Daily smokers in Belgium
15.4% of people aged 15 and over in Belgium smoked daily in 2019.
Belgium, 2019
15.4%
Change from 2014
−3.5percentage points
European Union, 2019
19.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019
19.3%
Position in 2019
22nd of 31
Daily smokers in Belgium over time
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% of people aged 15 and over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.4% | 19.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9%u (low reliability) | 19.9% |
Flags: u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 18.9% in 2014, a change of −3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2019, Belgium has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 19.3%.
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