WOSM statistics
There are 161 countries with internationally recognised National Scout Organizations. (The newest member country is Belarus, as of 5 September 2010.) The countries are listed below with the membership figures of the last official census:
Membership: The membership which is shown in these countries represents only the members (youth and adults) of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), which in most countries includes boys and girls. In some countries mostly in Europe - the national organization is larger than indicated here because it includes girls who are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Joined WOSM: The date is the most recent year that the National Scout Organization joined the World Organization of the Scout Movement. (Organizations in some countries were World Scouting members in earlier years than shown here, but Scouting was disbanded for a period of time.)
Scouting founded: This information is taken from published sources. Note that countries use different standards to define "founded". It may mean the year the first Scout group was formed, or when the national organzation was formed, or chartered, etc.
Scouting was founded on 1 August 1907, the opening of Robert Baden-Powell's experimental camp on Brownsea Island in England.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one Scouting organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religion (e.g., France and Denmark), ethnic identification (e.g., Israel), or language (e.g., Belgium). Canada is the only country to have two distinct recognized associations, which are divided by language.
Non-sovereign territories with independent WOSM member organizations
- Hong Kong - The Scout Association of Hong Kong: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Aruba - Scouting Aruba: Associate Member of the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- French Polynesia - Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien: Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Macau - Associação de Escoteiros de Macau: Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands (former Netherlands Antilles) - Scouting Antiano: Associate Member of the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations
Sovereign countries
Served by the Boy Scouts of America
- Federated States of Micronesia - Scouting in the Federated States of Micronesia - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Marshall Islands - Scouting in the Marshall Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Palau - Scouting in Palau - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Served by The Scout Association (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda Branch of The Scout Association
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - The Scout Association of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands branch of The Scout Association
- Tonga - Tonga branch of The Scout Association
- Tuvalu - Tuvalu Scout Association
- Vanuatu - Vanuatu branch of The Scout Association
Served by Scouts Australia
Non-sovereign territories
Australia
- Christmas Island - Scouts Australia
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Scouts Australia
- Norfolk Island - Scouts Australia
Denmark
France
- French Guiana - Scouting in French Guiana
- Guadeloupe and Saint Martin - Scouting in Guadeloupe et Saint Martin
- Martinique - Scouts et Guides de Martinique
- Mayotte - Scouting in Mayotte
- New Caledonia - Scouting in New Caledonia
- Réunion - Scouting on Réunion
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Scouting in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Wallis and Futuna - Scouting in Wallis and Futuna
New Zealand
- Cook Islands - Cook Islands Boy Scout Association
- Niue - Scouting New Zealand
- Tokelau - Scouting New Zealand
United Kingdom
- Anguilla - The Scout Association of Anguilla
- Bermuda - The Scout Association of Bermuda
- Cayman Islands - The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands - Scouting and Guiding in the Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar - The Scout Association of Gibraltar
- Montserrat - The Scout Association of Montserrat
- Saint Helena and Ascension Island - Scouting and Guiding on Saint Helena and Ascension Island
- Turks and Caicos Islands - The Scout Association of the Turks and Caicos
- British Virgin Islands - The Scout Association of the British Virgin Islands
United States
- American Samoa - Scouting in American Samoa - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Guam - Scouting in Guam - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Northern Marianas Islands - Scouting in the Northern Mariana Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- United States Virgin Islands - Virgin Islands Council of the Boy Scouts of America
'Potential member countries' listed by WOSM
In 2008, WOSM listed 29 sovereign countries as potential members. Ten of them are overseas branches of WOSM accredited National Scout Organizations (marked by *).[3]- Afghanistan - Afghanistan Scout Association
- Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda Branch of The Scout Association*
- Central African Republic - Fédération du scoutisme centrafricain
- Republic of the Congo - Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo
- Djibouti - Association des Scouts de Djibouti
- East Timor - União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor Leste
- Equatorial Guinea - Scouting in Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea - National Scout Association of Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau - Corpo Nacional de Escutas da Guiné-Bissau
- Iran - Iran Scout Organization
- Iraq - Iraq Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Council
- Kyrgyzstan - Scouting in Kyrgyzstan
- Mali - Scouting in Mali
- Marshall Islands - Scouting in the Marshall Islands*
- Federated States of Micronesia - Scouting in the Federated States of Micronesia*
- Nauru - Scouting in Nauru*
- Palau - Scouting in Palau*
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - The Scout Association of Saint Kitts and Nevis*
- Samoa - Scouting in Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe - Associação dos Escuteiros de São Tomé e Príncipe
- Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands branch of The Scout Association*
- Somalia - Scouting in Somalia
- Tonga - Tonga branch of The Scout Association*
- Turkmenistan - Scouting in Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu - Tuvalu Scout Association*
- Uzbekistan - Scouting in Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu - Vanuatu branch of The Scout Association*
- Vietnam - Vietnamese Scout Association
Countries with no Scouting organization
In 2008, WOSM listed six sovereign countries as without Scouting. The People's Republic of China, with assistance from the Asia-Pacific Region, now has a Scout association in its infancy, hence it has been moved to the next section.- Andorra - Scouting in Andorra
- Burma - Burmese Scouting prior to 1962
- Cuba - Cuban Scouting prior to 1961 and in exile
- North Korea - shared history with Korea Scout Association prior to 1950
- Laos - Laotian Scouting prior to 1975 and in exile
Other status
- Antarctica - Scouting in the Antarctic
- Kosovo - Scouting in Kosovo-partially recognized
- People's Republic of China (mainland China) - Scouting in Mainland China
- Somaliland - Scouting in Somaliland-self-proclaimed unrecognized functional state within Somalia
- South Sudan - Scouting in South Sudan-independent July 2011, status unmentioned
- Vatican City - Scouting in the Vatican City
- Western Sahara - Scouting in Western Sahara
Author: Ray Saunders
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