As of 2024, the percentage of young adults between 18 and 24 years of age who currently smoked in the UK was *** percent. The age group in the UK with the highest amount of current smokers was those between 25 and 34 years old, at **** percent of the total population. In the older age groups (55 to 64, and 65 years and older) there was a prevalence towards reduced smoking rates compared to younger age groups.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 4, 2025). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1189201/uk-population-of-current-smokers-by-age/
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Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by age [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1189201/uk-population-of-current-smokers-by-age/
