Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Austria
Austria: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Austria is 23.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Austria peaked at 45.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
That places Austria 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.9% | — |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 37.6% | 45.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 30.1% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.5% | 26.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Austria?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Austria was 23.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.