Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Italy
Italy: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 19.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Italy, 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 Italy is 19.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Italy peaked at 19.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2000.
That places Italy 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1% | — |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.2% | 19.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Italy?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Italy was 19.3% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.