Adult lifetime cannabis use by country

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Percent of age range who have used cannabis by country

Location	Geographical area	Year	Age range	Males	Females	Total	Ref.
Australia *	National	2022-2023	14+			41	[4]
Austria *	National	2020	15–64	24.8	20.6	22.7	[1]
Belgium *	National	2018	15–64	28.1	17.3	22.6	[1]
Brazil *	National	2017	16+	27.0	12.0	19.5	[5]
Bulgaria *	National	2020	15–64	9.5	7.8	8.7	[1]
Canada *	National	2024	16+	28	23	26	[6]
Chile *	National	2014	12–64			31.5	[7]
China *	Beijing and Shanghai metropolitan areas.	2002–3	18+			0.3	[2]
Colombia *	All urban areas of the country (approximately 73% of the total national population).	2003	18–65			10.8	[2]
Croatia *	National	2019	15–64	28.8	16.9	22.9	[1]
Cyprus *	National	2019	15–64	21.5	7.1	14.1	[1]
Czech Republic *	National	2021	15–64	31.1	21.1	25.9	[1]
Denmark *	National	2021	15–64	44	32	37.9	[1]
Estonia *	National	2018	15–64	30.8	20.3	24.5	[1]
Finland *	National	2018	15–64	29.8	21.3	25.6	[1]
France *	National	2021	15–64	54.9	39.9	47.3	[1]
Germany *	National	2021	15–64	38.9	30.2	34.7	[1]
Greece *	National	2015	15–64	15.8	6.3	11	[1]
Hungary *	National	2019	15–64	8.4	4	6.1	[1]
Ireland *	National	2019	15–64	29.5	19.3	24.4	[1]
Israel *	National	2002–4	21+			11.5	[2]
Italy *	National	2017	15–64	39.1	26.4	32.7	[1]
Japan *	Four metropolitan areas (Fukiage, Kushikino, Nagasaki, Okayama).	2002–3	20+			1.5	[2]
Latvia *	National	2020	15–64	22	8.2	15	[1]
Lebanon *	National	2002–3	18+			4.6	[2]
Lithuania *	National	2021	15–64	20.7	6.8	13.7	[1]
Luxembourg *	National	2019	15–64	27.8	19.6	23.3	[1]
Malta *	National	2013	15–64	6.7	2	4.3	[1]
Mexico *	All urban areas of the country (approximately 75% of the total national population).	2001–2	18–65			7.8	[2]
Nepal *	All urban areas of the country (approximately 80% of the total national population).	2001–2	18–65			7.8	[2]
Netherlands *	National	2021	15–64	35.7	23.9	29.8	[1]
New Zealand *	National	2004–5	16+			41.9	[2]
Nigeria *	21 of the 36 states in the country, representing 57% of the national population.	2002–3	18+			2.7	[2]
Norway *	National	2024	16–64	35.0	24.0	30.0	[8]
Peru *	Seven cities (Lima, Trujillo, Tacna, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Tarapoto and Iquitos)	2003	12–64			10.3	[9]
Poland *	National	2018	15–64	16.4	7.7	12.1	[1]
Portugal *	National	2016	15–64	15.6	6.6	11	[1]
Romania *	National	2019	15–64	8	4.3	6.1	[1]
Slovakia *	National	2019	15–64	23.4	10.6	17	[1]
Slovenia *	National	2018	15–64	24.7	16.5	20.7	[1]
South Africa *	National	2003–4	18+			8.4	[2]
Spain *	National	2022	15–64	48.8	32.9	40.9	[1]
Sweden *	National	2021	15–64	21.9	13.1	17.6	[1]
Turkey *	National	2017	15–64	5.4	0.2	2.7	[1]
Ukraine *	National	2002	18+			6.4	[2]
England and Wales * (UK)	National	2021-22	16–59			31.2	[10]
Northern Ireland * (UK)	National	2010–11	15–64			24.0	[11]
Scotland * (UK)	National	2010–11	16–64			26.7	[11]
United Kingdom *	United Kingdom overall	2006	16–59			30.2	[11]
United States *	National	2023	18+			49	[12]

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