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Percentage of Europeans self-reporting as active or ex-smokers (total percentages)

  • Dataset | 02 Jul 2026
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Percentage of Europeans self-reporting as active or ex-smokers, total percentages

Extracted from: Special Eurobarometer 539 - Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products (2023)

 

CountryActive smokers (%)Ex-smokers (%)

Belgium

 

21%

 

21%

 

Bulgaria

 

37%

 

18%

 

Czechia

23%

 

21%

 

Denmark

 

14%

 

27%

 

Germany

 

24%

 

18%

 

Estonia

 

25%

 

25%

 

Ireland

 

16%

 

18%

 

Greece

 

36%

 

21%

 

Spain

 

24%

 

24%

 

France

 

27%

 

24%

 

Croatia

 

35%

 

17%

 

Italy

 

24%

 

15%

 

Cyprus

 

29%

 

14%

 

Latvia

 

33%

 

18%

 

Lithuania

 

29%

 

22%

 

Luxembourg

 

19%

 

24%

 

Hungary

 

26%

 

14%

 

Malta

 

22%

 

17%

 

Netherlands

 

11%

 

34%

 

Austria

 

32%

 

22%

 

Poland

 

27%

 

14%

 

Portugal

 

21%

 

11%

 

Romania

 

34%

 

8%

 

Slovenia

 

24%

 

18%

 

Slovakia

 

27%

 

19%

 

Finland

 

15%

 

31%

 

Sweden

 

8%

 

36%

 

EU-27

 

24%

 

20%

 

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Originally published

02 Jul 2026

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