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World Distribution
of Quakers, 2006

The following are the membership statistics for bodies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for the year 2006, as published by the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC). FWCC lists them by its four geographical sections. Current statistics are not always available, so for some countries statistics may be old or estimated. With the exception of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the countries where the membership is listed as unknown do not have yearly meetings.

Country or Area
Number
AFRICA
43%
Burundi
12,000
Central & Southern Africa
200
Congo (Republic of)
unknown
Democratic Republic of Congo
unknown
Ghana
12
Kenya (15 YMs*)
133,825
Nigeria
unknown
Rwanda
3,234
Tanzania (2 YMs*
3,100
Uganda
3,500
Total:
155,871
AMERICAS
45%
Bolivia (5 YMs*)
30,300
Brazil
unknown
Canada
1,160
Columbia
20
Costa Rica
72
Cuba
373
El Salvador
550
Guatemala (3 YMs*)
20,630
Honduras
2,000
Jamaica
325
Mexico
800
Nicaragua
unknown
Peru
5,700
United States (32 YMs* & groups)
105,835
Total:
167,765
ASIA-WEST PACIFIC
4%
Australia
949
Cambodia
2,500
China
unknown
India (4 YMs* & groups)
712
Indonesia
3,000
Japan
185
Korea
12
Nepal
500
New Zealand
656
Phillipines
850
Singapore
unknown
Sri Lanka
unknown
Taiwan
3,200
Total:
12,564
EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
6%
Belgium & Luxembourg
42
Britain
15,775
Central Europe (Abania, Hungary & Romania)
4,306
Croatia
unknown
Denmark
29
Egypt
unknown
Estonia
unknown
Finland
20
France
71
Germany & Austria
338
Greece
unknown
Iceland
unknown
Ireland
1,591
Italy
unknown
Latvia
unknown
Lebanon & Palestine
60
Lithuania
unknown
Netherlands
115
Norway
151
Russia
13
Spain
8
Sweden
100
Switzerland
104
Total:
22,723
GRAND TOTAL:
358,923
* YMs = Yearly meetings

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