Adult lifetime cannabis use by country is the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among all adults in surveys among the general population.[1][2] Lifetime prevalence means any use of cannabis during a person's life.[3]
Table
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- Age range is the range the data computation is based on.
- Asterisks (*) are for locations with "Cannabis in LOCATION" links.
Location | Geographical area | Year | Age range | Males | Females | Total | Ref. |
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![]() | National | 2007 | 14+ | 33.5 | [4] | ||
![]() | National | 2020 | 15–64 | 24.8 | 20.6 | 22.7 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 28.1 | 17.3 | 22.6 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 14.0 | [5] | ||
![]() | National | 2020 | 15–64 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2005 | 15+ | 44.5 | [6] | ||
![]() | National | 2014 | 12–64 | 31.5 | [7] | ||
![]() | Beijing and Shanghai metropolitan areas. | 2002–3 | 18+ | 0.3 | [2] | ||
![]() | All urban areas of the country (approximately 73% of the total national population). | 2003 | 18–65 | 10.8 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 28.8 | 16.9 | 22.9 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 14.1 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 31.1 | 21.1 | 25.9 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 44 | 32 | 37.9 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 30.8 | 20.3 | 24.5 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 29.8 | 21.3 | 25.6 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 54.9 | 39.9 | 47.3 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 38.9 | 30.2 | 34.7 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2015 | 15–64 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 11 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 8.4 | 4 | 6.1 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 29.5 | 19.3 | 24.4 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2002–4 | 21+ | 11.5 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2017 | 15–64 | 39.1 | 26.4 | 32.7 | [1] |
![]() | Four metropolitan areas (Fukiage, Kushikino, Nagasaki, Okayama). | 2002–3 | 20+ | 1.5 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2020 | 15–64 | 22 | 8.2 | 15 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2002–3 | 18+ | 4.6 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 13.7 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 27.8 | 19.6 | 23.3 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2013 | 15–64 | 6.7 | 2 | 4.3 | [1] |
![]() | All urban areas of the country (approximately 75% of the total national population). | 2001–2 | 18–65 | 7.8 | [2] | ||
![]() | All urban areas of the country (approximately 80% of the total national population). | 2001–2 | 18–65 | 7.8 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 35.7 | 23.9 | 29.8 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2004–5 | 16+ | 41.9 | [2] | ||
![]() | 21 of the 36 states in the country, representing 57% of the national population. | 2002–3 | 18+ | 2.7 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2023 | 16–64 | 33.0 | 22.0 | 28.0 | [8] |
![]() | Seven cities (Lima, Trujillo, Tacna, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Tarapoto and Iquitos) | 2003 | 12–64 | 10.3 | [9] | ||
![]() | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 12.1 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2016 | 15–64 | 15.6 | 6.6 | 11 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 23.4 | 10.6 | 17 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 24.7 | 16.5 | 20.7 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2003–4 | 18+ | 8.4 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2022 | 15–64 | 48.8 | 32.9 | 40.9 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 21.9 | 13.1 | 17.6 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2017 | 15–64 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 | [1] |
![]() | National | 2002 | 18+ | 6.4 | [2] | ||
![]() | National | 2021-22 | 16–59 | 31.2 | [10] | ||
![]() | National | 2010–11 | 15–64 | 24.0 | [11] | ||
![]() | National | 2010–11 | 16–64 | 26.7 | [11] | ||
![]() | United Kingdom overall | 2006 | 16–59 | 30.2 | [11] | ||
![]() | National | 2023 | 18+ | 49 | [12] |
Maps
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction has an interactive cannabis use map of Europe. One can select by recall period: last month, last year, or lifetime. Also by age: young adults (15–34), or adults (15–64). Hover over a country for the data.[13]
A non-interactive map is below.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Cannabis_use_among_adults_%28aged_15-64%29.svg/645px-Cannabis_use_among_adults_%28aged_15-64%29.svg.png)
See also
- Annual cannabis use by country
- Legality of cannabis
- Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
- Effects of cannabis
- Legal and medical status of cannabis
- Legality of cannabis by country
- Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
References
External links
- These Are The European Nations That Smoke The Most Pot. By Nick Jardine. 18 October 2011. Business Insider.
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