Based on a comparison of 35 countries in 2014, Indonesia ranked the highest in smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population with 71.8% followed by Latvia and China. On the other end of the scale was Sweden with 9.80%, Iceland with 10.7% and Norway with 14.0%.
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 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51.0% | ... | 47.0% | 49.0% | ... | ... | |||||
Czech Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.9% | 29.7% | 29.3% | 24.7% | 26.3% | ... | |||||||||
Estonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.6% | ... | 36.8% | ... | 36.2% | ... | ... | |||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | 30.6% | ... | 26.4% | ... | 28.7% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61.0% | ... | 67.0% | 71.8% | ... | ... | ||||
Italy | % | ... | 28.9% | 29.9% | 29.6% | 28.7% | 28.1% | |||||||||||||||
Japan | % | 36.8% | 38.2% | 32.2% | 32.4% | 34.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Latvia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.0% | ... | ... |
Lithuania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.0% | ... | ... |
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47.6% | ... | |||||
South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.0% | ... | 28.0% | 32.1% | ... | ... | |||||
South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45.3% | 44.3% | 40.8% | 41.6% | 37.6% | ... | ||||||
Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.1% | ... | ... | |||
Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43.8% | ... | 39.0% | ... | 37.3% | ... | ... |