Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — World

Tobacco use prevalence in the world in 2024 — 20.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.6 pp.

2024 20.3% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 34.8%2000
Period minimum 20.3%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — World, 2000–2024202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 34.8%2005: 30.9%2007: 29.5%2010: 27.5%2015: 24.5%2020: 22%2022: 21.1%2023: 20.7%2024: 20.3%
Change over the period: −14.6 pp Annual average: -0.61 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

World 20.3%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.3 −0.4 pp
2023 20.7 −0.4 pp
2022 21.1
2020 22
2015 24.5
2010 27.5
2007 29.5
2005 30.9
2000 34.8

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.