Percentage of Europeans self-reporting being exposed to second-hand smoke (total percentages)

Percentage of Europeans self-reporting being exposed to second-hand smoke in their last visit to public spaces, outdoor terrace of a drinking or eating establishment, open air public transportation stations, indoor public spaces where people normally do not smoke

Total percentages are provided, corrected for respondents not having visited such places in the past 6 months.

Country	Percentage (%) self-reported exposed to SHS in public spaces (e.g. park, beach, entrance to public buildings)	Percentage (%) self-reported exposed to SHS in outdoor terrace of a drinking or eating establishment	Percentage (%) self-reported exposed to SHS in open air public transportation stations (e.g. bus, tram or train station)	Percentage (%) self-reported exposed to SHS in indoor public spaces where people normally do not smoke (e.g. restaurants, bars, shopping malls, airports, concert halls)
Belgium	79	79	68	26
Bulgaria	86	87	88	55
Czechia	65	63	61	13
Denmark	79	76	67	22
Germany	79	78	81	19
Estonia	82	63	82	16
Ireland	82	77	65	16
Greece	95	94	88	28
Spain	82	83	58	22
France	83	85	78	27
Croatia	90	78	89	43
Italy	76	75	70	29
Cyprus	89	92	84	52
Latvia	60	37	62	18
Lithuania	70	39	65	19
Luxembourg	86	84	89	22
Hungary	51	31	42	9
Malta	94	94	86	39
Netherlands	88	90	77	29
Austria	71	73	67	21
Poland	63	45	58	23
Portugal	84	87	81	18
Romania	71	59	66	15
Slovenia	89	89	88	10
Slovakia	67	52	75	26
Finland	81	76	84	9
Sweden	85	38	79	16
EU-27	78	74	72	23

Originally published	02 Jul 2026
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