Comparing the 126 selected regions regarding the smoking prevalence , Myanmar is leading the ranking (42.49 percent) and is followed by Serbia with 39.33 percent. At the other end of the spectrum is Ghana with 3.14 percent, indicating a difference of 39.35 percentage points to Myanmar. Shown is the estimated share of the adult population (15 years or older) in a given region or country, that smoke on a daily basis. According to the WHO and World bank, smoking refers to the use of cigarettes, pipes or other types of tobacco.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

The share of individuals who currently smoke cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos or a pipe in Greece was around 42 percent in 2020, which makes the Mediterranean country have the highest proportion of smokers in the EU.

Tobacco taxation

In an effort to reduce smoking prevalence among the populace, governments across Europe impose ever-higher tax rates on tobacco, making cigarettes much more expensive for consumers to purchase and hence, compelling them to reduce their consumption. For instance, Finland had the highest cigarette excise tax rate in 2019 at around 68 percent. Other countries like the Netherlands and Germany impose a slightly lower tax rate of 54 and 52 percent, respectively. The German government generated approximately 14.7 billion euros in revenues from tobacco taxation in 2020. With tobacco taxes making up the lion’s share of the price of a pack of cigarettes, European governments hope this will trigger a significant reduction in consumer demand.

To what extent did higher taxes contribute to reducing cigarette consumption in Europe?

With rising tobacco taxation across the European continent in the last years (albeit in varying rates), cigarette consumers have either quit smoking, reduced their intake or switched to e-cigarettes and non-combustible tobacco alternatives. In fact, only 28 percent of individuals consume tobacco in France today, a country once notorious for its prevalent tobacco consumption. This trend has been reflected over the years with a significant drop in the volume of cigarettes annually sold in France: In 2005, more than 54,000 tons of cigarettes were sold, but that figure dropped to nearly 36,000 tons by 2020. During the same time period, the price of the most sold brand of cigarettes in France more than tripled.

Indonesia is leading the ranking by male smoking prevalence , recording 72.3 percent. Following closely behind is Myanmar with 66.96 percent, while Ghana is trailing the ranking with 6.1 percent, resulting in a difference of 66.2 percentage points to the ranking leader, Indonesia. Shown is the estimated share of the male adult population (15 years or older) in a given region or country, that smoke. According to the WHO and World bank, smoking refers to the use of cigarettes, pipes or other types of tobacco, be it on a daily or non-daily basis.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

Smoking rates for each Census Tract in Allegheny County were produced for the study “Developing small-area predictions for smoking and obesity prevalence in the United States.” The data is not explicitly based on population surveys or data collection conducted in Allegheny County, but rather estimated using statistical modeling techniques. In this technique, researchers applied the smoking rate of a demographically similar Census Tract to one in Allegheny County to compute a smoking rate.

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Historical chart and dataset showing Thailand smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.

From the selected regions, the ranking by female smoking prevalence is led by Serbia with 39.15 percent and is followed by Bulgaria (37.24 percent). In contrast, the ranking is trailed by Azerbaijan with 0.08 percent, recording a difference of 39.07 percentage points to Serbia. Shown is the estimated share of the female adult population (15 years or older) in a given region or country, that smoke. According to the WHO and World bank, smoking refers to the use of cigarettes, pipes or other types of tobacco, be it on a daily or non-daily basis.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

Georgia smoking rate for 2022 was 31.80%, a 0% increase from 2021.

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<li>Georgia smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>31.80%</strong>, a <strong>0.1% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Georgia smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>31.90%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Georgia smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>31.70%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

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This dataset provides a detailed analysis of smoking trends worldwide, covering essential metrics such as:
- Total smokers and smoking prevalence rates
- Cigarette consumption and brand market share
- Tobacco taxation and smoking ban policies
- Smoking-related deaths and gender-based smoking patterns

Spanning data from 2010 to 2024, this dataset offers valuable insights for health research, policy evaluation, and data-driven decision-making.

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Spain smoking rate for 2022 was 28.40%, a 0.3% decline from 2021.

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<li>Spain smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>28.70%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Spain smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>28.90%</strong>, a <strong>0.8% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Spain smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>28.10%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Historical chart and dataset showing U.S. smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.

India smoking rate for 2022 was 24.30%, a 0.9% decline from 2021.

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<li>India smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>25.20%</strong>, a <strong>0.9% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>India smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>26.10%</strong>, a <strong>2% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>India smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>28.10%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

In 2021, Jordan had the highest rate of daily smokers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at almost 30 percent, followed by Turkey, and the West Bank and Gaza strip respectively. The majority of countries in the region had daily smoking rates between 10 and 20 percent.

Annual data and annual historic data on the proportion of adults who currently smoke, the proportion of ex-smokers and proportion of those who have never smoked, by sex and age.

Historical chart and dataset showing Russia smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.

County-level smoking data originating from the CDC and produced by Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura and Mokdad, Ali H. and Srebotnjak, Tanja and Flaxman, Abraham D. and Hansen, Gillian M. and Murray, Christopher JL— (2014), “Cigarette smoking prevalence in US counties: 1996-2012,” Population Health Metrics, 12, 5. Original file provided by the above authors available at https://goo.gl/tNbpsS

Smoking estimates by age group from 2010 to 2014. This is presented at a UK level, and broken down by England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In 2022, around 41 percent of men aged 15 years and older in Türkiye were smoking daily, while just 16 percent of women smoked. This statistic shows the percentage of smokers in the population of select countries worldwide as of 2022, by gender.

BackgroundArticle 20 of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control calls for a cross-country surveillance of tobacco use through population-based surveys. We aimed to provide country-level prevalence estimates for current smoking and current smokeless tobacco use and to assess social determinants of smoking.MethodsData from Demographic and Health Surveys done between 2005 and 2012, among men and women from nine North African, Central and West Asian countries and six Latin American and Caribbean countries were analyzed. Weighted country-level prevalence rates were estimated for ‘current smoking’ and ‘current use of smokeless tobacco (SLT) products’ among men and women. In each country, social determinants of smoking among men and women were assessed by binary logistic regression analyses by including men's and women's sampling weights to account for the complex survey design.FindingsPrevalence of smoking among men was higher than 40% in Armenia (63.1%), Moldova (51.1%), Ukraine (52%), Azerbaijan (49.8 %), Kyrgyz Republic (44.3 %) and Albania (42.52%) but the prevalence of smoking among women was less than 10% in most countries except Ukraine (14.81%) and Jordan (17.96%). The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among men and women was less than 5% in all countries except among men in the Kyrgyz Republic (10.6 %). Smoking was associated with older age, lower education and poverty among men and higher education and higher wealth among women. Smoking among both men and women was associated with unskilled work, living in urban areas and being single.ConclusionSmoking among men was very high in Central and West Asian countries. Social pattern of smoking among women that was different from men in education and wealth should be considered while formulating tobacco control policies in some Central and West Asian countries.

Among the shown European countries, Turkey had the highest share of men who smoked daily as of 2022, at over 40 percent. France had the highest share of female smokers, with almost a quarter of women smoking in the country.

Historical chart and dataset showing Egypt smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.