Smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population fell 10.5% to 13.7% in the United Kingdom in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 61.0% in 1960 and an all time low of 13.7% in 2021.
United Kingdom has been ranked 10th within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
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 |
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 14.2% | 14.2% | 12.8% | 12.0% | 11.3% | ... | ||||||||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.0% | 29.8% | 28.2% | 27.5% | 29.1% | ... | ||||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.3% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Iceland | % | 9.50% | 9.10% | 8.10% | 8.10% | 6.70% | ||||||||||||||||
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% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.8% | ... | ... | ... | |||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | ... | ... | 23.3% | ... | ... | |||||
United Kingdom | % | 17.7% | 18.7% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 15.3% | ... |