Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Finland
Finland: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Finland, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Finland stood at 25.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Finland peaked at 48.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2024.
Finland ranks 92nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.2% | — |
| 2005 | 42.1% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 25.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Finland's 25.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.4%, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 40.0% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 32.3% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.3% | 28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 89 Saudi Arabia 25.8% compare
- 90 Italy 25.6% compare
- 91 Luxembourg 25.5% compare
- 92 Zambia 25.3% compare
- 94 Poland 25.0% compare
- 95 Bahrain 24.9% compare
- 95 Saint Lucia 24.9% compare
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Finland?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Finland was 25.3% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Finland ranks 92nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.