Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Belgium

Tobacco use prevalence in Belgium in 2024 — 23.5%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.2 pp.

2024 23.5% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 109of 166
Period maximum 29.7%2000
Period minimum 23.5%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Belgium, 2000–202422242628302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.7%2005: 28.3%2007: 27.8%2010: 27%2015: 25.7%2020: 24.5%2022: 24%2023: 23.8%2024: 23.5%
Change over the period: −6.2 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 23.5%
World 20.3%
Western Europe computed 26.1%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.5 −0.3 pp
2023 23.8 −0.2 pp
2022 24
2020 24.5
2015 25.7
2010 27
2007 27.8
2005 28.3
2000 29.7

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.