Smoking prevalence by sex by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
37.0%
Bulgaria
Lowest
8.0%
Sweden
Median
25.0%
Years covered
18
2006–2023
Data points
268

What the numbers show

Smoking prevalence by sex is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 37.0% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 8.0% in Sweden.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.0%, and the mean is 24.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 17.4%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 57.1%).

Smoking prevalence by sex: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 37.0% 2023 up 2.8% flat
2 Greece 36.0% 2023 down 10.0% falling
3 Croatia 35.0% 2023 up 6.1% rising
3 Croatia 35.0% 2023 up 6.1% rising
5 Romania 34.0% 2023 up 13.3% rising
6 Latvia 33.0% 2023 down 8.3% falling
6 Latvia 33.0% 2023 down 8.3% falling
8 Austria 32.0% 2023 down 3.0% falling
9 Lithuania 29.0% 2023 down 3.3% falling
9 Lithuania 29.0% 2023 down 3.3% falling
9 Cyprus 29.0% 2023 down 3.3% falling
12 France 27.0% 2023 down 3.6% falling
12 Poland 27.0% 2023 down 15.6% falling
12 Poland 27.0% 2023 down 15.6% falling
12 Slovakia 27.0% 2023 up 17.4% rising
12 Slovakia 27.0% 2023 up 17.4% rising
17 Hungary 26.0% 2023 down 18.8% falling
18 Estonia 25.0% 2023 down 3.8% falling
18 Estonia 25.0% 2023 down 3.8% falling
18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 25.0% 2020 down 13.8% falling
21 Italy 24.0% 2023 unchanged falling
21 Slovenia 24.0% 2023 down 11.1% flat
21 Spain 24.0% 2023 down 27.3% falling
21 Germany 24.0% 2023 down 7.7% falling
21 Slovenia 24.0% 2023 down 11.1% flat
26 Czechia 23.0% 2023 down 20.7% falling
27 Malta 22.0% 2023 down 18.5% falling
28 Belgium 21.0% 2023 down 22.2% falling
28 Portugal 21.0% 2023 down 8.7% falling
30 Luxembourg 19.0% 2023 down 29.6% falling
31 Ireland 16.0% 2023 down 44.8% falling
32 Finland 15.0% 2023 down 40.0% falling
33 Denmark 14.0% 2023 down 46.2% falling
34 United Kingdom 12.0% 2020 down 57.1% falling
34 United Kingdom 12.0% 2020 down 57.1% falling
36 Netherlands 11.0% 2023 down 52.2% falling
36 Netherlands 11.0% 2023 down 52.2% falling
38 Sweden 8.0% 2023 down 38.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Smoking prevalence by sex
Unit
Percentage of total population
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 268 data points, 2006–2023
Last refreshed