Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) in South Korea
South Korea: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Korea stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Korea peaked at 7.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
That places South Korea 88th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Korea?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Korea was 5.6% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- South Korea ranks 88th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.