Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bulgaria stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bulgaria peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.9% | 33.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.8% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.0% | 36.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bulgaria?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bulgaria was 36.7% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.