MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 European Scout Region

About this report

Dear friends There have been many successes nally held population and census in NSOs/NSAs and as the report data as well as data held by suggests, a number of NSOs are WOSM itself. NSOs/NSAs in the This is the second comprehen- experiencing growth in absolute European Scout Region will be sive Membership Report of the numbers as well as market share. aware that there has been much European Scout Region. As with the discussion in WOSM over the first report published in 2011, the primary purpose of this report is to “Are we a federation of NSOs, with NSOs as give NSOs/NSAs an insight into the membership data of the European Member Organisations that require to be serviced? Scout Region. The findings are based on data the European Scout Or, are we moving to a membership model where Region has received from individual NSOs/NSAs, rather than purely we define membership of WOSM on the numbers WOSM census figures. of individuals involved?” ‘Supporting Growth in Changing Times’ was the overarching theme of the Regional Scout Plan that was This continues to be hugely last 18 months that goes right adopted by NSOs/NSAs during the encouraging and points to the fact to the heart of how we define 20th European Scout Conference that remaining focussed is impor- membership in WOSM. Are we a in Brussels, Belgium, in July 2010. tant. federation of NSOs, with NSOs As we approach the 21st European as Member Organisations that Scout Conference in Berlin, With this second iteration of require to be serviced? Or, are we Germany, and look back on what the report, the European Scout moving to a membership model has been achieved we hope that Committee has also taken consid- where we define membership of NSOs/NSAs will read this report erable time to look at the situa- WOSM on the numbers of individ- in conjunction with the Triennial tion around the world, bench- uals involved? In fact, that’s how Report for 2010-2013. marking itself with performance in we look at membership when it other Regions by looking at exter- comes to the issue of fees.

3 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Being able to assess the accuracy of membership data reported to WOSM has proven difficult in the past and is likely to in the future unless efforts “A short word from are made to improve reporting mechanisms and encourage greater transparency. However, this the Regional Office attempt to look at the evolution of membership around the world may also be of assistance to NSOs/NSAs in Europe as they enter in to discus- sions with friends from around the world in I believe that many of us have a passion for advance of the 40th World Scout Conference. Scouting. Whether this has developed recently Our purpose in preparing this comprehensive or is something that we have been brought up report has been fourfold: with matters not. The fact that we believe that Scouting is a good thing for young people unites 1. We want to better understand the situa- us with many hundreds of thousands of leaders all tion in each country, using all available data over the world. sources, in order to develop a European- wide perspective that will assist the We believe that the young people that we work European Scout Committee and the World to support will make a real difference, as leaders, Scout Bureau – European Regional Office, in as followers, as good citizens, as friends, as providing targeted support and consultancy, colleagues. to tackle decline where it occurs and secure growth where it has taken root. We believe that the difference our members make will help to create a better world – because they 2. We want to instil in NSOs/NSAs that care, because we care, because our work is based knowing who your members are is of vital on values, and commitment. importance in informing the development of Scouting, and influencing strategic activity That is why increasing our membership is so at national level. important. That is why we measure our numbers. 3. We want to encourage NSOs/NSAs That is why we try to gauge the impact of what to reflect on the figures that they have we do. provided or that we have sourced, with a view to correcting any anomalies so that European Scouting has seen dramatic change over future Membership Reports are even more the past decade – increasing numbers by half a accurate. million. That has taken hard work, energy, drive and commitment. 4. We want NSOs/NSAs to understand how they compare with the situations in other But let’s not stop there – let’s move into areas countries outside of Europe, which may help where we have not been strong, let’s expand to to better understand the challenges that reflect the diversity of our communities. others face around the world as they also seek to develop and grow. I use this opportunity to encourage all of us to live up to the challenge of maintaining market In closing, I would like to commend Radu Stinghe share and expanding it so that more and more for his work in ‘crunching’ the numbers that are young people can know what it is to be a Scout in this report, and also to all of those NSOs that and Society will know what a positive impact we have contributed so openly with their membership can create. information.

As an evolving document, there may well be some inaccuracies. In fact, we are expecting that to be the case. If you notice issues with the data relating to your NSO, please advise us so that we can update accordingly.

Craig Turpie, David McKee, Chairman, European Scout Committee Regional Director

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 4 “We believe that the difference our members make will help to create a better world – because they care, because we care, because our work is based on values, and commitment.”

A look at the world 1991-2012

In absolute numbers, WOSM doubled its membership in the last 20 years. However, this is largely due to the significant increase of membership in one of the Regions (some 10’000’000 more Scouts declared by the Scout Association of Indonesia in 2010). Two other Regions have shown a constant upward trend (Africa and Eurasia) but this is also due, in part, by new associations being admitted into WOSM. The three other Regions have all gone through the “dip” of 1995-2007 but they all seem to have recovered now and re-started a positive trend. Sometimes the big leaps in numbers are due to new associations being recognized (ex: associations of South-East Europe in the early nineties, the Eurasia Region, some African NSOs, etc.), new categories added (registering the girls in WOSM – like in France or Finland) or increased level of accuracy in the registration system (ex: Indonesia in 2010) but the stable trend overall is generally the result of hard work in maintaining a relevant programme for young people and ensure quality adult support.

5 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 6 Regional perspectives 1991-2012

7 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 8 AFRICA

Proportions of the 10 largest associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate

Gambia 1% Others 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 Rwanda 12% Mozambique 1% 2% Nigeria 3% 34% Tanzania 39% 42% Ethiopia 37% 4% 61% 5% South Africa 5% 5% DR Congo 5% 39%

13% 61% Uganda 53% 8%

Kenya 26% 22% 21%

Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate

1,600,000 0.600 1,400,000 0.500 1,200,000 0.400 1,000,000 0.300 800,000 0.200 600,000 0.100 400,000 0.000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

9 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 ARAB

Proportions of the 10 largest

associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate

Others 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 16% Egypt 27%

Oman 30% 35% 4% 40% 40%

Libya 4% 5%

Lebanon 5% 15% Pales/nian Authority 20% 11% Sudan 5% 45% Jordan 65% 5% 50% Tunisia Algeria 40% 6% Saudi Arabia 11% 6% 15%

Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate

400,000 0.350

0.300 350,000 0.250 300,000 0.200 250,000 0.150

200,000 0.100 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

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Proportions of the 10 largest associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate

Pakistan Japan Others Australia Hong Kong Republic of Korea 2% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% Bangladesh 3% 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 Thailand 4%

Philippines 6% 46% 50% 58% 67% India 11%

4% 4%

8% Indonesia 72% 50% 46% 33% 33%

Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate

33,000,000 3.000 2.700 28,000,000 2.400 23,000,000 2.100 1.800 18,000,000 1.500 1.200 13,000,000 0.900 8,000,000 0.600 0.300 3,000,000 0.000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

11 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 EURASIA

Proportions of the 10 largest

associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate

Tajikistan 5% Kazakhstan 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 5% Belarus 6%

33% Georgia Russian Federa,on 8% 35% 44% 56% 67%

Azerbaijan 8% 22%

22% Republic of Moldova 11% 10%

Ukraine 44% 12% Armenia 33% 33% 33% 11%

Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate 32,000 0.031 0.030 24,000 0.029 0.028 16,000 0.027

8,000 0.026 0.025 0 0.024 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1 2 EUROPE

Proportions of the 10 largest associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate

1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 Others 20%

32% United Kingdom 46% Netherlands 35% 54% 3%

5% 71% Finland 4% 5% Spain 4% 7% Poland 4% 63% France Germany 49% 5% 7% 39% Portugal Italy 29% 5% Belgium 7% 6%

Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate

2,000,000 2.000

1,800,000 1.800

1,600,000 1.600

1,400,000 1.400

1,200,000 1.200

1,000,000 1.000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

13 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 INTERAMERICA

Proportions of the 10 largest

associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate

Hai5 Argen5na Mexico Chile Venezuela Costa Colombia Rica Brazil 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% Others 0% 2% 2% 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 Canada 3%

31% 31% 47% 59% 6%

25% 69% 9% 63% United States 88%

28% 31%

Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate 7,000,000 1.900 1.700 6,000,000 1.500 1.300 5,000,000 1.100

4,000,000 0.900 0.700 3,000,000 0.500 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1 4 WOSM

35000000

30000000 Regional contributions to

25000000 membership development

20000000 Absolute numbers

15000000

10000000 Asia-‐Paciﬁc Interamerica Europe 5000000 Africa Arab 0 Eurasia 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

3.000

2.500

Regional contributions to 2.000 membership development 1.500 Penetration rate 1.000 Asia-‐Paciﬁc Europe 0.500 Interameric Africa a Arab Eurasia 0.000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate

42,000,000 2.000 38,000,000 1.800 1.600 34,000,000 1.400 30,000,000 1.200 26,000,000 1.000 22,000,000 0.800 0.600 18,000,000 0.400 14,000,000 0.200 10,000,000 0.000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

15 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1 6 Associations’ pespective 1991-2012

17 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1991 - 2012

24,000,000 20,000,000

16,000,000 19,562,753 12,000,000 69 associations increased their membership in the last 20 8,000,000 years, 23 of them with more than 10’000 members: 4 from Europe, 8 from Asia-Pacific,

4,000,000 2,001,489 1,033,869 1,033,869 683,333 683,333

521,986 521,986 8 from Africa 1 from the Arab 300,265 300,265 215,096 215,096 102,608 102,608 65,050 65,050 50,362 50,362 33,759 33,759 33,080 33,080 30,409 30,409 28,360 28,360 22,873 22,873 20,222 20,222 15,129 15,129 15,024 15,024 14,578 14,578 13,965 13,965 13,073 13,073 11,650 11,650 10,586 10,586 -‐ Region and 2 from Intera- merica. HaiJ India Chad Kenya Kenya Turkey Turkey Bhutan Bhutan Finland Uganda Uganda Gambia Belgium Ethiopia Ethiopia Pakistan Pakistan Portugal Portugal Thailand Tanzania Tanzania PalesJne PalesJne Sri Lanka Sri Indonesia ArgenJna ArgenJna Hong Kong Hong Bangladesh South Africa South Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte

3,500 3,080 3,000 2,500

2,000 1,720 23 associations increased 1,500 their membership with 100% 1,011

960 or more in the past 20 years: 763

1,000 695 2 from Europe, 6 from Asia- 512 477

409 Pacific, 12 from Africa, 1 from 342 249 243 220 217 205

500 198 169 155 146 140 135 117 113 Interamerica and 2 from the 0 Arab Region. HaiI India Chad Niger Niger Malta Malta Kenya Kenya Oman Guinea Bhutan Bhutan Malawi Malawi Uganda Uganda Gambia Ethiopia Ethiopia Monaco Monaco Namibia Namibia Thailand Tanzania Tanzania Indonesia Mauritania Mauritania Bangladesh Madagascar Madagascar Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte Sierra Leone Sierra

25,000,000 Top 5 per Region

20,000,000

19,562,753 Membership development 1991-2012

15,000,000

10,000,000

5,000,000 2,001,489 1,033,869 683,333 521,986 300,265 215,096 102,608 9,099 8,342 7,480 5,459 4,795 4,128 65,050 1,598 50,362 33,759 28,360 502 476 22,873 20,222 15,129 13,965 13,073 6,083 2,429 273 0 HaiF India Libya Libya Brazil Brazil Egypt Egypt Malta Malta Kenya Kenya Oman Turkey Turkey Finland Uganda Uganda Ukraine Ukraine Georgia Georgia Belgium Ethiopia Ethiopia Pakistan Pakistan Portugal Portugal Thailand Lebanon Tanzania Tanzania Moldova Moldova PalesFne PalesFne Indonesia ArgenFna ArgenFna Venezuela Venezuela Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Costa Rica Costa Bangladesh Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1 8 2007 - 2012

16,000,000 14,000,000 12,000,000 13,495,913 13,495,913 10,000,000 77 associations have in- 8,000,000 creased their membership in 6,000,000 the last 5 years, 17 of them with more than 10’000 mem- 4,000,000 bers: 3 from Europe, 5 from 2,000,000 692,786 447,876 447,876 173,808 173,808 89,957 89,957 89,443 89,443 65,050 65,050 62,143 62,143 58,364 58,364 56,442 56,442 44,152 44,152 30,479 30,479 30,172 30,172 22,502 22,502 18,908 18,908 14,891 14,891 Asia-Pacific, 6 from Africa, 2 11,707 from the Arab Region and 1 -‐ from Interamerica. India Brazil Brazil Kenya Kenya Turkey Turkey Algeria Algeria Finland Uganda Uganda Ethiopia Ethiopia Pakistan Pakistan Thailand Tanzania Tanzania PalesPne PalesPne Indonesia Philippines South Africa South Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte United Kingdom Kingdom United

3,500

3,000 3,195 2,500

2,000 1,720 14 associations increased their membership with 100% or 1,500 1,011 more in the past 5 years: 4 1,000 from Europe, 7 from Africa, 1 492 469 291 290

from Asia-Pacific, 1 from the 220 202 172 500 167 148 117 Arab Region and 1 from Inte- 112 ramerica. -‐ Turkey Turkey Algeria Algeria Iceland Finland Malawi Malawi Monaco Monaco Ethiopia Ethiopia Namibia Namibia Tanzania Tanzania Indonesia Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Costa Rica Costa South Africa South Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte

16,000,000 Top 5 per Region 14,000,000 12,000,000

13,495,913 Membership development 2007-2012 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 692,786 2,000,000 447,876 173,808 89,957 89,443 65,050 62,143 7,974 58,364 7,424 5,978 56,442 4,275 4,166 1,650 1,318 1,201 44,152 30,479 30,172 22,502 18,908 14,891 3,955 3,452 328 321 0 India Israel Israel Brazil Brazil Egypt Egypt Kenya Kenya Oman Sudan Turkey Turkey Algeria Algeria Ireland Ireland Finland Belarus Georgia Georgia Ethiopia Ethiopia Pakistan Pakistan Thailand Tanzania Tanzania PalesJne PalesJne Colombia Indonesia ArgenJna ArgenJna Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Costa Rica Costa Philippines South Africa South Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte United Kingdom Kingdom United Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidad

19 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1991 - 2012

30 28.90

25 23.50

20 68 associations increased their 15 penetration rate in the last 20 10.08 years, 15 of them with more

10 7.67 than 1%: 6 from Europe, 6 4.32

2.98 from Asia-Pacific and 3 from 2.84 5 2.83 2.15 1.87 1.81 1.50 1.20 1.15 1.07 Interamerica. 0 Malta Malta Bhutan Bhutan Finland Belgium Monaco Monaco Portugal Portugal Thailand Grenada Grenada Tanzania Tanzania Dominica Dominica Indonesia Hong Kong Hong Bangladesh Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidad

86 associations reduced their penetration rate in the last 20 Australia Australia Sweden Sweden Ireland Ireland Seychelles Luxembourg Lucia Saint Brunei Darussalam Republic Czech Kuwait Zealand New Poland Poland Kingdom United Switzerland Denmark Barbados Canada States United KiribaO Qatar Philippines years, 20 of them with more 0 than 1%: 8 from Europe, 5 -‐1 from Asia-Pacific, 4 from Inte- -‐1 ramerica, 1 from Africa and 2 -‐2 from the Arab Region. -‐1.03

-‐2 -‐1.15 -‐1.16 -‐1.20 -‐1.25 -‐1.27 -‐1.29 -‐1.37 -‐1.42 -‐1.48 -‐1.51 -‐3 -‐1.52

-‐3 -‐2.04 -‐2.42 -‐2.61 -‐4 -‐2.62 -‐2.77 -‐4 -‐2.85

-‐5 -‐3.45 -‐4.23

35.0 Top 5 per Region

30.0 28.9 Penetration rate development 1991-2012

25.0 23.5

20.0

15.0

10.1 10.0 7.7

5.0 4.3 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.2 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 HaiH Libya Libya Malta Malta Kenya Kenya Oman Bhutan Bhutan Finland Uganda Uganda Gambia Georgia Georgia Belgium Monaco Monaco Portugal Portugal Armenia Thailand Grenada Grenada Lebanon Tanzania Tanzania Moldova Moldova PalesHne PalesHne Bahamas Dominica Dominica Indonesia Mauritania Mauritania Hong Kong Hong Bangladesh Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidad

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 2 0 2007 - 2012

25 23.68 19.78 20

15 90 associations have increased their penetration rate 10 in the last 5 years, 20 of them

with more than 0.5%: 9 from 4.13 5 3.58 2.41

Europe, 4 from Asia-Pacific,2 1.77 1.50 1.45 1.29 0.96 0.95 0.83 0.81 0.78 0.71 0.65 0.63 0.63 0.56 from Africa, 1 from the Arab 0.54 Region and 4 from the Intera- 0

merica. Fiji Malta Malta Cyprus Cyprus Ireland Ireland Bhutan Bhutan Iceland Finland Monaco Monaco Thailand Tanzania Tanzania PalesNne PalesNne Bahamas Dominica Dominica Indonesia Costa Rica Costa Luxembourg Luxembourg Montenegro Montenegro Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte United Kingdom Kingdom United Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidad

63 associations reduced their penetration rate in the last 5

years, 22 of them with more Grenadines Senegal Senegal St Vincent& St Vincent& Kuwait Kuwait Emirates Arab United Greece FYROM Denmark Gambia Republic Dominican Japan Bahrain Malaysia Maldives Barbados San Marino Seychelles Belize States United than 0.1%: 6 from Europe, 4 CroaGa Netherlands DR Congo Kong Hong from Asia-Pacific, 5 from Inte- 0 -‐1 ramerica, 4 from Africa and 3 -‐1 -‐0.10 -‐0.10 -‐0.14 -‐0.17 -‐0.16 -‐0.18 -‐0.22 -‐0.22

from the Arab Region. -‐0.25 -‐0.26 -‐0.32 -‐0.33 -‐0.36 -‐2 -‐0.41 -‐0.49 -‐0.70 -‐0.74 -‐2 -‐0.80 -‐3 -‐1.20 -‐1.74

-‐3 -‐1.86 -‐4 -‐4 -‐5 -‐5 -‐4.58

25.0 23.7 Top 5 per Region

19.8 20.0 Penetration rate development 2007-2012

15.0

10.0

5.0 4.1 3.6 2.4 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fiji Libya Libya Malta Malta Oman Algeria Algeria Bhutan Bhutan Iceland Finland Belarus Ukraine Ukraine Georgia Georgia Monaco Monaco Armenia Grenada Grenada Thailand Lebanon Tanzania Tanzania PalesGne PalesGne Bahamas Dominica Dominica Indonesia Botswana Botswana Swaziland Swaziland Cambodia Costa Rica Costa Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Luxembourg Luxembourg South Africa South Côte d’Ivoire d’Ivoire Côte Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidad

21 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1991 - 2012

79 associations lost members Greece Greece Czech Republic Czech Switzerland Switzerland Germany Germany Japan Nepal Nepal Malaysia of China Scouts Algeria Korea of Republic Kingdom United Canada Hungary Hungary Chile Mexico Zealand New Sweden France Australia Poland Philippines States United in the last 20 years, 22 of -‐ them decreasing with more than 10’000 members: 9 from -‐250,000 Europe, 8 from Asia-Pacific, 4 -‐12,049 -‐12,049 -‐12,351 -‐12,351 -‐13,825 -‐13,825 -‐16,601 -‐16,601 -‐19,790 -‐19,790 -‐23,151 -‐23,151 -‐22,922 -‐22,922 -‐25,090 -‐25,090 -‐25,233 -‐25,233 -‐27,202 -‐27,202 -‐32,572 -‐32,572 -‐32,763 -‐32,763 from Interamerica and 1 from -‐43,507 -‐43,507 -‐49,057 -‐49,057 -‐50,247 -‐50,247

-‐94,986 -‐94,986 the Arab Region. -‐120,019 -‐120,019 -‐121,961 -‐121,961 -‐133,632 -‐133,632

-‐500,000 -‐152,087

-‐750,000 -‐566,860 -‐566,860 -‐1,000,000 -‐947,989 -‐947,989

15 associations decreased Czech Republic Czech Japan Serbia Saint Lucia Saint Canada Zealand New Zimbabwe Republic Dominican Guatemala Hungary Poland Jamaica Peru Peru Liberia Ghana their membership with 50% or 0 more in the past 20 years: 4 from Europe, 2 from Asia-Pa- cific, 3 from Africa and 6 from -‐25 Interamerica.

-‐50 -‐50 -‐50 -‐52 -‐56 -‐58 -‐59 -‐60 -‐61 -‐63

-‐75 -‐66 -‐68 -‐69 -‐70 -‐70 -‐70 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Scouts of China Scouts Tunisia Tunisia Algeria Algeria Australia Australia Tajikistan Tajikistan Sweden Sweden Cameroon Cameroon Liberia Benin Ghana Syria Kuwait Korea of Republic Japan Philippines Armenia FederaRon Russian France Republic Czech Colombia Chile Mexico States United Qatar Qatar Kingdom United Poland Canada -‐

-‐100,000 -‐17 -‐442 -‐568 -‐1,715 -‐1,715 -‐2,465 -‐2,465 -‐2,364 -‐2,364 -‐2,372 -‐2,372 -‐4,271 -‐4,271 -‐6,814 -‐6,814 -‐7,424 -‐7,424 -‐8,519 -‐8,519 -‐9,267 -‐9,267 -‐200,000 -‐9,785 -‐16,601 -‐16,601 -‐25,090 -‐25,090 -‐27,202 -‐27,202 -‐32,572 -‐32,572 -‐32,763 -‐32,763 -‐43,507 -‐43,507 -‐49,057 -‐49,057 -‐50,247 -‐50,247

-‐300,000 -‐94,986 -‐120,019 -‐120,019 -‐121,961 -‐121,961 -‐133,632 -‐133,632

-‐400,000 -‐152,087 -‐500,000 -‐600,000 -‐700,000 Bottom 5 per Region

-‐800,000 -‐566,860 Membership development 1991-2012 -‐900,000

-‐1,000,000 -‐947,989

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 2 2 2007 - 2012

49 associations lost mem- Japan Senegal Senegal Dominican Republic Dominican bers in the last 5 years, 10 of Netherlands Federa

19 associations lost 25% or more of their members in the past 5 years: 4 from Europe, CroaLithuania Malaysia FYROM Republic Dominican 3 from Africa, 3 from Asia-Pa- -‐ cific, 6 from Interamerica and 3 from the Eurasia. -‐25 -‐26 -‐28 -‐29

-‐50 -‐32 -‐33 -‐35 -‐36 -‐36 -‐36 -‐40 -‐41 -‐42 -‐45 -‐46 -‐48 -‐75 -‐49 -‐59 -‐60

-‐100 -‐86 Senegal Senegal Tunisia Tunisia Tajikistan Tajikistan Niger Niger Botswana Benin Mozambique Jordan Bahrain Bangladesh Korea of Republic Kong Hong Malaysia Japan Armenia Moldova FederaRon Russian Switzerland CroaRa Greece Netherlands Honduras Canada Belize Republic Dominican States United Denmark -‐ -‐1 -‐167 -‐396 -‐500 -‐706 -‐718 -‐500,000 -‐906 -‐1,351 -‐1,351 -‐1,545 -‐1,545 -‐1,323 -‐1,323 -‐1,817 -‐1,817 -‐2,071 -‐2,071 -‐2,077 -‐2,077 -‐1,796 -‐1,796 -‐2,390 -‐2,390 -‐2,396 -‐2,396 -‐2,444 -‐2,444 -‐5,786 -‐5,786 -‐6,684 -‐6,684 -‐7,621 -‐7,621 -‐8,058 -‐8,058 -‐14,580 -‐14,580 -‐23,466 -‐23,466 -‐28,141 -‐28,141 -‐29,478 -‐29,478 -‐1,000,000 -‐62,544

-‐1,500,000

-‐2,000,000 Bottom 5 per Region -‐2,500,000

-‐3,000,000 Membership development 2007-2012

-‐3,500,000 -‐2,865,748

23 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 2 4 WOSM 2012

25 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 25,000,000

20,000,000 21,599,748 The 17 largest associations in the world (with a membership 15,000,000 of over 100’000 Scouts each) account for over 34’000’000 members, or 94% of WOSM 10,000,000 membership. 144 other NSOs make up for the remaining 6% of WOSM

5,000,000 3,371,408 2988612 2,213,862

1,760,309 members. 1,250,820 958,243 630,476 538,933 536,000 323,929 190,539 117,338 116,054 113,716 111,180 101,763 101,245 If all Scouts would be equally 0 distributed among the WOSM countries, each of them would Italy Italy India Japan Kenya Kenya have approx. 215’000 mem- Others Others Canada Uganda Uganda Belgium Pakistan Pakistan Thailand Tanzania Tanzania

Germany Germany bers. Indonesia Philippines Bangladesh United States States United United Kingdom Kingdom United Republic of Korea of Republic

35.00 32.05 30.00 24.98 25.00

20.00 There are 25 associations with a penetration rate of over

15.00 12.80 3%: 11 from Europe, 8 from 10.08

8.94 Asia-Pacific 1 from Africa and 10.00 7.35 7.20 6.39 6.36 6.26

5.89 5 from Interamerica. 5.26 4.96 4.90 4.77 4.69 4.55 4.38 4.26 3.93 3.91 3.81 3.70 The average penetration rate 3.01 5.00 3.00 within WOSM is 1.7%. 0.00 . Fiji Malta Malta Ireland Ireland KiribaM KiribaM Bhutan Bhutan Iceland Finland Belgium Monaco Monaco Portugal Portugal Grenada Grenada Thailand Tanzania Tanzania Maldives Maldives Denmark Dominica Dominica Barbados Indonesia Philippines Hong Kong Hong Luxembourg Luxembourg Liechtenstein Liechtenstein United States States United United Kingdom Kingdom United Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidad

35.00 Top 5 per Region 32.05

30.00 Penetration rate 2012 24.98 25.00

20.00

15.00 12.80 10.08

10.00 8.94 7.35 7.20 6.39 6.36 6.26 4.96 4.77 4.69 3.93 5.00 3.70 3.00 2.78 2.07 1.92 1.92 1.72 1.47 1.40 1.36 1.04 0.39 0.30 0.21 0.08 0.04 0.00 Qatar Qatar Kenya Kenya Oman Kuwait Kuwait Iceland Bhutan Bhutan Finland Gambia Georgia Georgia Monaco Monaco Armenia Grenada Grenada Thailand Lebanon Tanzania Tanzania Moldova Moldova Maldives Maldives PalesCne PalesCne Tajikistan Tajikistan Dominica Dominica Barbados Indonesia Swaziland Swaziland Seychelles Seychelles Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Hong Kong Hong Luxembourg Luxembourg Liechtenstein Liechtenstein United States States United Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidad

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 2 6 If the position in a world table regarding: 1. the current size of the association, 2. the current penetration rate, 3. the evolution of membership between 1991-2012 in absolute numbers, 4. the evolution of membership between 1991-2012 in percentage, 5. the evolution of the penetration rate between 1991-2012, 6. the evolution of of membership between 2007-2012 in absolute numbers, 7. the evolution of membership between 2007-2012 in percentage and 8. the evolution of the penetration rate between 2007-2012, we can draw a table outlining, in relative terms, the “performance” of NSOs in what concerns the aspects of membership development, based on 8 indexes. In other words, the number for each country in the table 1991-2012 is the result of the addition:

+ + + + + + +

The same calculation can be also made taking into consideration the current situation and the evolution over the past 5 years (2007-2012) - this offers an insight on the current trend in NSOs concerning membership development. Thus, the number for each country in the table 2007-2012 is the result of the addition:

+ + + +

As an example, with its current membership of 2615, Romania ranks 118th in the World. With a penetration rate of 0.08, it is on the 143th position. With a decrease of 1’545 members since 1991, Romania is on the 112th place in temrs of growth. The loss represents 37.14% of the original membership and this puts the Romanian NSO on the 125th rank. However, in terms of penetration rate, Romania has kept a stable membership, with a change of only 0.0004 - this puts it on the 71st place in the world. Since 2007, the membership in Romania increased with 198 Scouts (which means the 70th place in the world), which represents 8% of the 2007 membership (58th place in the World). In terms of penetration rate the change is of only 0.1% (rank 78 in the World for the period 2007- 2012).

In numbers, this translates into: Evolution 1991-2007 Romania: 118 + 143 + 112 + 125 + 71 + 70 + 58 + 78 = 775 (overall ranking 106th in the World)

Evolution 2007-2012 Romania: 118 + 143 + 70 + 58 + 78 = 467 (overall ranking 95th in the World)

The next two pages illustrate the two World tables - they are purely for illustration purposes and are true only in relative terms (one NSO in comparison with the others). However they do offer a general view on the efforts and the results of the work on growth in the last years.

The European Region countries are marked for visibility.

27 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 101 Panama 752 102 Senegal 754 1991 - 2012 103 Suriname 754 104 Moldova 763 105 Slovakia 773 106 Romania 775 107 Kazahstan 780 108 UAE 789 109 Paraguay 798 110 Poland 799 111 Gabon 800 1 Indonesia 22 51 Hong Kong 539 112 Mexico 802 2 Tanzania 59 52 Slovenia 547 113 Peru 808 3. Thailand 116 53 Georgia 549 114 Botswana 813 4 Finland 122 54 Liechtenstein 562 115 Yemen 813 5 Kenya 170 55 Sudan 562 116 Norway 817 6 India 180 56 Israel 567 117 Ecuador 817 7 Bhutan 195 57 Guinea 579 118 Lesotho 820 8. Côte d’Ivoire202 58 Sweden 599 119 Kiribati 826 9. Palestine 220 59 Latvia 600 120 Rep. Korea 832 10. Pakistan 235 60 Cambodia 603 121 Canada 836 11 Belgium 236 61 Algeria 609 122 Guyana 836 12 Oman 239 62 Singapore 613 123 Netherlands 837 13 Ethiopia 265 63 El Salvador 615 124 Syria 839 14 Monaco 265 64 Sc. of China 615 125 St.Vin&Gren 841 15 Portugal 269 65 Bulgaria 620 126 Cameroon 852 16 Costa Rica 277 66 Azerbaijan 629 127 San Marino 823 17 Trin.-Tobago 281 67 Togo 631 128 S. Arabia 860 18 Sri Lanka 287 68 Bolivia 632 129 Comoros 861 19 South Africa 299 69 Madagascar 635 130 Croatia 861 20 Uganda 304 70 Mauritius 635 131 Jamaica 864 21 Malta 329 71 Burundi 642 132 Austria 868 22 Malawi 337 72 Mauritania 653 133 New Zeal. 869 23 Turkey 339 73 Albania 654 134 Kuwait 874 24 Namibia 364 74 Cape Verde 671 135 Denmark 876 25 Argentina 373 75 Maldives 672 136 Lithuania 890 26 Fiji 376 76 Montenegro 672 137 Tunisia 893 27 Bahamas 385 77 Czech Rep. 682 138 Australia 897 28 Lebanon 386 78 France 687 139 Switzerland 899 29 Cyprus 393 79 Rwanda 687 140 Ghana 900 30 Mongolia 393 80 Angola 691 141 Uruguay 910 31. Swaziland 399 81 Italy 695 142 Seychelles 914 32 Haiti 403 82 Belarus 700 143 Guatemala 925 33 Sierra L. 408 83 Jordan 700 144 Belize 926 34 Iceland 409 84 Germany 715 145 USA 927 35 Brazil 414 85 DR Congo 717 146 Bahrain 930 36 Luxembourg 424 86 Nepal 723 147 Bosnia&Herz939 37 Egypt 435 87 Zambia 728 148 Greece 940 38 Gambia 469 88 Morocco 729 149 Saint Lucia 965 39 Grenada 479 89 Zimbabwe 729 150 Japan 977 40 UK 484 90 Nigeria 733 151 Liberia 979 41 Bangladesh 485 91 Qatar 734 152 Barbados 984 42 Libya 491 92 Armenia 735 153 Malaysia 984 43 Estonia 492 93 Chile 735 154 Serbia 992 44 Ireland 507 94 Hungary 736 155 Honduras 1008 45 Dominica 508 95 Mozambique738 156 Tajilistan 1015 46 Papua NG 513 96 Burkina Faso 742 157 Nicaragua 1017 47 Chad 521 97 Brunei Dar. 745 158 FYROM 1019 48 Venezuela 529 98 Ukraine 746 159 Russian Fed. 1020 49 Spain 530 99 Niger 750 160 Benin 1048 50 Philipines 537 100 Colombia 752 161 Dom. Rep. 1123 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 2 8 1 Indonesia 16 2 Tanzania 45 3 Finland 67 2007 - 2012 4 UK 76 5 Thailand 101 6 Philippines 104 7 Ireland 125 8 Kenya 131 9 Palestine 131 10 India 133 11 Belgium 156 12 Bhutan 159 62 Colombia 372 112 Burundi 499 13 Fiji 159 63 El Salvador 375 113 Morocco 501 14 Iceland 161 64 Germany 377 114 DR Congo 503 15 Sweden 161 65 Panama 378 115 Netherlands 503 16 Trin.-Tobago 161 66 Qatar 378 116 Slovakia 505 17 Pakistan 167 67 Sudan 380 117 Ecuador 508 18 Côte d’Ivoire170 68 Libya 382 118 St.Vin&Gren 513 19 Luxembourg 172 69 Latvia 383 119 Guatemala 514 20 Oman 185 70 Cambodia 386 120 Cameroon 516 21 Costa Rica 190 71 Venezuela 395 121 Mauritius 518 22 Algeria 193 72 Georgia 399 122 Comoros 519 23 Sri Lanka 201 73 Gambia 406 123 Armenia 525 24 Ethiopia 202 74 New Zeal. 410 124 Syria 529 25 Israel 204 75 Liechtenstein 424 125 Mauritania 530 26 Monaco 205 76 Mexico 428 126 Madagascar 532 27 Portugal 211 77 Peru 435 127 Tunisia 539 28 Czech Rep. 216 78 Jamaica 438 128 Greece 549 29 Turkey 223 79 Italy 439 129 Guyana 553 30 Swaziland 226 80 Bulgaria 444 130 Zambia 553 31 South Africa 227 81 Montenegro 444 131 Japan 557 32 Cyprus 237 82 Azerbaijan 447 132 Maldives 557 33 Sc. of China 237 83 Rep. Korea 447 133 St. Lucia 558 34 Malta 252 84 Burkina Faso449 134 Yemen 562 35 Slovenia 254 85 Paraguay 449 135 Uruguay 563 36 Malawi 256 86 Chad 453 136 Ukraine 565 37 Bahamas 257 87 Bolivia 455 137 Barbados 568 38 Brazil 259 88 Bangladesh 457 138 Kazakhstan 569 39 Spain 261 89 Angola 458 139 Mozambique572 40 Singapore 262 90 Kiribati 458 140 Liberia 574 41 Argentina 266 91 Cape Verde 460 141 S. Arabia 576 42 Egypt 267 92 Albania 461 142 Seychelles 576 43 Uganda 268 93 Australia 462 143 Malaysia 582 44 Namibia 283 94 Belarus 467 144 Serbia 588 45 France 288 95 Romania 467 145 San Marino 598 46 Mongolia 300 96 Jordan 470 146 Lesotho 599 47 Lebanon 302 97 UAE 471 147 Senegal 615 48 Togo 306 98 Norway 475 148 Moldova 618 49 Nepal 307 99 Denmark 480 149 Bahrain 624 50 Hungary 310 100 Switzerland 484 150 Niger 631 51 Chile 322 101 Botswana 485 151 Croatia 635 52 Sierra Leone 326 102 Guinea 486 152 Benin 661 53 Zimbabwe 332 103 Kuwait 486 153 Lithuania 661 54 Poland 341 104 Rwanda 486 154 Belize 664 55 Dominica 346 105 Austria 487 155 Russian Fed. 667 56 Grenada 356 106 Nigeria 489 156 Bosnia&Herz672 57 Estonia 357 107 Hong-Kong 492 157 FYROM 680 58 Brunei Dar. 359 108 Ghana 494 158 Nicaragua 687 59 Haiti 365 109 Suriname 494 159 Honduras 707 60 Papua NG 366 110 Gabon 498 160 Tajikistan 720 61 Canada 371 111 USA 498 161 Dom. Rep. 761 29 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 3 0 European Region

31 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 3 2 Albania

2,000

1,750

Beslidhja Skaut Albania 1,500

1,250

1,000 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same WOSM membership 2012 number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have 1’668 followed the market trend.

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.22% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Scouting in Albania is still at early Countries with bigger penetration rate. stages of development. There are around 20 local groups in various parts of the country. New groups are being created in cities, schools and religious communities. With the support of WOSM and a number of European NSOs, a development programme is being implemented. There is a large potential of growth in Albania, since the numbers are still very low for a country of Alba- nia’s size.

33 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Austria

19,000

Pfadfinder und 14,000 Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs

9,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 10’358

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.82% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Scouting exists in Austria since 1910. In 1976 the Pfadfinder Öster- The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. reichs had almost 14.000 mem- Countries with bigger penetration rate. bers, the Österreichischer Pfadfin- derinnenverband St.Georg about 4.400. There were 240 groups in Austria, 17 of them all girls groups, 130 all boys groups and 93 already merged groups. Those talks finally led to a merger of the two organizations to the present PPÖ. The new association became full member of both WAGGGS and WOSM. PPÖ have more than 20.000 members (in WOSM more than 10’000), in the last decades generally the NSO counted about two thirds boys and one third girls, nowadays the ratio is nearly 1:1. MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 3 4 Belgium

110,000

100,000

Guidisme et Scoutisme en Bel- gique 90,000

80,000

70,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

5.82% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. In Belgium Scouting has had a very strong tradition for over 100 years. The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. The association has through con- Countries with bigger penetration rate. tinuous efforts achieved to be one of the 17 largest NSOs in the world with more than 100.000 members and showing an increase of penetration rate of more than 5,89% over the last 5 years. Next to efforts in membership growth, there has been significant work done in the fields of social inclusion & diversity and recognition of skills, with volunteer management and youth empowerment being two of the main strengths supporting the continuous growth of scouting in Belgium.

35 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Bosnia-Hertzegovina

2,250

2,000

1,750 Savjet izviđačkih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini 1,500

1,250

1,000 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 1’965

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.31% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate. Same as NSOs in all countries South East Europe, Scouting in Bosnia and Herzegovina has a tradition of several decades (scouting was established in 1915), but also has less members than there were in earlier decades. Scout groups are mainly concentrated in bigger cities in the country. In the last couple of years, they are intensively working on increase of membership on a national level. Small percentage of young people are Scouts, so there is a space for improvement.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 3 6 Bulgaria

2,500

2,000

Organizatsia Na Bulgarskite Skauty

1,500

1,000 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. WOSM membership 2012 The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have 2’109 followed the market trend.

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.21% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. The organisation is going through a patch of effective self-analysis and has produced a strategic plan with The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. a wide range of objectives which Countries with bigger penetration rate. will stretch the capacities of OBS. Considerable resources have been provided by local and state govern- ment – with the potential to reha- bilitate buildings as Scout Centres. However, there are difficulties with maintaining the institutional mem- ory with changes in the national team and changes in location of key personnel. Good progress has been made in utilising the EVS of the EU. A very effective promotion of Scouting was conducted in the past year utilising the centenary of Scouting in Bulgaria as the focus. 37 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Croatia

5,000

4,000

Savez izvidaca Hrvatske

3,000

2,000 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 3’280

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.48% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Croatia has a strong tradition of Countries with bigger penetration rate. Scouting. There are local groups in all the regions of the country, around 50 local groups in total. However, the numbers in Croatia (3000 scouts) are still low in terms of percentage of young people, so there is great potential for growth. The numbers are currently developing positively and Scouting’s profile is increasing. Between 2007 and 2012 a number of inactive groups were removed from the register, which explains the apparent down- turn in that period.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 3 8 Cyprus

5,500

5,000

4,500 Soma Proskopon Kyproi

4,000

3,500

3,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

2.62% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate. The Cyprus Scouts Association (CSA) is open to all boys and girls including those stationed at the Eastern and Western Sovereign Base Areas. The Scouts are one of the oldest and most important youth organizations on the island. Despite decreasing youth population the market share of CSA significantly increased in the last 5 years. Scouting exists in Cyprus since 1912/1913.

39 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Czech Republic

35,000

30,000

25,000 Junák - svaz skautů a skautek

20,000

15,000 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 21’753

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.50% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Junák is, with its more than 45,000 The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. members, the largest civic organi- Countries with bigger penetration rate. zation for children and youth in the Czech Republic. Junák is a member of WOSM and of WAGGGS and operates in accordance with their missions, principles and methods. It is one of the founders of the Czech Council of Children and Youth (CRDM). The Czech Scout movement was founded in 1911 and the NSO was happy to celebrate his centenary in 2011/2012. In the last couple of years Junak membership is significantly grown, both in market share and in absolute numbers. Scouting exists in the country since 1911.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 4 0 Denmark

60,000

55,000

50,000 Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere 45,000

40,000

35,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

3.81% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The Scout and Guide movement The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. in Denmark consists of about ten Countries with bigger penetration rate. different associations. Most of them are members of two large fed- erations, but there are also some independent organizations. Looking into the penetration rate during the last 20 years there has been a drop which is not so steep during the last five years and comes opposite to the increasing youth population trend. Neverthe- less, in 2012 there has been an increase in peneteration of more than 3%.

41 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Estonia

2,000

1,500

1,000 Eesti Skautide Ühing

500

0 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 1’416

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.72% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Of late the Estonian association The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. has been having capacity issues – Countries with bigger penetration rate. getting enough volunteers involved in the work of the association has been a key concern. Different patters of management have been examined to see if the responsibili- ties of the national board can be more effectively shared.

The association has produced two new promotional videos to high- light the development of Scouting in Estonia both from an historical perspective and also including modern footage, including dome from the last World Scout Jamboree.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 4 2 Finland

65,000

55,000

Suomen Partiolaiset Finlands Scouter ry 45,000

35,000

25,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

6.35% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Finnish Scouting was among the charter members of the WOSM in 1922. An NSO among the top 5 The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. in the European Region in mem- Countries with bigger penetration rate. bership development between 1991-2012 and in the last 5 years they have increased their members by more than 10000; which was mainly a result of the registration of the girl members to WOSM. Abso- lute numbers for male and female members should be examined and compared with previous years in order to identify the membership development after 2008 where the girl members were registered to WOSM. The penetration rate is very high, approximately 3.6% for the years 2007-2012. 43 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 France

120,000

110,000

100,000 Scoutisme Français

90,000

80,000

70,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 75’547

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.63% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate. The French federation is composed of five associations, which allows a good coverage of various segments of the French society. France is showing growth in the recent years, after a significant drop in 2001- 2007 which was due to a clean- up of the statistics. Despite the large absolute numbers of 75 000 Scouts, and good recent growth, the percentage of Scouts in France compared with the total youth population is still low in comparison with other countries.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 4 4 Macedonia (FYRO)

2,500

2,000

Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija

1,500

1,000 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.28% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Scouting in Macedonia is celebrating its 60 anniversary in 2013. As The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. tradition in Scouting is present, Countries with bigger penetration rate. there were periods when membership numbers were much higher than they are now. At the moment there are 15 active Scout groups, and national leadership is actively working on increase of membership by attracting new members in existing Scout groups, but also by establishing of new groups, as well as re-activating the ones that were active in previous years. Member- ship increase is one of priorities of the leadership, and taking into consideration existing numbers, there is a huge potential for growth.

45 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Germany

150,000

140,000

Ring deutscher 130,000 Pfadfinderverbände

120,000

110,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 113’716

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.99% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. The German NSO is organized in a so called Ring Deutscher Pfad- The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. finderverbände, which members Countries with bigger penetration rate. are the following NSAs: Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (BdP), Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg (DPSG), Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnnen und Pfadfinder (VCP)..In total all Ger- man scout associations have more than 200’000 members, far more t h a n t h e h a l f a r e W O S M m e m b e r s . Since 1989 both the youth population and the scout market share are decreasing, however in the last 5 years despite a strong decrease of the youth population (especially in eastern Germany) the scouting membership stabilized significantly. MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 4 6 Greece

30,000

25,000

Soma Hellinon Proskopon 20,000

15,000

10,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.99% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

Scouting in Greece has a strong The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. tradition. Therefore is relatively Countries with bigger penetration rate. well recognised and there are groups everywhere in the country. Facing the challenges that society in the country is witnessing, Scout- ing is encountered with challenges that are major obstacles in achiev- ing more significant membership growth. As a lack of trained Scout leaders in some parts of the country, there are waiting lists of young people that want to join Scouting. Scouting in Greece exists since 1910.

47 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Hungary

25,000

20,000

15,000 Magyar Cserkészszövetség

10,000

5,000

0 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 6’480

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.41% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

During the triennium Magyar The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Cserkészszövetség, the Hungarian Countries with bigger penetration rate. Scout Association, has responded to increased levels of interest in developing and growing Scout- ing, particularly in rural areas and amongst young people who had no previous contact with Scouting. The ‘Be Prepared For Life’ project ran over 18 months and attracted more than 300 non-Scouts towards Scouting in the summer of 2012. This project was supported by the Partnership Fund. In December 2012 Magyar Cserkészszövetség celebrated its centenary.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 4 8 Iceland

5000

4000

Bandalag íslenskra skáta 3000

2000

1000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

6.39% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Scouting idea was brought to Countries with bigger penetration rate. Iceland in 1911. The membership of Bandalag íslenskra skáta after a deep crisis in the years between 1995 and 2007 raised again and is still raising. The Icelandic NSO with more than 4000 members has nowadays a good market share (in perfect line with the youth population of the island, youth population which is quite stable). The new strategy and programme are partly responsible for the growth.

49 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Ireland

55000

50000

45000 Scouting Ireland

40000

35000

30000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 41’418

Penetration rate youth population 2012

4.54% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Following unification of the two constituent members, Scouting The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Ireland has continued to develop, Countries with bigger penetration rate. serving the community in the whole of the island with the express con- sent of UK Scouts in N. Ireland. Year on year growth in the region of 5% has reflected the settling in of the organisation with the development of its policies and practices. Of note has been the One Pro- gramme project – introducing a new programme, with supporting documentation and training. The Region supported a seminar when Scouting Ireland shared the work undertaken with more than 10 other associations – a great example of mutual support. MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 5 0 Israel

40,000

35,000

Hit’ahdut HaTzofim VeHaTzofot BeYisrael 30,000

25,000

20,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.31% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. The Israeli Scouting organization is the largest youth movement playing a very strong role in Israeli society The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. especially by fostering and tighten- Countries with bigger penetration rate. ing the relationship between Arabs, Jews and Christians. Israel has a significant increase in members the last five years following the trend of the youth population increase and the attraction of non-traditional populations from the periphery of Israel. This trend reflects mostly the increase of Hebrew Scouts membership number. This brings The Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation to the top 5 NSOs in membership development within the European Region for the period of 2007-2012. 51 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Italy

120,000

110,000

Federazione Italiana dello Scau- 100,000 tismo

90,000

80,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 101’763

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.18% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate. There are over 100 000 Scouts in Italy in two associations, which is among the highest absolute numbers in Europe. Scouting is well- recognised in Italy and there are groups everywhere in the country. The numbers declared by the Ital- ian federation only include their male members, so the actual out- reach of Scouting could be higher. The drop that can be seen in the 1990’s was due to a split in one of the associations. In most recent years, Scouting in Italy is growing.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 5 2 Latvia

1,500

1,000

Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu cen- trala organizacija

500

0 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.26% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate. During the triennium Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija, continued with its strategy to provide a solid foundation from which to further develop and grow the association. Although there has been organic growth in the development of new Units, much of the growth in LSGCO has come as a result of female members also being registered with WOSM.

53 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Liechtenstein

1,000

750 Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins

500

250 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 778

Penetration rate youth population 2012

12.79% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate.

Maintaining their profile by par- ticipating at regular events such as Jamborees, International Commis- sioners Forum and similar events, the Scouts in Liechtenstein hosted the recent small nations’ jamboree during the summer of 2013 – Dwarfs United.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 5 4 Lithuania

2,500

2,000

Lietuvos Skautija 1,500

1,000

500 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.27% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

Scouting first came to Lithuania The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. in 1909, as part of tsarist Russia. Countries with bigger penetration rate. The indigenous Lithuanian Scout movement began in 1918, when the first Scout troop was founded in Vilnius. Both market share and youth population are unfortunately decreasing, however a new strategy of local group support is being established, trying to break the membership decrease trend. First good results are also obtained by a big growth project pushed forward together by the NSO and by the WAGGGS association in Lithuania (Lietuvos skaučių seserija).

55 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Luxembourg

8,000

7,000

Luxembourg Boy Scouts Association

6,000

5,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 6’781

Penetration rate youth population 2012

7.20% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. The Luxembourg Boy Scout As- sociation (LBSA) is a federation The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. of two Scout associations serving Countries with bigger penetration rate. Luxembourg. Scouting in Luxem- bourg was founded in 1914 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Move- ment in 1922. Despite the challenges in recruiting adult volunteers, the penetration rate the 5 last years has increased significantly; more, even comparing it to the increased trend of youth population in the country. A lot of work is being done in advancing with RAP and developing a new program during the following 2-3 years, as well as specific trainings for adult volunteers. MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 5 6 Malta

4,000

3,000

The Scout Association of Malta 2,000

1,000

0 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

4.38% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Founded in 1908, TSAM has always maintained a high and respectable scouting tradition. Its The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. leaders and members are commit- Countries with bigger penetration rate. ted to further the ideals of Scout- ing in line with those as tradition- ally established by the Founder, Lord Baden Powell and as further developed by the World Scout Movement. The Association is a forward looking organisation that enjoys great respect both locally and internationally and actually has 39 active scout groups. The decline in the membership seems to have been stopped in 2012, prob- ably also because of both the new national leadership and the positive trend in the youth population. 57 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Monaco

1,200

800 Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco

400

0 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 1’001

Penetration rate youth population 2012

24.97% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate.

Monaco is an Accredited Scout Or- ganisation. It has recently declared an increase of membership to 1000, which is explains the sharp increase from the previously stable level of 50 members.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 5 8 Montenegro

Savez Izvidjaca Crne Gore No data available for the selected period.

WOSM membership 2012 780

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.78% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. The Association of Scouts of Monte- negro was founded on 19 Novem- ber 2006 as a national independ- The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. ent organization with headquarters Countries with bigger penetration rate. in Podgorica, the capital of Monte- negro. For the past five years the available data show a marginal increase in the penetration rate which is encouraging taking into consideration that it is a very new organization with challenges. One of the priorities set which will contribute into maintaining a positive trend is the development and implementa- tion of a strategy and with capacity building of young leaders will be the pillars of a strong Association.

59 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Netherlands

60,000

55,000

Scouting Nederland

50,000

45,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 48’845

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.65% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. SN faced challenges especially during the last 5 years when it The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. comes to the membership numbers Countries with bigger penetration rate. and the penetration rate which declined following the trend of the youth population. Structures and the program within the association have been set around a growth policy. One of the ways to reach the policy’s target is to improve the image of scouting. A strong talent program assists along with a group development program which actively helps groups to grow and improve their quality having identified five fields of work: youth program, adult resources, accom- modation and equipment, finance, management and organization. MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 6 0 Norway

25,000

20,000

Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon

15,000

10,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.97% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

Norway – comprising Norges Speiderforbund and Norges The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. KFUM-KFUK speidere continues to Countries with bigger penetration rate. develop its membership. Some visits have taken place to see how others are coping with the issue of diversity as one way in which to grow the membership. Norway has maintained its membership numbers, growing slightly in the last year. Norway is offering to host the next European Guide and Scout Confer- ences in 2016.

A very successful national jamboree has taken place – Stavanger 2013.

61 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Poland

250,000

200,000

150,000 Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego 100,000

50,000

0 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 61’394

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.00% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. ZHP membership numbers continue to give cause for concern. The The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. introduction of a new membership Countries with bigger penetration rate. management system revealed significantly lower membership figures than anticipated and there is now work to be done in helping ZHP to address their strategic plan and ensure that the membership loss is turned around. Progress is being made in relationships with other “scout” organisations in Poland, towards a process of unification. Poland maintains strong links in the Eurasia Region and through fund- ing available to support innovative training has just embarked on a sharing of training systems with a number of other associations. MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 6 2 Portugal

80,000

70,000

60,000 Federação Escotista de Portugal 50,000

40,000

30,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. WOSM membership 2012 The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have 76’263 followed the market trend.

Penetration rate youth population 2012

4.25% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Comprising Associação dos Escotei- ros de Portugal and Corpo Nacion- The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. al de Escutas, Scouting in Portugal Countries with bigger penetration rate. continues to grow in absolute numbers. The economic situation has impacted the economy, but the organisations are responding to the needs identified. Of particular note is the work done by CNE in the understanding of youth empowerment – as witnessed by the YESS event held recently which was participated in by many other associations. Both associations have experienced change but still respond to the needs of society by reviewing and renewing their training systems

63 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Romania

6,000

4,500

Organizatia Nationala “Cercetasii Romaniei”

3,000

1,500 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 2’615

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.07% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate. Scouting in Romania is growing again after a number of years where membership has decreased significantly. A lot of work was done in terms of external image and partnerships and the current position of the associaiton within civil society is a very strong one. More groups are created every year also as a result of the “buzz” created by the first post-war Jam- boree and the celebrations of the Centenary of Scouting in Romania.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 6 4 San Marino

300

Associazione Guide e Esplora- tori Cattolici Sammarinesi 200

100 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

2.68% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate.

San Marino is an Accredited Scout Organisation. Due to the small size of the country, there are only 150 Scouts in San Marino. This represents a decrease from the earlier levels.

65 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Serbia

40,000

30,000

20,000 Savez Izviđača Srbije

10,000

0 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 4’021

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.24% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Countries with bigger penetration rate. Serbia has a tradition of Scouting in Many local communities. There are local groups in all the regions of the country, and there are more than 50 local groups in total. How- ever, the numbers in Serbia are lower than they were decades ago, and are low in terms of market share of young population in the country, so there is great potential for growth. Scouting is established in Serbia since 1911.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 6 6 Slovakia

4,500

Slovensky skauting 3,500

2,500 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.37% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Scouting in Slovakia is among the largest youth organizations in The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Slovakia. It is a member of WOSM, Countries with bigger penetration rate. and WAGGGS. The last couple of years the membership is following the trend of the youth population which is declining but not with the exact steepness. The membership is slowly starting to stabilize by setting and imple- menting a Strategy for growth; changing the program, methodol- ogy are some of the ingredients that will support and help reach the strategic goal. This year Scouting in Slovakia is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

67 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Slovenia

10,000

7,500

Zveza tabornikov Slovenije

5,000

2,500 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 5’507

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.99% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Continuing its development regarding membership and looking to the The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. future, ZTS was the successful ap- Countries with bigger penetration rate. plicant to host the next World Scout Conference in Ljubljana in 2014 and planning is going well. ZTS continues to look at programme development and was funded for a Partnership Project on growth, addressing the identity and recognition of the organisation and becoming more present throughout the country. Despite development challenges, the organisation continues to provide effective programme provision, considerable impact with environmental activities and continues to develop its highly effective training team. MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 6 8 Spain

80,000

70,000

Federación de Escultismo en España 60,000

50,000

40,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.84% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership.

The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. Scouting in Spain is very active in Countries with bigger penetration rate. terms of looking at issues relating to development and growth. The European Scout Region has supported both ASDE and MSC with specific projects including making the most of their centenary as a platform for strategic development (ASDE) and renovating their programme and testing it (MSC). Scouting in Catalonia is also un- dergoing a deep introspection with FCEG exploring closer ties with the associations in that federation.

69 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Sweden

95,000

75,000

Scouterna

55,000

35,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 43’729

Penetration rate youth population 2012

2.91% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Scouting was founded in Sweden The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. in 1910. Scouts in Sweden were Countries with bigger penetration rate. previously organised in five different associations which had an umbrella organisation called the Swedish Guide and Scout Council. The associations varied in size and were organised in different ways but all shared common ground in the Scout method and the values of Scouting. On 1 January 2013, scouts in Sweden entered a new organisation - Scouterna. All members and Scout Groups now belong to the same organization but many groups can run Scouting with a specific profile, for example: temperance Scouting.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 7 0 Switzerland

60,000

50,000

Mouvement Scout de Suisse 40,000

30,000

20,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Penetration rate youth population 2012

1.83% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. In 1910 the first boy scout groups were formed, whereas the girls The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. started guiding in 1915. The follow- Countries with bigger penetration rate. ing cantonal associations existed on 5th Octobre 1913: Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Berne, Bâle, Zurich and St.Gallen-Thurgau. In Berne they established the Swiss Scout Federation (SSF). There are challenges coming to the penetration rate which has decreased the last 20 years following a stable trend of youth population. This has been halted during the last five years. Specific actions have been taken to change this trend and this is being reflected in the numbers.

71 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Turkey 45,000

35,000

25,000 Türkiye Izcilik Federasyonu

15,000

5,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. WOSM membership 2012 In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have followed the market trend. 40’581

Penetration rate youth population 2012

0.19% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Building on the final verification of The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. the new constitution of TiF, which Countries with bigger penetration rate. confirms TiF as an organisation, independent from the state, and confirms the volunteer structure of the organisation, development has continued from the new headquarters in Istanbul. Of particular note is the work done with girls in communities where activities outside the home would not usually take place. TiF has an interactive membership management system which enables them to tell the numbers of young people involved. At the last count there were more than 79,000 registra- tions.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 7 2 United Kingdom

800,000

700,000

The Scout Association 600,000

500,000

400,000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012

Membership development 1990-2012 in relation to the trends in youth population. For purposes of comparison, the graph shows the trend in youth population (blue line) starting from the same number as the membership (red line) of the NSO in 1990. WOSM membership 2012 The space between the lines shows the “real” growth or decline of the association. In other words, the blue dots show what the membership of the NSO shoud be if it would have 536’000 followed the market trend.

Penetration rate youth population 2012

4.71% The 10 countries with similar memberhip. Countries with larger membership. Following a concerted plan of action, TSA has had a planned intervention regarding its image, The 10 countries with similar penetration rate. programme, training, profile Countries with bigger penetration rate. enhancement and all aspects of its organisational life which led up to the 2007 celebrations. This led to a growth in absolute numbers which has been sustained now for 6 years. Development continues and in particular inroads have been made in the impact of membership from many communities not previously engaged, in a more profes- sional approach to “servicing” the organisation, in dialogue with many parties, in raising the profile with interactive use of media, per- sonalities and social research. 73 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 7 4 75 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 7 6