Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Germany

Tobacco use prevalence in Germany in 2024 — 22%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.9 pp.

2024 22% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 99of 166
Period maximum 34.9%2000
Period minimum 22%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Germany, 2000–2024202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 34.9%2005: 31.6%2007: 30.4%2010: 28.7%2015: 26.1%2020: 23.7%2022: 22.8%2023: 22.4%2024: 22%
Change over the period: −12.9 pp Annual average: -0.54 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 22%
World 20.3%
Western Europe computed 26.1%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22 −0.4 pp
2023 22.4 −0.4 pp
2022 22.8
2020 23.7
2015 26.1
2010 28.7
2007 30.4
2005 31.6
2000 34.9

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.