This percentage is 3 percentage points lower than in 2017, when the last survey was conducted.

The smoking rate has fallen most significantly among people with a tertiary education. The proportion of heavy smokers (20 or more cigarettes per day) has more than halved in the last 30 years.

New types of tobacco products like e-cigarettes are particularly popular among younger people, consumed by 17 per cent of 15 to 24-year-olds in 2022.



According to the report, education appears to have an influence. People with no post-compulsory education smoked more frequently and more heavily in 2022 than people with a university or tertiary qualification. Men (27 per cent) smoke more frequently than women (21 per cent).