Tobacco use in Estonia

26.1% of adults in Estonia 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
Estonia, 2024 26.1% % of adults aged 15 and over
Change from 2023 −0.7percentage points 2023: 26.8%
European Union, 2024 25.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 26.1% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 43rd of 166 See the full ranking

Tobacco use in Estonia 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 EstoniaEuropean Union
2024 26.1% 25.8%
2023 26.8% 26.1%
2022 27.5% 26.4%
2020 28.9% 27.0%
2015 32.6% 28.7%
2010 37.1% 30.7%
2007 40.0% 31.9%
2005 42.0% 32.8%
2000 47.8% 35.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 26.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2000, when it was 47.8%, the figure has changed by −21.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 43rd 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 Estonia
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