Countries Where the Most People Smoke 2024

Source: World Bank

Countries Where the Most People Smoke 2024

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Key Findings

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Timor-Leste leads in Smoking Prevalence (% of Adults) with 48.80 in 2024.

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Average Smoking Prevalence (% of Adults) in 2024: 37.79 · median: 37.15.

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Gap in 2024: Timor-Leste is 1.5× larger than Georgia.

About This Dataset

Countries Where the Most People Smoke 2024

Countries ranked by smoking prevalence (% of adults) in 2024, using World Bank figures for the 166 countries that reported that year. Timor-Leste leads on 48.80, ahead of Lebanon (46.90) and Myanmar (43.40). The share of adults aged 15 and over who smoke tobacco, from national surveys standardised for age by the World Health Organization. Countries survey in different years and smoking is under-reported where it is discouraged.

Analysis

Timor-Leste (48.80), Lebanon (46.90) and Myanmar (43.40) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 48.80 down to 33.00, a spread of 15.80. Only 1.90 separates Timor-Leste from Lebanon in second, 3.9% of the leading figure. The chart shows the twenty highest of 166 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

48.80

Timor-Leste

Smoking Prevalence (% of Adults) · 2024

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Metrics

Smoking Prevalence (% of Adults)

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
Measure: Smoking Prevalence (% of Adults)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Smoking Prevalence (% of Adults) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Timor-Leste	48.80
🥈	Lebanon	46.90
🥉	Myanmar	43.40
4	Serbia	39.70
5	North Macedonia	39.60
6	Papua New Guinea	39.30
7	Bulgaria	38.70
8	Solomon Islands	38.40
9	Kiribati	37.70
10	Montenegro	37.20
11	Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.10
12	Andorra	35.50
13	West Bank and Gaza	35.50
14	Nauru	34.80
15	Latvia	34.60
16	Croatia	34.40
17	Jordan	34.10
18	France	33.60
19	Tuvalu	33.40
20	Georgia	33

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.PRV.SMOK Visit ↗

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