Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Spain
Spain: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 27.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Spain is 27.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Spain peaked at 34.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2024.
That places Spain 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 33.1% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.0% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.6% | 28.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 39 Cook Islands 28.4% compare
- 39 Czechia 28.4% compare
- 41 Lesotho 28.0% compare
- 43 Russian Federation 27.0% compare
- 43 Russian Federation 27.0% compare
- 45 Chile 26.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Spain?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Spain was 27.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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