Prevalence of current tobacco use in Norway
Norway: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 12.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Norway peaked at 45.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 110th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 31.4% | 45.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 20.8% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 16.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Norway?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Norway was 12.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Norway ranks 110th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 (% 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.