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As of 2023, Turkey had the highest share of adults who smoked daily in Europe, at almost ** percent. In Ukraine there was also a high prevalence of daily smokers reported at ** percent. On the other hand, smoking is less popular in Nordic countries, with Sweden, Norway, and Iceland having fewer than *** percent of their populations smoking daily.

Attempts to quit smoking

In a European survey addressed to smokers in 2020, Bulgaria and Romania had the largest share of smokers who reported never attempting to quit smoking, at around ****. Meanwhile, roughly * percent of smokers in the United Kingdom attempted to quit smoking in the past. In a separate survey, many smokers in Europe were aware of the cancer risks of smoking and had attempted to cut down on the habit as a result. Overall, young people across Europe were less likely to quit smoking, with ** percent of those aged 15 to 24 reporting never attempting to quit.

Smoking among youth

Roughly a third of school students in Lithuania had tried smoking cigarettes by the age of 13, out of whom *** percent were daily smokers. Among a slightly higher age group, by the age of ** years, Slovakia held the highest share of youth trying cigarettes in their lifetime at ** percent, with ** percent having smoked a cigarette within the past month. In almost every European country, more than half of school students surveyed said it easy to obtain cigarettes, with Denmark coming at the top of the list with ** percent of its students.

Nevertheless, smoking has generally declined among European youths over the past decades; down from ** percent of ** year olds smoking in 1999 to ** percent by 2019.