Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands stood at 18.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Netherlands peaked at 32.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 41st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.1% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Netherlands?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Netherlands was 18.0% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.