Daily smoking among people aged 15 and over in Spain has fallen to 15.4%, its lowest level on record. The figure was 32.1% in 1993, according to the 2025 Spanish Health Survey.
The survey was conducted by Spain’s Ministry of Health and the National Statistics Institute. Daily smoking stands at 18.4% among men and 12.6% among women. It also varies by social class: among men, the rate ranges from 8.8% in the most advantaged group to 26.6% in the least advantaged.
Alcohol consumption has risen compared with 2023. Among people aged 15 and over, 8.9% say they drink every day and 35.1% drink at least once a week. Monthly heavy drinking is most common among people aged 25 to 34: 28.7% of men and 22.2% of women report this pattern at least once a month.
