OSMF updates/2020-08/Membership statistics

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Membership statistics as of September 1st, 2020

1352 members (natural persons)

* Normal members provide their full residential address and can vote on all issues. They can also be candidates in the election to Board.
*Associate members provide just their country of residence and can vote - but not on all issues. More information here.

Regional distribution

  • 807 - Europe and Central Asia
  • 357 - America South, Central, North and Caribbean
  • 118 - Asia-Pacific
  • 51 - Africa West, East, Central and Southern
  • 12 - Middle East and North Africa
  • 7 - Unknown

Regions as defined by our membership managing software, CiviCRM.

Members per Country

  • 291 - United States
  • 245 - Germany
  • 101 - United Kingdom
  • 98 - France
  • 56 - Italy
  • 34 - Netherlands
  • 31 - India
  • 30 - Canada
  • 29 - Belgium
  • 29 - Switzerland
  • 25 - Austria
  • 24 - Poland
  • 24 - Spain
  • 16 - Brazil
  • 14 - Australia
  • 13 - Japan
  • 13 - Philippines
  • 13 - Portugal
  • 13 - Serbia
  • 12 - Sweden
  • 11 - Russian Federation
  • 11 - Uganda
  • 11 - Ukraine
  • 10 - Bangladesh
  • 8 - Argentina
  • 8 - Belarus
  • 8 - Ireland
  • 8 - Taiwan
  • 7 - Unknown
  • 7 - Finland
  • 7 - Kosovo
  • 6 - Denmark
  • 6 - Ghana
  • 6 - Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • 6 - Nepal
  • 5 - Luxembourg

Less than 5 members:
Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Republic Of The), Congo (The Democratic Republic of the), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, French Polynesia, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia and Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania (United Republic of), Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Viet Nam, Zambia

Statistics page by the Membership Working Group

The Membership Working Group has statistics per 1st of month and graphs at https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Membership/Statistics

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