Tobacco use in Australia
11.6% of adults in Australia used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Australia, 2024
11.6%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.5%
Position in 2024
121st of 166
Tobacco use in Australia over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.6% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 12.0% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 24.9%, the figure has changed by −13.3 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 121st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
83.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
21.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
69.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
89
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
9.58 litres
2024 · WHO