Daily tobacco and related nicotine product use declined in 17 European Union countries between 2022 and 2025, marking progress toward the bloc’s tobacco-free ambitions.
The European Union aims to create a “Tobacco-Free Generation” by 2040 through its Beating Cancer Plan, targeting tobacco use at less than 5% of the population.
In 2025, around one in six EU residents aged 16 and over used tobacco, e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches daily. Daily smoking among men fell from 22.2% in 2022 to 20.8% in 2025, while the rate among women dropped from 13.1% to 12.6%. Spain and Luxembourg recorded the largest reductions in daily tobacco and related product use. The Netherlands had the lowest prevalence at 9.9%, followed by Ireland at 11.7%. These improvements support wider efforts to reduce tobacco-related disease and prevent premature deaths.
