Smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population fell 12.4% to 12.7% in the United Kingdom in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 51.5% in 1960 and an all time low of 12.7% in 2021.
United Kingdom has been ranked 10th within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Smokers (As % of 15+ 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 | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.6% | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.5% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 10.3% | 9.40% | ... | ||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.4% | 26.9% | 25.4% | 24.0% | 25.5% | ... | |||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Iceland | % | 10.2% | 9.40% | 8.60% | 8.20% | 7.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% | 14.0% | ... | |||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | 20.0% | 19.9% | 19.2% | 18.6% | 18.8% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 14.9% | 16.0% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 18.0% | 16.8% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 14.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.1% | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.1% | ... | ... | 19.8% | ... | ... | |||||
| United Kingdom | % | 16.1% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 15.8% | 14.5% | ... |
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