Scouting in Other Countries
Indonesia has the highest Members of World Organization Scout Movement in 2022 (25,272,210), followed by India (3,130,979) and Philippines (2,572,746). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has the lowest (97).
Members of World Organization Scout Movement, 2022
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 171 countries.
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Data
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| 1 | Indonesia | 25,272,210 | GP-ID | Gerakan Pramuka |
| 2 | India | 3,130,979 | TBSG-IN | The Bharat Scouts and Guides |
| 3 | Philippines | 2,572,746 | BSP-PH | Boy Scouts of the Philippines |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 2,434,414 | BS-BD | Bangladesh Scouts |
| 5 | Kenya | 2,276,000 | TKSA-KE | The Kenya Scouts Association |
| 6 | United States | 1,626,235 | BSA-US | Boy Scouts of America |
| 7 | Tanzania | 789,102 | TSA-TZ | Tanzania Scouts Association |
| 8 | Thailand | 786,292 | NSOT-TH | National Scout Organization of Thailand |
| 9 | Nigeria | 750,073 | BSN-NG | The Scout Association of Nigeria |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 561,875 | TSA-GB | The Scout Association |
| 11 | Pakistan | 428,240 | PBSA-PK | Pakistan Boy Scouts Association |
| 12 | Germany | 247,316 | RdP-DE, BdP-DE+2 | Ring deutscher Pfadfinder*innenverbände, Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder+2 |
| 13 | France | 240,108 | FSF-FR, EEDF-FR+5 | Scoutisme Français, Les Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France+5 |
| 14 | Belgium | 229,998 | GSB-BE, FSC-BE+3 | Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique, Les Scouts+3 |
| 15 | Turkey | 223,417 | TI-TR | Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu |
| 16 | Italy | 202,306 | FIS-IT, AGESCI-IT+1 | Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo, Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani+1 |
| 17 | DR Congo | 169,013 | FESCO-CD | Fédération des Scouts de la of the Congo |
| 18 | Malaysia | 150,103 | PPM-MY | Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia |
| 19 | Malawi | 146,612 | SA-MW | Scout Association of Malawi |
| 20 | Portugal | 142,492 | FEP-PT, AEP-PT+1 | Federação Escutista de Portugal, Associação dos Escoteiros de Portugal+1 |
| 21 | Spain | 134,972 | FEE-ES, ASDE-ES+2 | Federación de Escultismo en España, ASDE-Scouts de España+2 |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 130,533 | ESA-ET | Ethiopia Scout Association |
| 23 | Madagascar | 126,428 | FSM-MG, KM-MG+2 | Firaisan’ny Skotisma eto Madagasikara, Kiadin’i Madagasikara+2 |
| 24 | Bhutan | 124,892 | BSA-BT | Bhutan Scout Association |
| 25 | Uganda | 116,098 | USA-UG | Uganda Scout Association |
| 26 | Burundi | 116,025 | ASdB-BI | Association des Scouts du Burundi |
| 27 | Israel | 115,638 | IBGSF-IL, HBGSA-IL+5 | Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel, The Hebrew Scout Association+5 |
| 28 | Palestine | 101,777 | PSA-PS | Palestinian Scout Association |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 93,639 | SLSA-LK | Sri Lanka Scout Association |
| 30 | Denmark | 90,230 | FDD-DK, DDS-DK+4 | The Danish Scout Council, Det Danske Spejderkorps+4 |
| 31 | Hong Kong | 88,180 | TSAHK-HK | Scout Association of Hong Kong |
| 32 | Brazil | 83,861 | UEdB-BR | União dos Escoteiros do Brasil |
| 33 | Algeria | 81,941 | SMA-DZ | Scouts Musulmans Algériens |
| 34 | Japan | 80,744 | SAJ-JP | Scout Association of Japan |
| 35 | Zambia | 78,964 | ZSA-ZM | Zambia Scouts Association |
| 36 | Egypt | 71,999 | ESF-EG | Egyptian Scout Federation |
| 37 | Australia | 71,574 | TSAA-AU | The Scout Association of Australia |
| 38 | Czechia | 70,818 | JS-CZ | Junák – český skaut |
| 39 | Argentina | 69,129 | SdA-AR | Scouts de Argentina |
| 40 | Canada | 66,748 | SC-CA, ASdC-CA | Scouts Canada, Association des Scouts du Canada |
| 41 | Rwanda | 60,100 | ASdR-RW | Rwanda Scouts Association |
| 42 | Cambodia | 59,384 | CS-KH | Cambodia Scouts |
| 43 | Finland | 56,433 | SPFS-FI | Suomen Partiolaiset Finlands Scouter |
| 44 | China | 53,161 | TGASC-TW | The General Association of the Scouts of China |
| 45 | Netherlands | 52,509 | SN-NL | Scouting Nederland |
| 46 | Nepal | 50,081 | NS-NP | Nepal Scouts |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 47,638 | SLSA-SL | Sierra Leone Scouts Association |
| 48 | Ireland | 45,721 | SI-IE | Scouting Ireland |
| 49 | Sweden | 43,698 | SSR-SE | Scouterna |
| 50 | Haiti | 43,618 | SdH-HT | Association Nationale des Scouts D'Haïti |
| 51 | Ivory Coast | 42,990 | FIS-CI, ELdCI-CI+1 | édération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme, Les Eclaireurs Laïcs de Côte d'Ivoire+1 |
| 52 | Chile | 41,923 | AGSdC-CL | Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile |
| 53 | Angola | 38,454 | AEA-AO | Associação de Escuteiros de Angola |
| 54 | Poland | 35,939 | ZHP-PL | Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego |
| 55 | Mexico | 35,284 | ASdM-MX | Asociación de Scouts de Mexico |
| 56 | Morocco | 32,534 | FNSM-MA | Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain |
| 57 | Jordan | 31,873 | JABSGG-JO | The Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl |
| 58 | South Africa | 31,861 | SASA-ZA | Scouts South Africa |
| 59 | Norway | 31,542 | TGSN-NO, NSF-NO+1 | Speiderne i Norge, Norges Speiderforbund+1 |
| 60 | Lebanon | 28,290 | FSL-LB | Lebanese Scouting Federation |
| 61 | Austria | 27,274 | PPÖ-AT | Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen |
| 62 | Switzerland | 26,737 | MSdS-CH | Mouvement Scout de Suisse |
| 63 | South Korea | 25,826 | KSA-KR | Korea Scout Association |
| 64 | Libya | 25,339 | PSGGM-LY | Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya |
| 65 | Oman | 23,150 | TNOSG-OM | The National Organization for Scouts and Guides |
| 66 | Ghana | 23,103 | TGSA-GH | The Ghana Scout Association |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 21,244 | TSAZ-ZW | The Scout Association of Zimbabwe |
| 68 | Senegal | 20,670 | CSS-SN, SdS-SN+1 | Confédération Sénégalaise, Les Scouts du Sénégal+1 |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 18,841 | SABSA-SA | Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 18,705 | AGSdCR-CR | Asociación de Guías Scouts de Costa Rica |
| 71 | Greece | 17,835 | SHP-GR | Soma Hellinon Proskopon |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 17,784 | LBSA-LU, LGS-LU+1 | Scouting in Luxembourg, Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten+1 |
| 73 | New Zealand | 16,957 | SNZ-NZ | Scouts New Zealand |
| 74 | Gambia | 15,582 | TGSA-GM | The Gambia Scout Association |
| 75 | Sudan | 15,470 | SSA-SD | Sudan Scouts Association |
| 76 | Tunisia | 15,334 | ST-TN | Les Scouts Tunisiens |
| 77 | Togo | 14,617 | ASdT-TG | Association Scoute du Togo |
| 78 | Afghanistan | 13,505 | ANSO-AF | Asia-Pacific Afghanistan National Scout Organization |
| 79 | Syria | 13,487 | SS-SY | Scouts of Syria |
| 80 | Maldives | 13,315 | TSAM-MV | Scout Association of Maldives |
| 81 | Iraq | 13,128 | ISA-IQ | Iraq Scout Association |
| 82 | Hungary | 12,937 | MCSSZ-HU | Magyar Cserkészszövetség |
| 83 | Mongolia | 12,324 | TSAM-MN | The Scout Association of Mongolia |
| 84 | Singapore | 12,029 | TSSA-SG | The Singapore Scout Association |
| 85 | Colombia | 11,893 | ASdC-CO | Asociación Scouts de Colombia |
| 86 | South Sudan | 11,300 | SSSA-SS | South Sudan Scout Association |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 9,698 | EGB-GW | Escuteiros da Guiné Bissau |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 9,125 | ESA-AE | Emirates Scout Association |
| 89 | Benin | 8,864 | SB-BJ | Scoutisme Béninois |
| 90 | Cameroon | 8,859 | SdC-CM | Les Scouts du Cameroun |
| 91 | Guinea | 8,760 | ANSG-GN | Association Nationale des Scouts de Guinée |
| 92 | Mozambique | 8,692 | LEMO-MZ | Liga dos Escuteiros de Moçambique |
| 93 | Ecuador | 8,421 | ASdE-EC | Asociación de Scouts del Ecuador |
| 94 | Yemen | 8,342 | YSA-YE | Yemen Scout Association |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 8,070 | ASBF-BF | Association des Scouts du Burkina Faso |
| 96 | Slovakia | 7,918 | Ss-SK | Slovensky skauting |
| 97 | Liberia | 7,841 | BSL-LR | Liberia Scout Association |
| 98 | Peru | 7,775 | ASdP-PE | Asociación de Scouts del Peru |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 7,090 | UNE-TL | União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor-Leste |
| 100 | Venezuela | 7,005 | ASdV-VE | Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela |
| 101 | Romania | 6,902 | CR-RO | Cercetasii României |
| 102 | Slovenia | 6,065 | ZTS-SI | Zveza tabornikov Slovenije |
| 103 | Botswana | 6,011 | TBSA-BW | The Botswana Scouts Association |
| 104 | Fiji | 5,724 | FSA-FJ | Fiji Scouts Association |
| 105 | Kuwait | 5,415 | KBSA-KW | Kuwait Boy Scouts Association |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,986 | TCSABH-BA, SAFBH-BA+2 | Scout Association in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Savez Izvidaca Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine+2 |
| 107 | Vietnam | 4,955 | PSV-VN | Pathfinder Scouts Vietnam |
| 108 | Myanmar | 4,827 | MS-MM | Myanmar Scout |
| 109 | Bolivia | 4,754 | ASdB-BO | Asociación de Scouts de Bolivia |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 4,718 | TSAPNG-PG | The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea |
| 111 | Qatar | 4,482 | QBSA-QA | Qatar Boy Scouts Association |
| 112 | Eswatini | 4,293 | ESA-SZ | Eswatini Scout Association |
| 113 | Cyprus | 4,280 | CSA-CY | Cyprus Scouts Association |
| 114 | Namibia | 4,093 | SN-NA | Scouts of Namibia |
| 115 | Malta | 3,977 | TSAM-MT | The Scout Association of Malta |
| 116 | Mauritania | 3,790 | ASGdM-MR | Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie |
| 117 | Mauritius | 3,711 | TMSA-MU | The Mauritius Scout Association |
| 118 | Serbia | 3,474 | SAS-RS | Savez Izvidjaca Srbije |
| 119 | Bahrain | 3,409 | BSB-BH | Boy Scouts of Bahrain |
| 120 | Niger | 3,305 | ASdN-NE | Association des Scouts du Niger |
| 121 | Comoros | 3,295 | ANSC-KM | Wezo Mbeli |
| 122 | Croatia | 3,259 | SiH-HR | Savez izvidaca Hrvatske |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 3,017 | SIM-MK | Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija |
| 124 | Lithuania | 2,912 | LS-LT | Lietuvos Skautija |
| 125 | Guatemala | 2,786 | ASdG-GT | Asociación de Scouts de Guatemala |
| 126 | Georgia | 2,759 | GOSM-GE | Sakartvelos Skauturi Modzraobis Organizatsia |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,720 | TSATT-TT | The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 128 | Lesotho | 2,630 | LSA-LS | Lesotho Scouts Association |
| 129 | Macau | 2,380 | TSAM-MO | The Scout Association of Macau |
| 130 | Russia | 2,035 | ARSA-RU | All-Russian Scout Association |
| 131 | Panama | 1,860 | ANSdP-PA | Asociación Nacional de Scouts de Panamá |
| 132 | Ukraine | 1,812 | NOSU-UA | National Organization of Scouts of Ukraine |
| 133 | El Salvador | 1,802 | ASdES-SV | Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador |
| 134 | Iceland | 1,800 | BIS-IS | Bandalag íslenskra Skáta |
| 135 | Montenegro | 1,657 | ASM-ME | Savez Izvidjaca Crne Gore |
| 136 | Honduras | 1,497 | ASdH-HN | Asociación de Scouts de Honduras |
| 137 | Armenia | 1,473 | HASK-AM | Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,398 | AESTP-ST | Associação dos Escuteiro de São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 139 | Jamaica | 1,390 | TSAJ-JM | The Scout Association of Jamaica |
| 140 | Grenada | 1,378 | TSAG-GD | The Scout Association of Grenada |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 1,366 | ASD-DO | Asociación de Scouts Dominicanos |
| 142 | Brunei | 1,341 | PPNBD-BN | Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam |
| 143 | Uruguay | 1,318 | MSdU-UY | Movimiento Scout del Uruguay |
| 144 | Barbados | 1,305 | BBSA-BB | Barbados Boy Scouts Association |
| 145 | Paraguay | 1,273 | ASdP-PY | Asociación de Scouts del Paraguay |
| 146 | Belarus | 1,268 | BRSA-BY | Belarusian Republican Scout Association |
| 147 | Kiribati | 1,166 | KSA-KI | Kiribati Scout Association |
| 148 | Estonia | 1,125 | ESU-EE | Eesti Skautide Ühing |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 1,010 | OSMK-KZ | Organisation of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan |
| 150 | Nicaragua | 973 | ASdN-NI | Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua |
| 151 | Latvia | 963 | LSGCO-LV | Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu centrala organizacija |
| 152 | Curacao | 812 | SA-CW | Scouting Antiano |
| 153 | Suriname | 787 | BSS-SR | Boy Scouts van Suriname |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 714 | PPL-LI | Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen |
| 155 | Bahamas | 645 | TSAB-BS | The Scout Association of the Bahamas |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 616 | ASA-AZ | Azerbaycan Skautlar Assosiasiyasi |
| 157 | Guyana | 610 | TSAG-GY | The Scout Association of Guyana |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 575 | SISA-SB | Solomon Islands Scout Association |
| 159 | Belize | 555 | TSAB-BZ | The Scout Association of Belize |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 485 | AECV-CV | Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde |
| 161 | Dominica | 452 | TSAD-DM | The Scout Association of Dominica |
| 162 | Aruba | 419 | SA-AW | Scouting Aruba |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 393 | TSLSA-LC | The Saint Lucia Scout Association |
| 164 | Moldova | 363 | NOSM-MD | Asociatia Nationala A Scoutilor Din Moldova |
| 165 | Bulgaria | 346 | OBS-BG | Organisation of Bulgarian Scouts |
| 166 | San Marino | 273 | AGECS-SM | Associazione Guide e Esploratori Cattolici |
| 167 | Tajikistan | 270 | SAT-TJ | Ittihodi Scouthoi Tochikiston |
| 168 | Seychelles | 229 | SSA-SC | The Seychelles Scouts Association |
| 169 | Monaco | 133 | AGSM-MC | Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 109 | ABSA-AG | Antigua and Barbuda Scout Association |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97 | SASVG-VC | The Scout Association of Grenadines |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Members of World Organization Scout Movement?
- Indonesia has the highest Members of World Organization Scout Movement in 2022, at 25,272,210, followed by India (3,130,979) and Philippines (2,572,746).
- Which country has the lowest Members of World Organization Scout Movement?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has the lowest Members of World Organization Scout Movement in 2022, at 97.
- What is the median Members of World Organization Scout Movement across countries?
- The median is 11,300 across the 171 countries with data in 2022.
- Where does this scouting in other countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: WOSM's Membership Census - The Scouts (World Organization of the Scout Movement); WOSM's Census 2021 - The Scouts (World Organization of the Scout Movement); WOSM's Census 2022 - The Scouts (World Organization of the Scout Movement).










































































































































































