Overview

• A 2023 study by OFDT and Santé publique France confirms daily smoking in France has dropped to 23.1%, the lowest rate since the late 1990s.
• Brittany saw the most striking decline, with fewer than 20% of residents smoking daily, followed closely by Île-de-France at 19.6%.
• Smoking rates remain highest in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (26.8%) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (26.5%), highlighting regional disparities.
• Socio-economic inequalities persist, with daily smoking rates nearly twice as high among low-income and less-educated groups compared to wealthier, more educated populations.
• Daily vaping continues to rise, reaching 6.1% in 2023, particularly among younger adults, as tobacco price hikes and shifting generational attitudes drive the decline in smoking.