Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — European Union

Tobacco use prevalence in the European Union in 2024 — 25.8%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.5 pp.

2024 25.8% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 35.3%2000
Period minimum 25.8%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — European Union, 2000–20242527.53032.53537.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 35.3%2005: 32.8%2007: 31.9%2010: 30.7%2015: 28.7%2020: 27%2022: 26.4%2023: 26.1%2024: 25.8%
Change over the period: −9.5 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

European Union 25.8%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.8 −0.3 pp
2023 26.1 −0.3 pp
2022 26.4
2020 27
2015 28.7
2010 30.7
2007 31.9
2005 32.8
2000 35.3

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.