Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Europe & Central Asia

Tobacco use prevalence in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 24.9%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.5 pp.

2024 24.9% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 36.4%2000
Period minimum 24.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Europe & Central Asia, 2000–202420253035402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 36.4%2005: 33.3%2007: 32.2%2010: 30.6%2015: 28.3%2020: 26.3%2022: 25.6%2023: 25.2%2024: 24.9%
Change over the period: −11.5 pp Annual average: -0.48 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 24.9%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 24.9 −0.3 pp
2023 25.2 −0.4 pp
2022 25.6
2020 26.3
2015 28.3
2010 30.6
2007 32.2
2005 33.3
2000 36.4

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.