Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Germany
Germany: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 19.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 19.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Germany peaked at 30.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2024.
That places Germany 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 26.8% | 30.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.1% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.6% | 21.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Germany?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Germany was 19.6% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Germany ranks 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.