Daily smokers among French population 2021

This statistic shows the evolution of daily smokers among the French population between 2000 and 2021 by gender. Despite an increase between 2019 and 2020, the overall trend was a decrease of the share of smokers in France in the past two decades: 30 percent of the respondents were daily smokers in 2000, compared to 25.3 percent in 2021.

Progression of the amount of daily smokers among the French population between 2000 and 2021

Characteristic	Men	Women	Average
2021	27.8%	23%	25.3%
2020	29.1%	24%	25.5%
2019	27.5%	20.7%	24%
2018	28.2%	22.9%	25.4%
2017	29.8%	24.2%	26.9%
2016	33%	26%	29.4%
2015	33.1%	25.8%	29.4%
2014	32.9%	24.4%	28.5%
2010	33.1%	26.6%	29.7%
2005	32%	23.2%	27.5%
2000	33.7%	26.4%	30%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

France

Survey time period

2000 to 2021*

Number of respondents

24,514 respondents

Age group

18-85 years

Special properties

Daily smokers; Metropolitan France

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The data has been collected from reports previously published by the source.

* The source adds the following information:
Data come from the 2021 Health Barometer of the national public health agency, Santé publique France, a telephone survey with random sampling conducted between February and December among 24,514 adults aged 18-85 living in metropolitan France.

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