Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — North Macedonia

Tobacco use prevalence in North Macedonia in 2024 — 39.6%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.9 pp.

2024 39.6% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 162of 166
Period maximum 41.5%2000
Period minimum 39.5%2023

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — North Macedonia, 2000–202439.54040.54141.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 41.5%2005: 40.8%2007: 40.5%2010: 40.2%2015: 39.9%2020: 39.6%2022: 39.6%2023: 39.5%2024: 39.6%
Change over the period: −1.9 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

North Macedonia 39.6%
World 20.3%
Southern Europe computed 26.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 39.6 +0.1 pp
2023 39.5 −0.1 pp
2022 39.6
2020 39.6
2015 39.9
2010 40.2
2007 40.5
2005 40.8
2000 41.5

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.