Smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population rose 0% to 15.2% in Denmark in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population in Denmark reached an all time high of 70.0% in 1967 and an all time low of 15.2% in 2021. When compared to Denmark's main peers, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population in Germany amounted to 17.5%, 17.6% in Netherlands, 6.00% in Norway and 10.2% in Sweden in 2021.
Denmark has been ranked 9th within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population, 9 places below 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% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
Finland | % | 16.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 16.0% | 14.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
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% | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 20.9% | 19.5% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 15.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Norway | % | 13.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 9.00% | 9.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.8% | ... | ... | ... | |||
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.5% | 45.9% | 44.7% | 43.2% | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Sweden | % | 10.6% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 10.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | 17.7% | 18.7% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 15.3% | ... |