Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
Adult lifetime cannabis use by country is the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among all adults in surveys among the general population. Lifetime prevalence means any use of cannabis during a person's life.
Table
- 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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Australia * | National | 2007 | 14+ | 33.5 | |||
Austria * | National | 2020 | 15–64 | 24.8 | 20.6 | 22.7 | |
Belgium * | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 28.1 | 17.3 | 22.6 | |
Brazil * | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 14.0 | |||
Bulgaria * | National | 2020 | 15–64 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 | |
Canada * | National | 2005 | 15+ | 44.5 | |||
Chile * | National | 2014 | 12–64 | 31.5 | |||
China * | Beijing and Shanghai metropolitan areas. | 2002–3 | 18+ | 0.3 | |||
Colombia * | All urban areas of the country (approximately 73% of the total national population). | 2003 | 18–65 | 10.8 | |||
Croatia * | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 28.8 | 16.9 | 22.9 | |
Cyprus * | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 14.1 | |
Czech Republic * | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 31.1 | 21.1 | 25.9 | |
Denmark * | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 44 | 32 | 37.9 | |
Estonia * | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 30.8 | 20.3 | 24.5 | |
Finland * | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 29.8 | 21.3 | 25.6 | |
France * | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 54.9 | 39.9 | 47.3 | |
Germany * | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 38.9 | 30.2 | 34.7 | |
Greece * | National | 2015 | 15–64 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 11 | |
Hungary * | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 8.4 | 4 | 6.1 | |
Ireland * | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 29.5 | 19.3 | 24.4 | |
Israel * | National | 2002–4 | 21+ | 11.5 | |||
Italy * | National | 2017 | 15–64 | 39.1 | 26.4 | 32.7 | |
Japan * | Four metropolitan areas (Fukiage, Kushikino, Nagasaki, Okayama). | 2002–3 | 20+ | 1.5 | |||
Latvia * | National | 2020 | 15–64 | 22 | 8.2 | 15 | |
Lebanon * | National | 2002–3 | 18+ | 4.6 | |||
Lithuania * | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 13.7 | |
Luxembourg * | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 27.8 | 19.6 | 23.3 | |
Malta * | National | 2013 | 15–64 | 6.7 | 2 | 4.3 | |
Mexico * | All urban areas of the country (approximately 75% of the total national population). | 2001–2 | 18–65 | 7.8 | |||
Nepal * | All urban areas of the country (approximately 80% of the total national population). | 2001–2 | 18–65 | 7.8 | |||
Netherlands * | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 35.7 | 23.9 | 29.8 | |
New Zealand * | National | 2004–5 | 16+ | 41.9 | |||
Nigeria * | 21 of the 36 states in the country, representing 57% of the national population. | 2002–3 | 18+ | 2.7 | |||
Norway * | National | 2023 | 16–64 | 33.0 | 22.0 | 28.0 | |
Peru * | Seven cities (Lima, Trujillo, Tacna, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Tarapoto and Iquitos) | 2003 | 12–64 | 10.3 | |||
Poland * | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 12.1 | |
Portugal * | National | 2016 | 15–64 | 15.6 | 6.6 | 11 | |
Romania * | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | |
Slovakia * | National | 2019 | 15–64 | 23.4 | 10.6 | 17 | |
Slovenia * | National | 2018 | 15–64 | 24.7 | 16.5 | 20.7 | |
South Africa * | National | 2003–4 | 18+ | 8.4 | |||
Spain * | National | 2022 | 15–64 | 48.8 | 32.9 | 40.9 | |
Sweden * | National | 2021 | 15–64 | 21.9 | 13.1 | 17.6 | |
Turkey * | National | 2017 | 15–64 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 | |
Ukraine * | National | 2002 | 18+ | 6.4 | |||
England and Wales * (UK) | National | 2021-22 | 16–59 | 31.2 | |||
Northern Ireland * (UK) | National | 2010–11 | 15–64 | 24.0 | |||
Scotland * (UK) | National | 2010–11 | 16–64 | 26.7 | |||
United Kingdom * | United Kingdom overall | 2006 | 16–59 | 30.2 | |||
United States * | National | 2023 | 18+ | 49 |
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.
A non-interactive map is below.
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