Tobacco use in Norway
12.9% of adults in Norway used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Norway, 2024
12.9%
Change from 2023
−0.8percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.5%
Position in 2024
110th of 166
Tobacco use in Norway 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 | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.9% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 13.7% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 45.3%, the figure has changed by −32.4 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.1 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
320 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
507 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
73.7%
2025 · Eurostat