Smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population rose 2.11% to 9.70% in Sweden in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population in Sweden reached an all time high of 32.4% in 1980 and an all time low of 9.50% in 2020.
Sweden has been ranked 11th within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population, 5 places above 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% | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.9% | ... | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.3% | ... | ... | ||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Finland | % | 15.0% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 13.0% | 12.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Iceland | % | 10.2% | 9.40% | 8.60% | 8.20% | 7.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.5% | ... | 32.3% | 32.6% | 32.6% | ... | ... | ||||||
| Japan | % | 18.3% | 17.7% | 17.8% | 16.7% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 18.0% | 16.8% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 14.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.5% | 14.1% | 13.3% | 12.9% | 11.9% | ||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 12.0% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 9.00% | 9.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.3% | 27.5% | 26.7% | 25.8% | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Sweden | % | 10.9% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% | 9.50% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 11.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 9.40% | ... |
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