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Cigarettes in South Korea

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  • 25 Pages
  • June 2025
  • Region: South Korea
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1954854
Volume sales of cigarettes in South Korea decreased in 2024. This decline was largely driven by the continuous fall in smoking prevalence, intensified health awareness campaigns, and the expansion of government regulations restricting smoking in public spaces. The popularity of alternative nicotine products, particularly heated tobacco devices and e-vapour products, further diverted consumers from traditional cigarettes, accelerating the market contraction.

The Cigarettes in South Korea report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cigarettes Including Fine Cut Stick Equivalent.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Cigarettes market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Decline in smoking prevalence undermines demand for cigarettes
  • KT&G leads cigarettes in South Korea
  • Convenience channel maintains stronghold
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Cigarettes to suffer falling volume sales
  • Demand will further fragment
  • Investment in flavoured variants aims to boost appeal of smoking
TAXATION AND PRICING
  • Taxation rates
  • Table 1 Taxation and Duty Levies 2018-2023
  • Average cigarette pack price breakdown
  • Summary 1 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 2 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 3 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 4 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 5 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 6 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 7 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 8 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 9 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 10 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 14 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 15 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 16 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 18 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 19 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2024-2029
TOBACCO IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Tobacco in 2024: The big picture
  • 2024 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retail developments
  • What next for tobacco?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • Legislation
  • Legislative overview
  • Summary 2 Legislation Summary at a Glance
  • Minimum legal smoking age
  • Smoking prevalence
  • Tar levels
  • Health warnings
  • Plain packaging
  • Advertising and sponsorship
  • Point-of-sale display bans
  • Smoking in public places
  • Flavoured tobacco product ban
  • Vapour products
PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 24 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2019-2024
MARKET DATA
  • Table 25 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 26 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 27 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 28 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 3 Research Sources