Smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population rose 2.67% to 23.1% in Italy in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population in Italy reached an all time high of 54.3% in 1980 and an all time low of 22.5% in 2020.
Italy has been ranked 3rd 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.5% | ... | ... | ||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.9% | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | ... | ... | |
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.1% | 33.0% | 29.8% | 28.2% | 27.5% | |||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.3% | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.7% | ... | ... | |||
| Italy | % | ... | 24.9% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 23.5% | 22.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.3% | ... | ... | |||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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