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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Profile
Croatia Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2026-06-17

Adult using HTP prevalence is 1.9%. Among the adult population, 1.3% are daily using HTP users. 6.4% of the population have ever tried using HTP. HTP is allowed. HTP is legal to market. HTP is legal to use.

Prevalence

Year Value Reference/Comment
2020 24,281 1A
2023 65,024 1B
References:
  1. 1. Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (v1.00). (2021). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG 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/
  2. 1. Special Eurobarometer SP539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products (v1.00). (2024). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/s2995_99_3_sp539_eng 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/
Year Value Reference/Comment
2020 0.7% 2A
2023 1.9% 2B
References:
  1. Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (v1.00). (2021). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  2. Special Eurobarometer SP539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products (v1.00). (2024). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/s2995_99_3_sp539_eng
Year Value Reference/Comment
2020 0.6% 2A
2023 1.3% 2B
References:
  1. Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (v1.00). (2021). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  2. Special Eurobarometer SP539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products (v1.00). (2024). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/s2995_99_3_sp539_eng
Year Value Reference/Comment
2020 0.07% 2A A
2020 5.1% 2B
2023 6.4% 2C
References:
  1. Global Action to End Smoking. State of Smoking and Health in Croatia. Available at: https://globalactiontoendsmoking.org/research/tobacco-around-the-world/croatia/. Accessed: 18 July 2025.
  2. Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (v1.00). (2021). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  3. Special Eurobarometer SP539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products (v1.00). (2024). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/s2995_99_3_sp539_eng
Comments:
  1. 7% males and 7% females
References:
  1. 1. Special Eurobarometer SP539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products (v1.00). (2024). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/s2995_99_3_sp539_eng 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/
  2. Special Eurobarometer SP539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products (v1.00). (2024). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. https://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/s2995_99_3_sp539_eng

Product promotion

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 15 July 2025.

Regulation

Year Value Reference/Comment
2024 Allowed 1A
2025 Allowed 1B
References:
  1. Anti-smoking Global Index. (2024). [Data set]. https://antismoking.global/
  2. 1. Tobacco Intelligence. Croatia: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, May 2025. Available at: https://tobaccointelligence.com/croatia-heated-tobacco-and-herbal-heated-product-regulation-may-2025/#:~:text=Croatia%3A%20heated%20tobacco%20and%20herbal%20heated%20product%20regulation%2C%20May%202025,-Written%20by%20Danae&text=Heated%20tobacco%20is%20legal%20in,are%20treated%20as%20consumer%20products.. Accessed: 16 July 2025. 2. Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 15 July 2025.
References:
  1. 1. Tobacco Intelligence. Croatia: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, May 2025. Available at: https://tobaccointelligence.com/croatia-heated-tobacco-and-herbal-heated-product-regulation-may-2025/#:~:text=Croatia%3A%20heated%20tobacco%20and%20herbal%20heated%20product%20regulation%2C%20May%202025,-Written%20by%20Danae&text=Heated%20tobacco%20is%20legal%20in,are%20treated%20as%20consumer%20products.. Accessed: 16 July 2025. 2. Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 15 July 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 15 July 2025.
  2. 1. Tobacco Intelligence. Croatia: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, May 2025. Available at: https://tobaccointelligence.com/croatia-heated-tobacco-and-herbal-heated-product-regulation-may-2025/#:~:text=Croatia%3A%20heated%20tobacco%20and%20herbal%20heated%20product%20regulation%2C%20May%202025,-Written%20by%20Danae&text=Heated%20tobacco%20is%20legal%20in,are%20treated%20as%20consumer%20products.. Accessed: 16 July 2025. 2. Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 15 July 2025.
  3. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Comments:
  1. IQOS

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 15 July 2025.
Comments:
  1. Only tobacco flavours or NO flavours are allowed

Tax

Between 10% and 50% of those levied on cigarettes
1
2024
References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 15 July 2025.
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