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Which Country Has the Most Female Smokers?

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Female Population) (%), 2022 or latest

Health Care | July 2, 2023

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Based on a comparison of 29 countries in 2022, France ranked the highest in smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old female population with 23.0% followed by Luxembourg and Argentina. On the other end of the scale was India with 1.40%, China with 2.10% and Indonesia with 2.50%.

Data for more countries are available at Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Female Population) indicator page.

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Female Population)	Unit	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Argentina	%	...	...	...		...	...	...	...		...	...	...	...		...	...	19.5%	19.1%	18.8%	...	...
Chile	%	...		...	...	...	...	...		...	...	...	...	...	...	20.9%	...	...	...	17.5%	...	...
Czechia	%															15.6%	14.5%	17.9%	15.2%	12.2%		...
Denmark	%										...	...			...	...	15.4%	...	...	...		...
Estonia	%		...		...		...		...		...		...		...	15.5%	...	12.9%	...	12.6%	...
Finland	%															15.0%	12.0%	13.0%	10.0%	11.0%	...	...
France	%		...				...		...		...		...			26.0%	24.2%	22.9%	20.7%	22.0%		...
Germany	%	...		...		...	...	...		...	...	...		...	...	...	15.3%	...	...	...		...
Ireland	%		...	...	...	...		...	...	...	...	...	...	...		17.0%	17.0%	15.0%	12.0%	...
Italy	%			...												15.3%	15.0%	15.1%	14.9%	15.4%		...
Luxembourg	%															12.6%	14.0%	13.4%	16.0%	16.1%
Netherlands	%															15.2%	14.1%	13.4%	13.1%	13.1%		...
Spain	%	...		...	...		...	...		...		...	...		...	...	18.8%	...	...	16.5%	...	...
Sweden	%															11.2%	10.3%	9.20%	10.6%	8.70%		...
United Kingdom	%															14.5%	15.0%	16.2%	13.8%	13.7%		...