Opioid users worldwide number by region 2015-2020

This statistic shows the number of global opioid consumers from 2015 to 2020. In 2020, an estimated 11.95 million people consumed opiates or prescription opioids in the Americas.

Number of opioid users worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by region (in millions)

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2015 to 2020

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

The figures given here are maximum estimates. Figures prior to 2020 were taken from previous reports.
Includes opiates and prescription opioids.

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