Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Norway
Norway: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 14.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 14.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Norway peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2024.
That places Norway 141st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 14.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 55% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Norway's 14.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.4%, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 32.6% | 45.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.2% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 138 United Kingdom 14.6% compare
- 139 Rwanda 14.5% compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 14.5% compare
- 142 El Salvador 14.1% compare
- 143 Mali 14.0% compare
- 144 Niger 13.8% compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % 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 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % 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 Norway?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Norway was 14.2% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Norway ranks 141st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.