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Data sourced: 2023.   Page updated: 2024-02-29

Prevalence

700.0 thousand
1A
2012
1.3 million
1A
2013
2.1 million
1A
2014
2.6 million
1A
2015
2.8 million
1A
2016
2.9 million
1A
2017
3.2 million
1A
2018
3.6 million
1A
2019
4.5 million
1B A
2022
References:
  1. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). (2019). Use of e-cigarettes (vaporisers) among adults in Great Britain. 2019 (September), 1–15.
  2. Office for National Statistics. (2023). Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2022
Comments:
  1. Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) 2022.
1.7%
1A
2012
2.7%
1A
2013
4.2%
1A
2014
5.4%
1A
2015
5.7%
1A
2016
6.2%
1B A
2017
5.8%
1A
2017
6.2%
1A
2018
7.1%
1A
2019
6.4%
1C
2020
8.7%
1D B
2022
References:
  1. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). (2019). Use of e-cigarettes (vaporisers) among adults in Great Britain. 2019 (September), 1–15.
  2. European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
  3. E-cigarette use in Great Britain, Office for National Statistics, 2021
  4. Office for National Statistics. (2023). Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2022
Comments:
  1. Eurobarometer data provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over. Survey includes an estimate for United Kingdom which is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  2. Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) 2022.
5.6%
1A
2020
7.9%
1B A
2022
References:
  1. E-cigarette use in Great Britain, Office for National Statistics, 2021
  2. Office for National Statistics. (2023). Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2022
Comments:
  1. Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) 2022.
7.2%
1A
2020
9.5%
1B A
2022
References:
  1. E-cigarette use in Great Britain, Office for National Statistics, 2021
  2. Office for National Statistics. (2023). Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2022
Comments:
  1. Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) 2022.
2.1 million
2
2020
3.8%
1A
2020
5.2%
1B A
2022
References:
  1. E-cigarette use in Great Britain, Office for National Statistics, 2021
  2. Office for National Statistics. (2023). Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2022
Comments:
  1. Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) 2022.
3%
3
2020
4.7%
3
2020
18%
3A A
2017
14.2%
3B
2020
References:
  1. European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
  2. E-cigarette use in Great Britain, Office for National Statistics, 2021
Comments:
  1. Eurobarometer data provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over. Survey includes an estimate for United Kingdom which is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
References:
  1. Office for National Statistics. (2023). Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2022
  2. 1. E-cigarette use in Great Britain, Office for National Statistics, 2021 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  3. E-cigarette use in Great Britain, Office for National Statistics, 2021
Comments:
  1. Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) 2022.

Product promotion

Comments:
  1. Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.

Regulation

References:
  1. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
  2. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/

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