Tobacco use in Spain
27.6% of adults in Spain used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Spain, 2024
27.6%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
25.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
26.1%
Position in 2024
39th of 166
Tobacco use in Spain 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 | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.6% | 25.8% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | 26.1% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | 26.4% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | 27.0% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | 28.7% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | 30.7% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 27.9% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 34.7%, the figure has changed by −7.1 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 25.8%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Life expectancy at birth
83.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
283 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
70.0%
2025 · Eurostat