Portugal is the seventh European Union country where the population smokes the least, with fewer than one in six Portuguese people consuming tobacco daily, despite an increase when compared to 2022.
According to Eurostat, in 2025, around 15.2% of the Portuguese population above the age of 16 smoked daily, whether tobacco or “related products,” the seventh lowest rate in the European Union (EU).
However, unlike most other European countries, tobacco consumption in Portugal is increasing: in 2022 (the last time Eurostat had released data on this matter), only 14.1% of the Portuguese population admitted to smoking. According to data from the European statistical service, 20.6% of men in Portugal smoke daily, compared to 10.4% among women.
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The population between 35 and 49 years old smokes the most, with 21.3% doing so daily, followed by the age group between 25 and 34 years old (19.9%) and those between 50 and 64 years old (19.8%). Regarding the rest of the EU, a decrease in tobacco consumption is observed in 17 Member States, with the European average of people who smoke daily falling from 17.5% recorded in 2022 to 16.5% in 2025.
The Netherlands is the Member State where the population smokes the least, with only 9.9% doing so daily, followed by Ireland (11.7%), Belgium (13.6%) and Luxembourg (13.8%). Germany (14.9%) and Spain (15%) also register rates lower than Portugal’s. In the opposite direction, Bulgaria records the highest levels of daily consumption (26.3%), as does Sweden (23.9%) and Croatia (23.6%).
