Smokers as a share of 15-24 year-old population fell 13.8% to 13.1% in the United Kingdom in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, smokers as a share of 15-24 year-old population in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 33.2% in 2001 and an all time low of 13.1% in 2021.
United Kingdom has been ranked 5th within the group of 18 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a share of 15-24 year-old population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Smokers (As % of 15-24 Year-Old Population) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.3% | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.1% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.60% | 7.40% | 6.30% | 4.30% | 3.40% | ... | ||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.7% | 32.0% | 31.0% | 31.8% | 31.7% | ... | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Iceland | % | 6.90% | 5.50% | 4.70% | 3.20% | 2.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% | ... | |||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | 18.4% | 17.9% | 19.7% | 17.0% | 17.3% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 16.0% | 16.1% | 12.8% | 15.1% | 12.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 9.60% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.3% | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.6% | ... | ... | 15.2% | ... | ... | |||||
| United Kingdom | % | 16.6% | 19.9% | 23.6% | 18.3% | 15.2% | ... |
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