Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 38.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in Bulgaria is 38.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Bulgaria peaked at 44.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 7th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.2% | 44.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 40.4% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.7% | 39.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 4 Serbia 39.7% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 38.4% compare
- 9 Kiribati 37.7% compare
- 10 Montenegro 37.2% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % 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 in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bulgaria was 38.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the 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.