Estimated number and prevalence of people who inject drugs, by country, 2015 to 2021

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This chart is part of the European Drug Report 2023, the EMCDDA's annual overview of the drug situation in Europe.

 
 

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Table 1a. Estimated number of people who inject drugs, by country, 2015 to 2021
Country Central estimate
France 106857
Italy 105652
Czechia 40500
Finland 25000
Portugal 13162
Bulgaria 9783
Lithuania 8868
Estonia 8606
Spain 8582
Norway 7878
Latvia 7715
Belgium 7018
Hungary 6707
Croatia 6344
Greece 2462
Netherlands 840
Luxembourg 822
Cyprus 627
Table 1b. Estimated prevalence of people who inject drugs, by country, 2015 to 2021 (per 1 000 population)
Country Central rate
France 2.7
Italy 2.8
Czechia 6.1
Finland 7.4
Portugal 2.1
Bulgaria 2.2
Lithuania 4.6
Estonia 10
Spain 0.3
Norway 2.2
Latvia 6.1
Belgium 0.8
Hungary 1
Croatia 2.2
Greece 0.4
Netherlands 0.1
Luxembourg 1.9
Cyprus 1
Table 2. Injecting among first-time treatment entrants with heroin, cocaine, amphetamine or methamphetamine as primary drug: proportion reporting injecting as main route of administration
Substance 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Amphetamine 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Cocaine 1 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Methamphetamine 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.7 2.6
Heroin 10.9 8.1 6.9 6 5.9 4.6
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