Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in European Union
European Union: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 22.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in European Union, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in European Union is 22.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in European Union peaked at 28.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2024.
That places European Union 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7% | — |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 24.5% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.8% | 23.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in European Union?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in European Union was 22.8% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- How does European Union rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- European Union ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.