Prevalence of current tobacco use in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of current tobacco use was 26.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 37.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2024.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.9% | — |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 33.7% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 29.7% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 East Timor 48.8% compare
- 2 Lebanon 46.9% compare
- 3 Myanmar 43.4% compare
- 4 Serbia 39.7% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 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 -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.2% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.