5 percent of young adults vape and smoke occasionally

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Five percent of young adults aged between 18 and 25 said they had vaped and smoked occasionally in 2024. In addition, 4 percent vaped occasionally but did not smoke. In total, 9 percent of all young adults vaped. The share of vapers was approximately the same among men and women. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this in its National Youth Monitor, which is based on figures from the National Health Survey/Lifestyle Monitor conducted by CBS in cooperation with the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Trimbos Institute.
In 2024, 27 percent of young people aged between 18 and 25 said they smoked and/or vaped occasionally: 19 percent only smoked, 5 percent smoked and vaped, and 4 percent only vaped. More than half of young adults who vaped also smoked tobacco products. The share of smokers and vapers among young adults is higher than that in the adult population as a whole.


Share of young adults who vape decreased in 2024

A total of 9 percent of young people aged between 18 and 25 said they had vaped occasionally in 2024. This is a decrease compared to 2023. Between 2021 and 2023, more young adults started vaping, and the share rose from 2 percent to 13 percent. The sale of flavoured e-cigarettes has been banned since 1 January 2024, in order to make vaping less attractive to young people.


More men than women smoke, no difference in vaping

More men than women aged between 18 and 25 smoke tobacco products. In total, 28 percent of young adult men said they smoked occasionally in 2024, compared to 19 percent of women. There was no difference between men and women in terms of vaping. Combined use (i.e. both smoking and vaping) was also equally common in both groups.

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