This statistic shows the estimated number of the global population that have used illicit drug in the past year in 2020, by drug type, in millions. During this year, there was a low estimate of 37 million opioid users around the world.
Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2020*
(in millions)
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UNODC. (June 26, 2022). Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2020* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/443461/number-of-people-that-have-used-illicit-drugs-by-drug/
UNODC. "Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2020* (in millions)." Chart. June 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443461/number-of-people-that-have-used-illicit-drugs-by-drug/
UNODC. (2022). Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2020* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443461/number-of-people-that-have-used-illicit-drugs-by-drug/
UNODC. "Number of Illicit Drug Users in The World by Drug Type 2020* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/443461/number-of-people-that-have-used-illicit-drugs-by-drug/
UNODC, Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2020* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/443461/number-of-people-that-have-used-illicit-drugs-by-drug/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2020* (in millions) [Graph], UNODC, June 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/443461/number-of-people-that-have-used-illicit-drugs-by-drug/
