Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, France or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 8.75 million against 7.72 million in France as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between France and Republic of Korea?

1.02 million, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Republic of Korea?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers, men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Republic of Korea: Number of daily smokers, men and women

France

7.72 million

in 2012

Republic of Korea

8.75 million

in 2012

France rank

18th

Republic of Korea rank

16th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

France
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 8.75 million against 7.72 million in France, a difference of 1.02 million.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.

France ranks 18th and Republic of Korea ranks 16th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.82 million	8.72 million	101,594	France
1990s	8.44 million	10.23 million	1.79 million	Republic of Korea
2000s	7.65 million	9.36 million	1.71 million	Republic of Korea
2010s	7.66 million	8.72 million	1.06 million	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, France or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 8.75 million against 7.72 million in France as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between France and Republic of Korea?: 1.02 million, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Republic of Korea?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do France and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: France ranks 18th and Republic of Korea ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers, men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of daily smokers, men and women
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimates of the number of men and women who smoke cigarettes at least daily (all ages).