Smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population fell 5.40% to 26.3% in South Korea in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population in South Korea reached an all time high of 66.7% in 1995 and an all time low of 26.3% in 2021.
South Korea has been ranked 2nd within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Male Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.6% | 42.1% | ... | 47.9% | 48.0% | ... | |||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.1% | 19.1% | ... | 16.1% | 15.3% | ... | ||||||||||
| Japan | % | 30.1% | 30.2% | 29.4% | 29.0% | 27.1% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.5% | 45.9% | 44.7% | 43.2% | ... | ... | ||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.4% | 32.9% | 31.6% | 30.5% | 28.5% | ||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | 12.2% | 13.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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