Tobacco use in Pakistan
17.9% of adults in Pakistan used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Pakistan, 2024
17.9%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
89th of 166
Tobacco use in Pakistan 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 | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.9% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 18.4% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 38.5%, the figure has changed by −20.6 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Pakistan has the 89th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Pakistan
All statistics for Pakistan
Life expectancy at birth
67.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
58.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
56
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.04 litres
2024 · WHO