Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Euro area
Euro area: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) was 28.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Euro area, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 28.7% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Euro area peaked at 40.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2024.
That places Euro area 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.2% | — |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 36.3% | 40.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 32.3% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -0.1458 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Euro area?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Euro area was 28.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Euro area ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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, males (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the male 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.