Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%) by country
Countries reporting
179
Highest
48.8%
East Timor
Lowest
3.1%
Nigeria
Median
19.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,254
What the numbers show
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 48.8% in East Timor; the lowest is 3.1% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.4%, and the mean is 20.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 157 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 17.4%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 45.4%).
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Timor | 48.8% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 48.8% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 3 | Lebanon | 46.9% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 4 | Myanmar | 43.4% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 39.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 39.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 39.3% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 38.7% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 38.4% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 10 | Kiribati | 37.7% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 11 | Montenegro | 37.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.1% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 13 | Andorra | 35.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Nauru | 34.8% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 14 | Naoero | 34.8% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 34.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 34.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Jordan | 34.1% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | France | 33.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Tuvalu | 33.4% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 33.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 22 | Cyprus | 32.5% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 23 | Tonga | 32.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 32.0% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 31.4% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 26 | Turkey | 31.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 26 | Türkiye | 31.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 31.0% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 30.8% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 30.2% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 29.9% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 29.7% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 33 | Mongolia | 29.5% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 29.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 35 | Belarus | 29.2% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 36 | Moldova | 28.8% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 28.8% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 28.7% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 39 | Portugal | 28.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 28.4% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 40 | Cook Islands | 28.4% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 42 | Lesotho | 28.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 44 | Russia | 27.0% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 27.0% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 46 | Chile | 26.7% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 47 | Armenia | 26.2% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 48 | Estonia | 26.1% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 49 | Fiji | 25.8% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 50 | Madagascar | 25.6% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 51 | Maldives | 25.5% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 52 | Laos | 25.4% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.4% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 54 | Polynesia | 25.2% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 55 | Egypt | 25.0% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | Vanuatu | 24.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 57 | Malta | 24.6% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 24.5% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 59 | Tunisia | 24.4% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 60 | Libya | 24.2% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 61 | Austria | 23.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 62 | Ukraine | 23.7% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 62 | South Africa | 23.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 64 | Argentina | 23.5% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 64 | Belgium | 23.5% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 66 | Switzerland | 23.1% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 66 | Samoa | 23.1% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 68 | Palau | 23.0% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 69 | China | 22.8% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 70 | India | 22.6% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 22.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 22.4% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.2% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 22.1% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 75 | Germany | 22.0% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 76 | Poland | 21.7% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 77 | Albania | 21.4% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 77 | Finland | 21.4% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 79 | Israel | 21.2% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 80 | Vietnam | 21.1% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 80 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 83 | Slovenia | 20.9% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 20.7% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 85 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 20.5% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 86 | Sweden | 20.3% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 87 | Iraq | 20.1% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 88 | Philippines | 19.9% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 89 | Bhutan | 19.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 90 | Kuwait | 19.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 91 | Uruguay | 19.3% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 18.7% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 93 | Cambodia | 18.6% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 93 | South Korea | 18.6% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 18.6% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 96 | Australia and New Zealand | 18.3% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 97 | Ireland | 18.2% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 98 | Botswana | 18.0% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 99 | Pakistan | 17.9% | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 100 | Thailand | 17.8% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 101 | Mauritius | 17.7% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 102 | Japan | 17.5% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 103 | Bahamas | 17.3% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 103 | Seychelles | 17.3% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 105 | Malaysia | 16.9% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 16.3% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 107 | Congo | 16.2% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 108 | Cuba | 16.1% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 109 | United States | 15.8% | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 110 | Denmark | 15.7% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 110 | Mexico | 15.7% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 112 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 15.6% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 113 | Bahrain | 15.4% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 14.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 115 | Brunei | 14.5% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.5% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 117 | Zambia | 14.3% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 118 | Saint Lucia | 13.9% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 119 | Singapore | 13.8% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 120 | Gabon | 13.3% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Norway | 12.9% | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 122 | United Kingdom | 12.8% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 122 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.8% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 124 | Morocco | 12.5% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 124 | Qatar | 12.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Peru | 12.4% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.3% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 127 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12.3% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 129 | Honduras | 12.1% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 130 | Brazil | 11.9% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 130 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11.9% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 132 | Guyana | 11.7% | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 133 | Australia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 11.6% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 135 | Jamaica | 11.5% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 135 | Eswatini | 11.5% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 11.3% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 138 | Canada | 11.2% | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 138 | Guatemala | 11.2% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 140 | Gambia | 11.1% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 11.0% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 142 | Mozambique | 10.5% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 143 | Cabo Verde | 10.4% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 144 | Burundi | 10.1% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 144 | Ecuador | 10.1% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 144 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 147 | Mauritania | 9.9% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 148 | Kenya | 9.6% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 149 | New Zealand | 9.3% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 150 | Iceland | 9.2% | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 152 | Comoros | 8.9% | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Malawi | 8.9% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 154 | Belize | 8.5% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 154 | Oman | 8.5% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 157 | El Salvador | 8.2% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 159 | Colombia | 8.0% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 159 | Haiti | 8.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 161 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 162 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.7% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 163 | Uganda | 7.5% | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 164 | Benin | 7.4% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 164 | Mali | 7.4% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 164 | Niger | 7.4% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 164 | Chad | 7.4% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.3% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 168 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.3% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 170 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Togo | 5.8% | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 172 | Cameroon | 5.7% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 173 | Senegal | 5.4% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 5.4% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 175 | Liberia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 177 | Panama | 4.8% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 178 | Ghana | 3.3% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 179 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 36.9%
- Southern Europe 26.7%
- Western Europe 25.9%
- South-Eastern Asia 25.6%
- Eastern Europe 24.9%
- Europe 24.1%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 23.4%
- Western Asia 23.2%
- Eastern Asia 22.4%
- Southern Asia 22.4%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 22.4%
- Southern Africa 22.2%
- Central and Southern Asia 22.2%
- Northern Africa 21.5%
- Europe and Northern America 21.0%
- World 19.5%
- Oceania 18.3%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17.7%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 17.4%
- Central Asia 17.2%
- United States of America 15.8%
- Northern Europe 15.3%
- Northern America 15.2%
- Central America 13.9%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 13.2%
- South America 13.0%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 12.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.8%
- Eastern Africa 8.8%
- Western Africa 4.9%