Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Ireland

Tobacco use prevalence in Ireland in 2024 — 18.2%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 18 pp.

2024 18.2% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 80of 166
Period maximum 36.2%2000
Period minimum 18.2%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Ireland, 2000–20241520253035402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 36.2%2005: 31.2%2007: 29.4%2010: 27%2015: 23.4%2020: 20.3%2022: 19.2%2023: 18.7%2024: 18.2%
Change over the period: −18 pp Annual average: -0.75 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 18.2%
World 20.3%
Northern Europe computed 15.4%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18.2 −0.5 pp
2023 18.7 −0.5 pp
2022 19.2
2020 20.3
2015 23.4
2010 27
2007 29.4
2005 31.2
2000 36.2

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.