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EU countries by tobacco use, age-standardized

Bulgaria had the highest tobacco use, age-standardized of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 40.4%. Slovenia had the lowest, at 21.9%. The median was 30%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest40.4Bulgaria
Lowest21.9Slovenia
Median3027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 31.2 %Belgium: 25.7 %Bulgaria: 40.4 %Cyprus: 34.8 %Czechia: 30.6 %Germany: 26.1 %Denmark: 22 %Estonia: 32.6 %Spain: 30 %Finland: 26.8 %France: 33.7 %Greece: 36.7 %Croatia: 34.6 %Hungary: 33.3 %Ireland: 23.4 %Italy: 23.7 %Lithuania: 35.4 %Luxembourg: 25.6 %Latvia: 37.8 %Malta: 27.1 %Netherlands: 24.9 %Poland: 27.2 %Portugal: 26.4 %Romania: 32.8 %Sweden: 28.2 %Slovenia: 21.9 %Slovakia: 30.3 %
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%, 2015. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2015

Bulgaria: 40.4 %Bulgaria40.4Latvia: 37.8 %Latvia37.8Greece: 36.7 %Greece36.7Lithuania: 35.4 %Lithuania35.4Cyprus: 34.8 %Cyprus34.8Croatia: 34.6 %Croatia34.6France: 33.7 %France33.7Hungary: 33.3 %Hungary33.3Romania: 32.8 %Romania32.8Estonia: 32.6 %Estonia32.6Austria: 31.2 %Austria31.2Czechia: 30.6 %Czechia30.6Slovakia: 30.3 %Slovakia30.3Spain: 30 %Spain30Sweden: 28.2 %Sweden28.2Poland: 27.2 %Poland27.2Malta: 27.1 %Malta27.1Finland: 26.8 %Finland26.8Portugal: 26.4 %Portugal26.4Germany: 26.1 %Germany26.1Belgium: 25.7 %Belgium25.7Luxembourg: 25.6 %Luxembourg25.6Netherlands: 24.9 %Netherlands24.9Italy: 23.7 %Italy23.7Ireland: 23.4 %Ireland23.4Denmark: 22 %Denmark22Slovenia: 21.9 %Slovenia21.9Bulgaria: 40.4 %Bulgaria40.4Latvia: 37.8 %Latvia37.8Greece: 36.7 %Greece36.7Lithuania: 35.4 %Lithuania35.4Cyprus: 34.8 %Cyprus34.8Croatia: 34.6 %Croatia34.6France: 33.7 %France33.7Hungary: 33.3 %Hungary33.3Romania: 32.8 %Romania32.8Estonia: 32.6 %Estonia32.6Austria: 31.2 %Austria31.2Czechia: 30.6 %Czechia30.6Slovakia: 30.3 %Slovakia30.3Spain: 30 %Spain30Sweden: 28.2 %Sweden28.2Poland: 27.2 %Poland27.2Malta: 27.1 %Malta27.1Finland: 26.8 %Finland26.8Portugal: 26.4 %Portugal26.4Germany: 26.1 %Germany26.1Belgium: 25.7 %Belgium25.7Luxembourg: 25.6 %Luxembourg25.6Netherlands: 24.9 %Netherlands24.9Italy: 23.7 %Italy23.7Ireland: 23.4 %Ireland23.4Denmark: 22 %Denmark22Slovenia: 21.9 %Slovenia21.9
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015 (%)
1Bulgaria40.4
2Latvia37.8
3Greece36.7
4Lithuania35.4
5Cyprus34.8
6Croatia34.6
7France33.7
8Hungary33.3
9Romania32.8
10Estonia32.6
11Austria31.2
12Czechia30.6
13Slovakia30.3
14Spain30
15Sweden28.2
16Poland27.2
17Malta27.1
18Finland26.8
19Portugal26.4
20Germany26.1
21Belgium25.7
22Luxembourg25.6
23Netherlands24.9
24Italy23.7
25Ireland23.4
26Denmark22
27Slovenia21.9

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About this ranking

Percentage of people aged 15 and over who currently use any tobacco product, smoked or smokeless, daily or on some days (SDG indicator 3.a.1). Women and men together, age-standardized to the WHO standard population. E-cigarettes are not counted. WHO estimates from national surveys, published in its global report on trends in tobacco use.

Covers every tobacco product, so values are higher than cigarette smoking rates such as adult_smoking_rate, the CDC rate for US states. For about 60 countries, among them France, Germany, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom, WHO has no estimate of all tobacco use and substitutes its estimate of tobacco smoking, so smokeless tobacco is not counted there. WHO publishes estimates every five years from 2000 and every year from 2022. Years after a country's most recent national survey are WHO projections and are not loaded, nor are its projections for 2025 and 2030, so the latest year differs by country. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/847662C/75DDA77 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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World Health Organization. (2026). Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std) (EU countries by tobacco use, age-standardized, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.who.int/indicators/i/847662C/75DDA77

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Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std), EU countries by tobacco use, age-standardized, 2015. World Health Organization, 18 May 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/847662C/75DDA77. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tobacco-use-age-standardized/eu-countries?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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World Health Organization. 2026. Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std). EU countries by tobacco use, age-standardized, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/847662C/75DDA77. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tobacco-use-age-standardized/eu-countries?period=2015.

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World Health Organization (2026) Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std), EU countries by tobacco use, age-standardized, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.who.int/indicators/i/847662C/75DDA77, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tobacco-use-age-standardized/eu-countries?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest tobacco use, age-standardized?

Bulgaria, with 40.4% in 2015, according to World Health Organization.

Which EU country has the lowest tobacco use, age-standardized?

Slovenia, with 21.9% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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