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10.3% of the adult population are daily smokers
There are approximately 103 daily smokers in Niue
13.9% of men are daily smokers but only 7% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2024.
Page updated:
2026-08-10
Smoking in Niue
There has been a downwards trend in current smoking prevalence in the general population in Niue according to WHO estimates. Smoking prevalence was just over 23% overall in 2000 and declined 11.5% in 2015, where it is projected to remain by 2025. For men the prevalence decreased from 34% in 2000 to 20% in 2015, with a further decrease to 14% projected by 2025. Women’s prevalence was 18% in 2000; this decreased to around 11% in 2015, and is projected to decrease slightly to around 8% 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.
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Deaths
In Niue, 2 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Niue
Niue allows e-cigarettes and vaping, but bans their purchases through online channels or vending machines. Vaping is banned in public places. Health warnings are required on their packaging, and advertising e-cigarettes is completely banned.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Niue
In Niue, heated tobacco products (HTPs) are regulated as tobacco products and are legally allowed for sale and use. They can be imported for trade with an appropriate license. HTPs may be sold online but not via vending machines. The law also requires manufacturers to place health warnings on packaging of HTPs and imposes restrictions on their use in public places with a minimum legal age of 18 years for their sales.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Niue
In Niue, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is legally allowed, including the sale and purchase of its products without a prescription. NRT products can be found in pharmacies. Although they are not included on the country’s essential drugs list, the government partially covers the cost of NRT.
Snus
in Niue
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 Niue
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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