Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 22.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 22.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Switzerland peaked at 23.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.9% | — |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 23.3% | 23.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 22.9% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Switzerland?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Switzerland was 22.3% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.