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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.