Based on a comparison of 38 countries in 2020, Indonesia ranked the highest in smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population with 54.4% followed by Russia and China. On the other end of the scale was Costa Rica with 5.40%, Iceland with 6.70% and Norway with 9.00%.
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 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42.7% | ... | 42.1% | ... | 41.5% | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Estonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.4% | ... | 29.9% | ... | 23.4% | ... | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.9% | 33.1% | 33.0% | 29.8% | 28.2% | ... | ||||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53.8% | ... | 54.1% | ... | 54.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Japan | % | 32.2% | 30.1% | 30.2% | 29.4% | 29.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Lithuania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.4% | ... | 49.5% | 45.9% | 44.7% | ... | |||||||
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.2% | ... | 29.0% | ... | 28.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.6% | 31.4% | 32.9% | 31.6% | 30.5% | ... | ||||||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.8% | ... | 40.1% | ... | ... | ... |
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