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Which Country Has the Most Male Smokers?

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

Health Care | July 2, 2023

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Based on a comparison of 29 countries in 2022, Indonesia ranked the highest in smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population with 62.7% followed by China and South Africa. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with 6.00%, Norway with 7.00% and New Zealand with 8.60%.

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

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Male Population)	Unit	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Argentina	%	...	...	...		...	...	...	...		...	...	...	...		...	...	30.3%	30.0%	29.5%	...	...
Chile	%	...		...	...	...	...	...		...	...	...	...	...	...	28.2%	...	...	...	17.7%	...	...
China	%			...				...					...			42.1%	...	47.9%	48.0%	47.8%	...	...
Czechia	%															23.8%	22.6%	24.5%	21.1%	21.2%		...
Estonia	%		...		...		...		...		...		...		...	29.9%	...	23.4%	...	25.7%	...
France	%		...				...		...		...		...			33.0%	29.8%	28.2%	27.5%	29.1%		...
Germany	%	...		...		...	...	...		...	...	...		...	...	...	22.3%	...	...	...		...
Indonesia	%	...	...	...				...					...			54.1%	...	61.9%	62.5%	62.7%	...	...
Ireland	%		...	...	...	...		...	...	...	...	...	...	...		21.0%	20.0%	19.0%	16.0%	...
Italy	%			...												25.1%	25.1%	23.5%	22.7%	22.5%		...
Luxembourg	%															17.3%	18.1%	15.7%	17.6%	17.7%
Netherlands	%															20.9%	19.5%	17.8%	17.7%	15.7%		...
South Africa	%	...		...				...					...			29.0%	...	34.3%	34.5%	34.6%	...	...
South Korea	%	...	...	...		...										32.9%	31.6%	30.5%	28.5%	27.8%		...
Spain	%	...		...	...		...	...		...		...	...		...	...	25.6%	...	...	23.3%	...	...