One million UK adults who have never smoked are now vaping
Summary
More than one million adults in the UK who have never smoked cigarettes now use e-cigarettes, also called vapes. For the second year, more people over 16 vape than smoke, and the number of smokers keeps falling.Key Facts
- In 2025, about 1.1 million UK adults who never smoked now vape, up from 940,000 in 2024.
- People aged 25-35 vape more than other age groups, with 16.4% using vapes daily or sometimes.
- More than 5.4 million people over 16 vape, compared to 4.9 million smokers in the UK.
- The number of smokers has dropped from 5.3 million in 2024 to 4.9 million in 2025.
- Vaping is considered less harmful than smoking, but its long-term health effects are still unknown.
- New UK law will ban selling tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, to create a "smoke-free" generation.
- Men are more likely to smoke than women, and adults aged 45-54 have the highest smoking rate.
- Half of current smokers in 2025 say they plan to quit smoking.
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