Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) fell 12.5% to 14.0% in Ireland in 2022

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) (%), 2022
Tobacco | Ireland | July 2, 2023
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Smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population fell 12.5% to 14.0% in Ireland in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population in Ireland reached an all time high of 45.6% in 1973 and an all time low of 14.0% in 2022.

Ireland has been ranked 3rd within the group of 7 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
Australia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12.4% ... ... 11.2% ... ... ...
Belgium % ... ... ... ... ... ... 15.4% ... ... ... ...
Canada % ... ... ... 12.5% 12.0% 11.3% 10.3% 9.40% ...
Denmark % ... ... ... ... ... 16.9% ... ... ... ...
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% ...
Mexico % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.40% 7.60% 7.70% ... 7.40% ...
Norway % 12.0% 11.0% 12.0% 9.00% 9.00%
Spain % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22.1% ... ... 19.8% ... ...
Sweden % 10.9% 10.4% 10.1% 10.4% 9.50% ...
USA % 11.8% 10.5% 10.3% 10.9% 9.40% ...
United Kingdom % 16.1% 16.8% 16.6% 15.8% 14.5% ...