Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Egypt stood at 25.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 25.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 49th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.9% | 25.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 46 Madagascar 25.6% compare
- 47 Maldives 25.5% compare
- 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.4% compare
- 50 Vanuatu 24.9% compare
- 51 Malta 24.6% compare
- 52 Luxembourg 24.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,194 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,447 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 36.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 55.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 171,140 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 25.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.