Tobacco use in India
22.6% of adults in India used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
India, 2024
22.6%
Change from 2023
−0.9percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
22.0%
Position in 2024
63rd of 166
Tobacco use in India 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 | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.6% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 23.5% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 55.7%, the figure has changed by −33.1 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, India has the 63rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for India
All statistics for India
Life expectancy at birth
72.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
60.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
69
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.35 litres
2024 · WHO