Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Netherlands

Tobacco use prevalence in the Netherlands in 2024 — 20.5%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.3 pp.

2024 20.5% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 90of 166
Period maximum 34.8%2000
Period minimum 20.5%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Netherlands, 2000–2024202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 34.8%2005: 31.1%2007: 29.7%2010: 27.8%2015: 24.9%2020: 22.4%2022: 21.4%2023: 20.9%2024: 20.5%
Change over the period: −14.3 pp Annual average: -0.6 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Netherlands 20.5%
World 20.3%
Western Europe computed 26.1%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.5 −0.4 pp
2023 20.9 −0.5 pp
2022 21.4
2020 22.4
2015 24.9
2010 27.8
2007 29.7
2005 31.1
2000 34.8

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.