Smoking Statistics 2024: Key Facts, Trends & Charts

Page updated: August 2026 · Data year: 2024 · 2026 data pending release · Source: World Bank, Eurostat

This page compiles the most important smoking statistics for 2024 worldwide. This page covers data from 56 countries, Data is sourced from the World Bank, Eurostat, and peer-reviewed research — all fully open and citable. Charts, ranked tables, and key facts are updated automatically as new data becomes available.

Key Smoking Statistics (2024)

1.25 billion
Tobacco users worldwide (2022)
8 million
Annual deaths from tobacco use
1.3 million
Second-hand smoke deaths per year
Nauru (52.1%)
Country with highest smoking rate
22.3%
Global adult smoking prevalence (2022)
36.7%
Male smoking rate globally

Key Findings: Smoking Statistics — 2024 (most recent available — 2026 figures not yet published by World Bank/Eurostat) Data

The latest data shows Timor-Leste, Nauru, Lebanon lead globally for tobacco smoking prevalence (% adults), with the highest recorded value of 48.8%. At the other end of the scale, World, World, World record the lowest rates among the countries surveyed.

Tobacco smoking prevalence (% adults) by Country (2024)Tobacco smoking prevalence (% adults) by Country (2024) Timor-Leste 48.8% Nauru 48.3% Lebanon 46.9% Myanmar 44.4% Myanmar 43.4% Serbia 39.7% Kiribati 39.7% North Macedonia 39.6% Papua New Guinea 39.6% Bulgaria 39.5% Serbia 39.5% Papua New Guinea 39.3% Timor-Leste 38.7% Bulgaria 38.7% Solomon Islands 38.4% Indonesia 38.2% Kiribati 37.7% Montenegro 37.2% Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% Croatia 37%
Global Tobacco smoking prevalence (% adults) TrendGlobal Tobacco smoking prevalence (% adults) Trend34.8%31.2%27.6%23.9%20.3%2000200520072010201520202021202220232024World

Tobacco smoking prevalence (% adults) by Country — Ranked Table

#CountryTobacco smoking prevalence (% adults)Year
1Timor-Leste48.8%2024
2Nauru48.3%2022
3Lebanon46.9%2024
4Myanmar44.4%2022
5Myanmar43.4%2024
6Serbia39.7%2024
7Kiribati39.7%2022
8North Macedonia39.6%2024
9Papua New Guinea39.6%2022
10Bulgaria39.5%2022
11Serbia39.5%2022
12Papua New Guinea39.3%2024
13Timor-Leste38.7%2022
14Bulgaria38.7%2024
15Solomon Islands38.4%2024
16Indonesia38.2%2022
17Kiribati37.7%2024
18Montenegro37.2%2024
19Bosnia and Herzegovina37.1%2024
20Croatia37.0%2022
21Solomon Islands36.9%2022
22Andorra36.3%2022
23Bosnia and Herzegovina36.2%2022
24Cyprus35.6%2022
25Jordan35.6%2022
26Andorra35.5%2024
27West Bank and Gaza35.5%2024
28World34.8%2000
29Nauru34.8%2024
30France34.6%2022

Methodology

All statistics on this page are sourced from open-licensed public datasets. World Bank data is available under CC BY 4.0. Eurostat data is published under the Eurostat copyright notice permitting free reuse. Manual statistics are sourced from primary research publications and are cited inline. Data is refreshed automatically on a weekly basis. Where multiple years are available, the most recent complete year is shown unless otherwise noted.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Based on the most recent data compiled by Statsipedia, we've gathered statistics from authoritative sources including the World Bank, Eurostat, and leading research institutions. See the key statistics section above for the most up-to-date figures.

When were these smoking statistics last updated?

This page was last updated in August 2026. The underlying data points may reflect different collection years — each statistic is labelled with its source year.

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