.53 million 3

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 33 Chile 3.92 million compare
  2. 34 Colombia 3.87 million compare
  3. 35 Nigeria 3.78 million compare
  4. 37 Taiwan 3.43 million compare
  5. 38 Greece 3.37 million compare
  6. 39 Iraq 3.22 million compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers in Venezuela?
Number of daily smokers in Venezuela was 3.53 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 3.53 million in 2012.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million in 1985.
How does Venezuela rank for number of daily smokers?
Venezuela ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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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Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).