According to a survey conducted in 2021, around 22 percent of people in their twenties as well as those in their forties were smokers. This made them the age groups with the highest share of smokers, while those aged 70 years and older were the smallest, at 7.2 percent. Overall, all age groups have shown a slow decline in smoking rates over the past decade.
Share of cigarette smokers in South Korea from 2011 to 2021, by age group
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KOSIS. "Share of cigarette smokers in South Korea from 2011 to 2021, by age group." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/645739/south-korea-smoking-rate-by-age-group/
KOSIS. (2023). Share of cigarette smokers in South Korea from 2011 to 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/645739/south-korea-smoking-rate-by-age-group/
KOSIS. "Share of Cigarette Smokers in South Korea from 2011 to 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/645739/south-korea-smoking-rate-by-age-group/
KOSIS, Share of cigarette smokers in South Korea from 2011 to 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/645739/south-korea-smoking-rate-by-age-group/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of cigarette smokers in South Korea from 2011 to 2021, by age group [Graph], KOSIS, March 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/645739/south-korea-smoking-rate-by-age-group/