Smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population rose 1.60% to 19.1% in Italy in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population in Italy reached an all time high of 35.5% in 1980 and an all time low of 18.6% in 2019.
Italy has been ranked 3rd within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population.
| 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 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.6% | ... | ... | ||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.4% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.1% | ... | ... | ||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.4% | 29.4% | 26.9% | 25.4% | 24.0% | ||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.8% | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.9% | ... | ... | |||
| Italy | % | ... | 19.8% | 20.0% | 19.9% | 19.2% | 18.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.4% | ... | ... | ||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.1% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.1% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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