Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Turkey
Turkey: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 31.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 31.1% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Turkey peaked at 32.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2022.
That places Turkey 25th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 31.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 31.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 31.9% | 32.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.5% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Turkey?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Turkey was 31.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Turkey ranks 25th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.