Tobacco Use Prevalence
Age-standardised prevalence of current tobacco use among people aged 15+, both sexes. WHO Global Health Observatory.
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO Unit: % Parsed: 2026-09-28 Open source ↗
Method: WHO Global Health Observatory; latest available year per country (varies); both sexes, modelled estimates.
Avg (2022)
20.4%
single period
Improving
0
of 167 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
167
±0.5pp band
Age-standardised current tobacco use (15+)
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Tobacco Use Prevalence — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Age-standardised current tobacco use (15+) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 48.6% |
| 2 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 45.6% |
| 3 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 44.5% |
| 4 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 40.5% |
| 5 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 39.7% |
| 6 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 39.6% |
| 7 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 39.6% |
| 8 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 39.1% |
| 9 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 38.6% |
| 10 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.6% |
| 11 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 37.1% |
| 12 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 36.6% |
| 13 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 35.4% |
| 14 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 35.3% |
| 15 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 34.8% |
| 16 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 34.5% |
| 17 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 34.3% |
| 18 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 33.8% |
| 19 | 🇫🇷 France | 33.7% |
| 20 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 33.3% |
| 21 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 32.8% |
| 22 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 32.8% |
| 23 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 32.3% |
| 24 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 32% |
| 25 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 31.5% |
| 26 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 31.3% |
| 27 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 31.2% |
| 28 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 31.1% |
| 29 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 30.4% |
| 30 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 30.4% |
| 31 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 30.2% |
| 32 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 29.9% |
| 33 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 29.6% |
| 34 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 29.6% |
| 35 | 🇨🇰 Cook Is | 29% |
| 36 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 28.8% |
| 37 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 28.3% |
| 38 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 28.1% |
| 39 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 28% |
| 40 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 27.9% |
| 41 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 27.8% |
| 42 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 27.7% |
| 43 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 27.5% |
| 44 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 26.8% |
| 45 | 🇱🇦 Lao | 26.8% |
| 46 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 26.6% |
| 47 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 26.6% |
| 48 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 26.4% |
| 49 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 25.3% |
| 50 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 25.2% |
| 51 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 25% |
| 52 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 25% |
| 53 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 24.9% |
| 54 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 24.8% |
| 55 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 24.7% |
| 56 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 24.4% |
| 57 | 🇮🇳 India | 24.4% |
| 58 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 24.3% |
| 59 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 24.1% |
| 60 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 24% |
| 61 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 23.6% |
| 62 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 23.5% |
| 63 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 23.5% |
| 64 | 🇨🇳 China | 23.1% |
| 65 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic | 23% |
| 66 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 22.9% |
| 67 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 22.8% |
| 68 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 22.8% |
| 69 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 22.7% |
| 70 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 22.4% |
| 71 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 22.3% |
| 72 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 22.1% |
| 73 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 22.1% |
| 74 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 21.8% |
| 75 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 21.8% |
| 76 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 21.7% |
| 77 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 21.4% |
| 78 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 21.3% |
| 79 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 21.2% |
| 80 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 20.9% |
| 81 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 20.3% |
| 82 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 20.2% |
| 83 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 20.2% |
| 84 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 19.7% |
| 85 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 19.6% |
| 86 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 19.3% |
| 87 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 19.3% |
| 88 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 19.2% |
| 89 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 19% |
| 90 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 18.8% |
| 91 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 18.5% |
| 92 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 18.4% |
| 93 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 18.2% |
| 94 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 17.8% |
| 95 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 17.4% |
| 96 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 17.3% |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 USA | 17% |
| 98 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 17% |
| 99 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 17% |
| 100 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 17% |
| 101 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 16.4% |
| 102 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 16.1% |
| 103 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 15.7% |
| 104 | 🇨🇬 Congo, Rep. | 15.5% |
| 105 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 14.7% |
| 106 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 14.7% |
| 107 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 14.6% |
| 108 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 14.4% |
| 109 | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 14.2% |
| 110 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 14.1% |
| 111 | 🇬🇧 UK | 14% |
| 112 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 13.4% |
| 113 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 13.3% |
| 114 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 13% |
| 115 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 13% |
| 116 | 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. | 12.7% |
| 117 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 12.7% |
| 118 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 12.5% |
| 119 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 12.5% |
| 120 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 12.5% |
| 121 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 12.5% |
| 122 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 12.5% |
| 123 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 12.4% |
| 124 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 12.4% |
| 125 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 12.1% |
| 126 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 11.9% |
| 127 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 11.7% |
| 128 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 11.6% |
| 129 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 11.6% |
| 130 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 11.5% |
| 131 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 11.4% |
| 132 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 11.4% |
| 133 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 11% |
| 134 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 10.9% |
| 135 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 10.4% |
| 136 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 10.4% |
| 137 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 10.3% |
| 138 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 10.2% |
| 139 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 10.2% |
| 140 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 10.2% |
| 141 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 9.6% |
| 142 | 🇦🇪 UAE | 9.4% |
| 143 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 8.8% |
| 144 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 8.6% |
| 145 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 8.6% |
| 146 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 8.6% |
| 147 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 8.4% |
| 148 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 8.4% |
| 149 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 8.3% |
| 150 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 8.3% |
| 151 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 8.2% |
| 152 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 8.1% |
| 153 | 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | 8% |
| 154 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 7.9% |
| 155 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 7.8% |
| 156 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 7.7% |
| 157 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 7.5% |
| 158 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7.3% |
| 159 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 6.3% |
| 160 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 6.1% |
| 161 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 5.9% |
| 162 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 5.8% |
| 163 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 5.8% |
| 164 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 5.3% |
| 165 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 5.3% |
| 166 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 3.5% |
| 167 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 3.3% |
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