Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Malta
Malta: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 24.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Malta peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2024.
That places Malta 51st out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.7% | 32.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.1% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.6% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 39,444 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 10.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 198.9 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Malta?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Malta was 24.6% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 51st 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 Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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About this data
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.