Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 18.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation is 18.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Russian Federation peaked at 21.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2024.
Russian Federation ranks 39th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 19.6% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Russian Federation?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Russian Federation was 18.5% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2024.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Russian Federation ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.