Tobacco use in Portugal
28.6% of adults in Portugal used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Portugal, 2024
28.6%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
25.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
26.1%
Position in 2024
36th of 166
Tobacco use in Portugal 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 | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.6% | 25.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | 26.1% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | 26.4% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | 27.0% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | 28.7% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | 30.7% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 28.4% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 23.5%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 25.8%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.5 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
331 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
431 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
52.6%
2025 · Eurostat