Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Greece
Greece: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 26.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Greece peaked at 42.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 12th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 36.5% | 42.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.1% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.2% | 28.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Greece?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Greece was 26.2% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.