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Prevalence of illicit drug use in Europe as of 2024, by country*

Characteristic	Share of population
Spain	14.5
Netherlands	13.7
Czechia	12.3
Italy	12.1
France	11.9
Croatia	11.2
Finland	9.9
Germany	9.3
Ireland	9
Belgium	8.8
Denmark	8
Estonia	7.2
Austria	6.7
Romania	6.7
Cyprus	6.4
Poland	6.2
Slovakia	6.1
Slovenia	6
Luxembourg	5.7
Latvia	4.5
Lithuania	4.5
Sweden	3.9
Bulgaria	3.1
Portugal	3.1
Greece	2.9
Hungary	2

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Release date

June 2025

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2024 or the latest year

Age group

15-64 years

Special properties

In the last year

Supplementary notes

* Data represents the results for the last survey available in each country.

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As of 2024, 14.5 percent of the adult population in Spain was estimated to have used illicit drugs in the previous year, with this being the highest estimated figure in any European country. The Netherlands had the second-highest rate of illicit drug use, at around 13.7 percent.

Examples of problem drug use in Europe

According to the latest figures, the Netherlands and France had the highest share of their population who had used cocaine in the previous year in Europe. Around 2.7 percent of the Dutch and French population had used cocaine in the preceding twelve months, followed by Spain and Ireland, which both had over two percent of individuals using cocaine. When it comes to amphetamines, Finland had the highest prevalence of use, with 2.3 percent of their respective populations using in the last year.

Drug deaths in Europe

In 2021, 54 percent of men who died as a result of drug use in Europe were aged between 25 and 44 years, while 39 percent of drug deaths among women were also in this age group. Estonia was the country in Europe with the highest incidence of drug deaths, at 135 per million population.