Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Japan or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 28.70 million against 17.95 million in Japan as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Japan and Russian Federation?

10.75 million, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?

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.

Japan vs Russian Federation: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Japan

17.95 million

in 2012

Russian Federation

28.70 million

in 2012

Japan rank

7th

Russian Federation rank

4th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Japan
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 28.70 million against 17.95 million in Japan, a difference of 10.75 million.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1980s	26.73 million	28.91 million	2.19 million	Russian Federation
1990s	26.18 million	29.25 million	3.07 million	Russian Federation
2000s	22.09 million	27.21 million	5.12 million	Russian Federation
2010s	18.19 million	28.45 million	10.26 million	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Japan or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 28.70 million against 17.95 million in Japan as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Japan and Russian Federation?: 10.75 million, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Japan ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 4th 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).