Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in European Union
European Union: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in European Union, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
European Union recorded 28.8% 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 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in European Union peaked at 41.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2024.
That places European Union 27th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.9% | — |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 37.3% | 41.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.8% | 30.5% | 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, males in European Union?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in European Union was 28.8% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- How does European Union rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- European Union ranks 27th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, 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.