Release

Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2025

Release date: 6 October 2026 9:30am

Summary

Cigarette smoking habits among adults in the UK, including how many people smoke, differences between population groups, changes over time and use of e-cigarettes.

Publications

  • Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2025

    Cigarette smoking habits among adults in the UK, including how many people smoke, differences between population groups, changes over time and use of e-cigarettes.

Data

  • Smoking habits in the UK and its constituent countries

    Annual data and annual historical data on the proportion of adults who currently smoke, the proportion of ex-smokers and the proportion of those who have never smoked, by sex and age.

  • Smoking behaviours and e-cigarette use in England and Great Britain

    Annual data on the proportion of adults in England and Great Britain who smoke cigarettes, cigarette consumption, the proportion who have never smoked cigarettes, the proportion of smokers who have quit, and e-cigarette use, by different characteristics such as age, sex and cigarette smoking status.

Contact details

Name

Population Life Events team

Email

health.data@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 1329 444110