Tobacco use in North Korea
15.6% of adults in North Korea used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
North Korea, 2024
15.6%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
102nd of 166
Tobacco use in North Korea 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 | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.6% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 16.0% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 30.6%, the figure has changed by −15.0 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 102nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for North Korea
All statistics for North Korea
Life expectancy at birth
73.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
73.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
63.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
77
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.26 litres
2024 · WHO