Tobacco use in Japan
17.5% of adults in Japan used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Japan, 2024
17.5%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.5%
Position in 2024
92nd of 166
Tobacco use in Japan 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 | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.5% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 18.0% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 33.4%, the figure has changed by −15.9 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 92nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
84.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
22.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
72.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
86
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.98 litres
2024 · WHO