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Tobacco & Tobacco Products in France

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  • 44 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: France
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5995899
Tobacco & Tobacco Products in France industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The tobacco & tobacco products market includes sales of cigarettes, smoking tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and cigars & cigarillos. The cigarettes segment includes filter cigarettes and plain cigarettes. The smoking tobacco segment covers snuff/snus and chewing tobacco products. The smokeless tobacco segment includes pipe tobacco and fine cut tobacco (FCT). The scope of the cigars & cigarillos segment includes large cigars and small cigars. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes.
  • The French tobacco & tobacco products market recorded revenues of $23.44 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.0% between 2019-24.
  • Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 3.6% between 2019-24, reaching a total of 37.44 billion pieces in 2024.
  • The French tobacco & tobacco products market registered sluggish growth during 2019-24, as smoking prevalence among adults dropped steadily to historically low levels, with cigarette and roll-your-own sales volumes falling sharply even as prices increased.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the tobacco & tobacco products market in France
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the tobacco & tobacco products market in France
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key tobacco & tobacco products market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the France tobacco & tobacco products market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the France tobacco & tobacco products market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the France tobacco & tobacco products market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the France tobacco & tobacco products market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in France's tobacco & tobacco products market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Market share
1.8. Market rivalry
1.9. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Market share
7.2. Who are the leading players in the French tobacco & tobacco products market?
7.3. Which companies have been most successful in increasing their market shares during 2019-24?
7.4. Which companies' market shares have suffered during 2019-24?
7.5. What are the most popular brands in the French tobacco & tobacco products market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Philip Morris International Inc
8.2. Japan Tobacco Inc
8.3. Imperial Brands Plc
8.4. British American Tobacco Plc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: France tobacco & tobacco products market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: France tobacco & tobacco products market volume: million pieces, 2019-24
Table 3: France tobacco & tobacco products market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 4: France tobacco & tobacco products market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 5: France tobacco & tobacco products market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 6: France tobacco & tobacco products market distribution: % share, by volume, 2024
Table 7: France tobacco & tobacco products market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 8: France tobacco & tobacco products market volume forecast: million pieces, 2024-29
Table 9: France tobacco & tobacco products market share: % share, by volume, 2024
Table 10: Philip Morris International Inc: Key Facts
Table 11: Philip Morris International Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Philip Morris International Inc: Key Employees
Table 13: Philip Morris International Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 14: Japan Tobacco Inc: Key Facts
Table 15: Japan Tobacco Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Japan Tobacco Inc: Key Employees
Table 17: Imperial Brands Plc: Key Facts
Table 18: Imperial Brands Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: Imperial Brands Plc: Key Employees
Table 20: British American Tobacco Plc: Key Facts
Table 21: British American Tobacco Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 22: British American Tobacco Plc: Key Employees
Table 23: France Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 24: France Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 25: France GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 26: France Inflation, 2020-24
Table 27: France Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 28: France Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: France tobacco & tobacco products market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: France tobacco & tobacco products market volume: million pieces, 2019-24
Figure 3: France tobacco & tobacco products market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 4: France tobacco & tobacco products market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: France tobacco & tobacco products market distribution: % share, by volume, 2024
Figure 6: France tobacco & tobacco products market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 7: France tobacco & tobacco products market volume forecast: million pieces, 2024-29
Figure 8: Forces driving competition in the tobacco & tobacco products market in France, 2024
Figure 9: Drivers of buyer power in the tobacco & tobacco products market in France, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of supplier power in the tobacco & tobacco products market in France, 2024
Figure 11: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the tobacco & tobacco products market in France, 2024
Figure 12: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the tobacco & tobacco products market in France, 2024
Figure 13: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the tobacco & tobacco products market in France, 2024
Figure 14: France tobacco & tobacco products market share: % share, by volume, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Philip Morris International Inc
  • Japan Tobacco Inc
  • Imperial Brands Plc
  • British American Tobacco Plc