Tobacco use in Denmark

15.7% of adults in Denmark used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Prevalence of tobacco use among adults Unit: % of adults aged 15 and over Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2024 15.7% % of adults aged 15 and over
Change from 2023 −0.6percentage points 2023: 16.3%
European Union, 2024 25.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 26.1% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 101st of 166 See the full ranking

Tobacco use in Denmark 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.

Prevalence of tobacco use among adults (% of adults aged 15 and over), 2000 to 2024
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2024 15.7% 25.8%
2023 16.3% 26.1%
2022 17.0% 26.4%
2020 18.2% 27.0%
2015 22.0% 28.7%
2010 26.4% 30.7%
2007 29.6% 31.9%
2005 31.8% 32.8%
2000 38.3% 35.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 16.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2000, when it was 38.3%, the figure has changed by −22.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 101st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 25.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.PRV.SMOK · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory