Smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population rose 12.1% to 17.6% in Netherlands in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population in Netherlands reached an all time high of 81.0% in 1966 and an all time low of 15.7% in 2020.
Netherlands has been ranked 6th within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population, 5 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% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.0% | 29.8% | 28.2% | 27.5% | 29.1% | ... | ||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.3% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% | ... | |||||
| Luxembourg | % | 17.3% | 18.1% | 15.7% | 17.6% | 17.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Sweden | % | 10.6% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 10.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 17.7% | 18.7% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 15.3% | ... |
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