Tobacco use in Latvia
34.6% of adults in Latvia used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Latvia, 2024
34.6%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
25.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
26.1%
Position in 2024
15th of 166
Tobacco use in Latvia 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 | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.6% | 25.8% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | 26.1% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | 26.4% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | 27.0% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | 28.7% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | 30.7% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 34.9% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 44.3%, the figure has changed by −9.7 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 25.8%.
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Hospital beds
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Practising physicians
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People reporting good or very good health
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