Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) fell 3.14% to 15.4% in South Korea in 2021

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) (%), 2021
Tobacco | South Korea | July 2, 2023
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Smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population fell 3.14% to 15.4% in South Korea in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population in South Korea reached an all time high of 35.2% in 1995 and an all time low of 15.4% in 2021.

South Korea has been ranked 6th within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Cambodia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
China % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25.8% 21.9% ... 25.4% 25.4% ...
Dem. People's Republic of Korea % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
India % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10.9% 10.3% ... 9.10% 8.60% ...
Japan % 18.2% 18.3% 17.7% 17.8% 16.7% ... ...
Laos % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Russia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30.3% 27.5% 26.7% 25.8% ... ...
South Korea % ... ... ... ... 17.3% 18.4% 17.5% 17.5% 16.4%
Thailand % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
USA % 11.4% 11.8% 10.5% 10.3% 10.9%
Vietnam % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...