Germany vs Italy: Share of adults who smoke

Germany
22.8
in 2022
Italy
22.7
in 2022
Germany rank
66th
Italy rank
68th

Share of adults who smoke over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
0102030200020112022

How they compare

Germany currently reports 22.8 against 22.7 in Italy, a difference of 0.1.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 66th and Italy ranks 68th of 166 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3 25.27 7.03 Germany
2010s 27.4 24.05 3.35 Germany
2020s 23.25 22.85 0.4 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of adults who smoke, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 22.8 against 22.7 in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of adults who smoke between Germany and Italy?
0.1, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for share of adults who smoke?
Germany ranks 66th and Italy ranks 68th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who smoke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs Italy: Share of adults who smoke. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-adults-who-smoke/germany/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-adults-who-smoke/germany/italy/">Germany vs Italy: Share of adults who smoke</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of adults who smoke
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 1,169 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed