Smoking in Indonesia
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There are approximately 57 million smokers in Indonesia, among a population of 273 million people.[1][2] Around 63% of men and 5% of women report smoking, equating to 34% of the population.[3] The majority, 88% of Indonesian smokers, use clove-flavoured kreteks.[3] Kretek manufacturers directly employ over 180,000 people in Indonesia and an additional 10 million indirectly.[4] Indonesia is the fifth largest tobacco market in the world, and in 2008 over 165 billion cigarettes were sold in the country.[3]
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Major tobacco companies dominating the market in Indonesia according to the year of establishment include:
- HM Sampoerna (Philip Morris International, 1913).
- Bentoel International Investama (British American Tobacco, 1930).
- Nojorono Tobacco International (1932).
- Djarum (1951).
- Gudang Garam (1958).
- Wismilak Inti Makmur (1962).
- Tri Sakti Purwosari Makmur (Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation, 1974).
- Indonesian Tobacco (1980).[5]
The WHO has ranked Indonesia third in the world for total number of smokers.[6]