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28% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 834,000 current smokers in Georgia
52.4% of men are current smokers but only 7.8% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2025.
Page updated:
2026-08-10
Smoking in Georgia
There has been a downwards year by year trend in current smoking prevalence in the general population in Georgia. In 2000 the prevalence in the general population was 32%; this decreased to 28% in 2015 and is projected to reduce to around 26% by 2025. Nearly all of the decrease has been driven by men's smoking, which decreased from 62% in 2000 to 55% in 2015, and is projected to reduce further to around 50% by 2025. Women's current smoking dropped from 6% in 2000 to 5% in 2015, and is not projected to decrease much more by 2025. The WHO published prevalence trend estimates in tobacco smoking, as shown here, in their 2018 2nd edition report, which show slightly different smoking prevalence to the WHO country profiles. Data for the estimates are not age standardised, and were obtained from WHO databases. The trend lines are projections, not predictions, of future attainment. A projection indicates a likely endpoint if the country maintains its tobacco control efforts at the same level that it has implemented them to date. Therefore the impact of recent interventions could alter the expected endpoint shown in the projection. While the methods of estimation used in the first and second editions of the WHO report are the same, the volume of data available for the second edition is larger i.e. 200 more national surveys. The results presented are therefore more robust.
12,018
Deaths
Annual deaths linked to tobacco smoking in Georgia total 12,018.
1.4%
e-cigarette vaping
2021 statistics reveal that 1.4% of the population in Georgia used E-cigarettes.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Georgia
E-cigarettes and vaping are legally allowed in Georgia. Vaping products are neither allowed to be purchased through online channels nor from vending machines. Manufacturers are required to notify the authorities of introduction of new vaping products into the market, but they are not required to place health warnings on the packaging of vaping products. Advertising of e-cigarettes in any form is banned. Restrictions also exist on vaping in public places and the total taxation rate on vaping products is 0.2 Georgian Lari per milliliter. Notably, no restrictions exist on flavours.
There were an estimated 43,771 current e-cigarette users / vapers in Georgia in 2021, representing an adult current vaping prevalence of 1.4%. This prevalence was 0.5% among females and 2.3% among males in 2021. The number of daily vapers in Georgia was estimated to be 12,506 in 2021, representing an adult daily vaping prevalence of 0.4%. Daily vaping prevalence was 0.4% among adult females and males in 2022.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Georgia
In Georgia, Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) are allowed for sale and use. However, sales through online channels and vending machines are prohibited. The law requires health warnings on HTP packaging, and the minimum legal age for purchasing HTPs is 18 years. Restrictions also exist on the flavours and use of HTPs in public places.
In terms of prevalence, an estimated 50,024 adults in Georgia were current users of HTPs in 2021, representing a current HTP prevalence of 1.6%. HTP use was more prevalent among men with 2.5% than women with 0.7%. In the same year, daily HTP use was reported by approximately 31,265 adults (1.0%), with a higher prevalence among men (1.4%) than women (0.6%).
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Georgia
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is legally allowed in Georgia, including the sale and use of its products without a prescription. These products are available in pharmacies. They are not included on the country’s essential drugs list, and the government does not provide financial support for NRT.
Snus
in Georgia
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
Pouches
in Georgia
Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper
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