Indicator

Cigarette smoking ranking

Highest and lowest
In 2025, cigarette smoking prevalence (among adults aged 15 and over) was highest in North Macedonia, Timor-Leste, and Lebanon, while the lowest values were recorded in Ghana, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Cigarette smoking
Share of the population aged 15+ who smoke
RankEconomyYear
1North Macedonia39.52025
2Timor-Leste38.22025
3Lebanon37.22025
4Bulgaria35.82025
5Serbia35.82025
6Montenegro33.62025
7Croatia32.22025
8Kiribati30.82025
9Solomon Islands30.72025
10Indonesia30.22025
11France30.12025
12Bosnia and Herzegovina29.42025
13Türkiye29.42025
14Andorra28.92025
15Papua New Guinea28.62025
16Hungary28.32025
17West Bank and Gaza28.12025
18Georgia27.92025
19Cyprus27.82025
20Greece27.42025
21Tonga27.22025
22Latvia27.02025
23Tuvalu26.92025
24Moldova26.72025
25Jordan26.62025
26Nauru26.02025
27Mongolia25.72025
28Portugal25.72025
29Lithuania25.52025
30Romania25.52025
31Spain25.42025
32Slovak Republic24.92025
33Armenia24.32025
34Cook Islands24.32025
35Czechia24.22025
36Russia24.22025
37Chile23.12025
38Belarus22.92025
39China22.62025
40Fiji22.22025
41Vanuatu22.22025
42Italy21.82025
43Malta21.82025
44Estonia21.42025
45Lesotho21.42025
46Ukraine21.32025
47Argentina20.72025
48Luxembourg20.62025
49Marshall Islands20.52025
50Egypt20.42025
51Belgium20.32025
52Poland19.72025
53Slovenia19.62025
54Tunisia19.42025
55Israel18.82025
56Switzerland18.82025
57Kazakhstan18.72025
58Samoa18.72025
59Lao PDR18.52025
60Maldives18.02025
61Albania17.82025
62Kyrgyzstan17.72025
63Austria17.62025
64South Africa17.52025
65Korea17.12025
66Philippines17.12025
67Iraq16.92025
68Libya16.92025
69Germany16.72025
70Uruguay16.72025
71Japan16.42025
72Malaysia16.22025
73Mauritius15.82025
74Thailand15.82025
75Viet Nam15.32025
76Algeria15.12025
77Netherlands14.72025
78Seychelles14.72025
79Kuwait14.62025
80Mexico14.22025
81Ireland14.12025
82Myanmar14.02025
83Nepal13.92025
84Palau13.82025
85Madagascar13.62025
86Botswana13.42025
87Azerbaijan13.32025
88North Korea13.22025
89Cambodia12.82025
90Bangladesh12.52025
91Brunei Darussalam12.32025
92Bahamas12.22025
93Congo Republic12.12025
94Singapore12.12025
95Finland11.92025
96Zambia10.82025
97Gabon10.62025
98Honduras10.62025
99Saint Lucia10.32025
100Denmark10.22025
101Cuba10.12025
102Bahrain10.02025
103Brazil9.92025
104Pakistan9.82025
105Bolivia9.72025
106Guatemala9.72025
107United States9.62025
108Saudi Arabia9.52025
109Sri Lanka9.52025
110Morocco9.32025
111Peru9.32025
112Gambia8.92025
113Guyana8.92025
114New Zealand8.92025
115Sierra Leone8.72025
116Qatar8.62025
117Canada8.42025
118Congo DR8.42025
119Ecuador8.42025
120Jamaica8.42025
121United Kingdom8.42025
122Eswatini8.32025
123Zimbabwe8.12025
124Uzbekistan8.02025
125Australia7.82025
126Mozambique7.42025
127Belize7.12025
128Afghanistan6.92025
129Costa Rica6.92025
130El Salvador6.92025
131Mauritania6.92025
132Colombia6.72025
133Iran6.62025
134Oman6.62025
135Guinea-Bissau6.42025
136Burkina Faso6.32025
137Burundi6.32025
138Haiti6.32025
139Malawi6.32025
140Côte d'Ivoire6.22025
141Kenya6.22025
142Norway6.22025
143Bhutan5.82025
144Niger5.72025
145Sweden5.52025
146United Arab Emirates5.52025
147Cabo Verde5.42025
148Mali5.32025
149Chad5.22025
150Tanzania5.02025
151Uganda4.82025
152Comoros4.72025
153Iceland4.62025
154Senegal4.52025
155Cameroon4.32025
156Rwanda4.32025
157Turkmenistan4.12025
158Benin4.02025
159Paraguay4.02025
160Sao Tome and Principe3.92025
161Togo3.92025
162India3.82025
163Liberia3.82025
164Panama3.72025
165Ethiopia2.92025
166Nigeria2.42025
167Ghana1.92025
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory (GHO).

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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