Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 20.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Türkiye peaked at 20.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
Türkiye ranks 33rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.7% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.1% | 20.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Türkiye?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Türkiye was 20.2% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Türkiye ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.