List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members
Since its conception in 1907, the Scouting movement has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. There are over 54 million Scouts and Guides worldwide, with 171 national organisations governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and a nearly equal number governed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Table of members
The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one Scouting organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religion, ethnic identification, or language. Canada is the only country to have two distinct recognized associations, which are divided by language.| Country | Membership | Name of member organization | Year current Scouting organization joined WOSM | Year member organization was founded | Admits boys/girls |
| Afghanistan | 11,000 | Afghanistan Scout Association | 2020 | 1931 | both |
| Algeria | 33,622 | Scouts Musulmans Algériens | 1963 | 1934 | both |
| Angola | 16,179 | Associação de Escuteiros de Angola | 1998 | 1998 | both |
| Argentina | 42,779 | Scouts de Argentina | 1922 | 1912 | both |
| Armenia | 2,119 | Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun | 1997 | 1912 | both |
| Aruba | Scouting Aruba | 2016 | 2000 | both | |
| Australia | 65,881 | Scouts Australia | 1953 | 1908 | both |
| Austria | 10,439 | Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs | 1922/1946 | 1912 | both |
| Azerbaijan | 1,091 | Azərbaycan Skaut Assosiasiyasi | 2000 | 1997 | both |
| Bahamas | 1,521 | The Scout Association of the Bahamas | 1974 | 1913 | both |
| Bahrain | 1,790 | Boy Scouts of Bahrain | 1970 | 1953 | boys only |
| Bangladesh | 958,243 | Bangladesh Scouts | 1974 | 1972 | both |
| Barbados | 2,184 | Barbados Boy Scouts Association | 1969 | 1912 | boys only |
| Belarus | 1,201 | Belarusian Republican Scout Association | 1989 | 1909 | both |
| Belgium | 97,489 | Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium | 1922 | 1911 | both |
| Belize | 1,224 | The Scout Association of Belize | 1987 | 1911 | both |
| Benin | 5,226 | Scoutisme Béninois | 1964 | 1932 | both |
| Bhutan | 21,294 | Bhutan Scout Tshogpa | 1999 | 1991 | both |
| Bolivia | 7,894 | Asociación de Scouts de Bolivia | 1950 | 1915 | both |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,941 | Savez izviđača Bosne i Hercegovine | 1999 | 1999/2011 | both |
| Botswana | 3,898 | The Botswana Scouts Association | 1958 | 1936 | boys only |
| Brazil | 70,388 | União dos Escoteiros do Brasil | 1922 | 1910 | both |
| Brunei | 1,904 | Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam | 1981 | 1933 | both |
| Bulgaria | 1,095 | Organizatsia Na Bulgarskite Skauty | 1999 | 1911–1913 | both |
| Burkina Faso | 9,700 | Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme | 1972 | 1943 | both |
| Burundi | 28,559 | Association des Scouts du Burundi | 1979 | 1940 | both |
| Cambodia | 10,061 | National Association of Cambodian Scouts | 2008 | 2000 | both |
| Cameroon | 4,501 | Les Scouts du Cameroun | 1971 | 1937 | both |
| Canada | 116,044 | Scouts Canada, with which is affiliated the Association des Scouts du Canada | 1946 | 1908 | both |
| Cape Verde | 733 | Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde | 2002 | 2002 | NA |
| Chad | 14,500 | Fédération du Scoutisme Tchadien | 1974 | 1960 | both |
| Chile | 19,672 | Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile | 1922/1974 | 1909 | both |
| Republic of China | 49,057 | Scouts of China | 1937 | 1912 | both |
| Colombia | 11,118 | Asociación Scouts de Colombia | 1933 | 1917 | both |
| Comoros | 1,725 | Wezombeli | 1990 | 1975 | both |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 71,443 | Fédération des Scouts de la République démocratique du Congo | 1963 | 1924 | both |
| Costa Rica | 11,297 | Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica | 1925 | 1915 | both |
| Ivory Coast | 8,335 | Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme | 1972 | 1937 | both |
| Croatia | 3,155 | Savez izviđača Hrvatske | 1993 | 1915 | both |
| Curaçao Sint Maarten Caribbean Netherlands | 1,600 | Scouting Antiano | 2016 | 1997 | both |
| Cyprus | 5,328 | Cyprus Scouts Association | 1961 | 1913 | both |
| Czech Republic | 64,383 | Junák - český skaut, z. s. | 1922/1990/1996 | 1911 | both |
| Denmark | 39,829 | Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere | 1922 | 1909 | both |
| Dominica | 1,100 | The Scout Association of Dominica | 1990 | 1929 | both |
| Dominican Republic | 1,269 | Asociación de Scouts Dominicanos | 1930 | 1926 | both |
| Ecuador | 3,006 | Asociación de Scouts del Ecuador | 1922 | 1920 | both |
| Egypt | 82,940 | Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides | 1922 | 1914 | both |
| El Salvador | 4,477 | Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador | 1940 | 1938 | both |
| Estonia | 1,423 | Eesti Skautide Ühing | 1922/1996 | 1911/1989 | both |
| Eswatini | 6,843 | Emavulandlela Swaziland Scout Association | 1968 | 1928 | boys only |
| Ethiopia | 60,191 | Ethiopia Scout Association | 2002 | 1950 | both |
| Fiji | 7,284 | Fiji Scouts Association | 1971 | 1914 | both |
| Finland | 43,811 | Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry | 1922 | 1910 | both |
| France | 75,547 | Scoutisme Français | 1922 | 1910 | both |
| Gabon | 3,736 | Fédération Gabonaise du Scoutisme | 1971 | 1936 | both |
| Gambia | 18,422 | The Gambia Scout Association | 1984 | 1921 | both |
| Georgia | 1,568 | Sakartvelos Skauturi Modzraobis Organizatsia | 1997 | 1994 | both |
| Germany | 112,503 | Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände | 1950 | 1910 | both |
| Ghana | 3,818 | The Ghana Scout Association | 1960 | 1912 | both |
| Greece | 15,218 | Soma Hellinon Proskopon | 1922 | 1910 | both |
| Grenada | 1,367 | The Scout Association of Grenada | 1979 | 1924 | both |
| Guatemala | 4,905 | Asociación de Scouts de Guatemala | 1930 | 1928 | both |
| Guinea | 10,522 | Association Nationale des Scouts de Guinée | 1990/2005 | 1984 | NA |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9,698 | Escuteiros da Guiné-Bissau | 2017 | 1966 | both |
| Guyana | 399 | The Scout Association of Guyana | 1967 | 1909 | both |
| Haiti | 43,605 | Scouts d'Haïti | 1932/1940 | 1916 | both |
| Honduras | 1,473 | Asociación de Scouts de Honduras | 1957 | 1952 | both |
| Hong Kong | 66,895 | The Scout Association of Hong Kong | 1977 | 1914 | both |
| Hungary | 10,068 | Magyar Cserkészszövetség | 1922/1990 | 1912 | both |
| Iceland | 3,938 | Bandalag Íslenskra Skáta | 1924 | 1912 | both |
| India | 3,371,408 | The Bharat Scouts and Guides | 1938 | 1909 | both |
| Indonesia | 21,599,748 | Gerakan Pramuka | 1961 | 1912 | both |
| Iraq | 50,818 | Iraq Scout Association | 1922/1956/2017 | 1914 | both |
| Ireland | 42,666 | Scouting Ireland | 1949 | 1908 | both |
| Israel | 25,684 | Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel | 1951 | 1919 | both |
| Italy | 102,066 | Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo | 1922/1946 | 1912 | both |
| Jamaica | 2,235 | The Scout Association of Jamaica | 1963 | 1910 | both |
| Japan | 111,180 | Scout Association of Japan | 1922/1950 | 1913 | both |
| Jordan | 15,521 | Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides | 1955 | 1954 | both |
| Kazakhstan | 1,103 | Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan | 2008 | 1992 | both |
| Kenya | 323,884 | The Kenya Scouts Association | 1964 | 1910 | both |
| Kiribati | 1,333 | Kiribati Scout Association | 1993 | 1993 | both |
| South Korea | 190,539 | Korea Scout Association | 1953 | 1922 | both |
| Kuwait | 5,950 | Kuwait Boy Scouts Association | 1955 | 1952 | boys only |
| Latvia | 847 | Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija | 1993 | 1917 | both |
| Lebanon | 14,533 | Lebanese Scouting Federation | 1947 | 1912 | both |
| Lesotho | 371 | Lesotho Scouts Association | 1971 | 1936 | boys only |
| Liberia | 2,418 | Boy Scouts of Liberia | 1922/1965 | 1922 | boys only |
| Libya | 14,716 | Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement | 1958 | 1954 | both |
| Liechtenstein | 753 | Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins | 1933 | 1931 | both |
| Lithuania | 1,446 | Lietuvos Skautija | 1997 | 1918 | both |
| Luxembourg | 7,083 | Scouting in Luxembourg | 1922 | 1914 | both |
| Macau | ~5,000 | Associação de Escoteiros de Macau | 2017 | 1921 | both |
| Madagascar | 38,262 | Firaisan'ny Skotisma eto Madagasikara | 1960 | 1921 | both |
| Malawi | 12,810 | The Scout Association of Malawi | 2005 | 1996 | NA |
| Malaysia | 44,016 | Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia | 1957 | 1911 | both |
| Maldives | 4,633 | The Scout Association of Maldives | 1990 | 1963 | both |
| Malta | 2,968 | The Scout Association of Malta | 1966 | 1908 | both |
| Mauritania | 3,724 | Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie | 1983 | 1947 | both |
| Mauritius | 3,463 | The Mauritius Scout Association | 1971 | 1912 | both |
| Mexico | 33,487 | Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C. | 1926 | 1920 | both |
| Moldova | 2,042 | Organizaţia Naţionala A Scouţilor Din Moldova | 1997 | 1921 | both |
| Monaco | 1,001 | Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco | 1990 | 1990 | both |
| Mongolia | 10,445 | Mongolyn Skautyn Kholboo | 1994 | 1992 | both |
| Montenegro | 768 | Savez Izviđača Crne Gore | 2008 | 2006 | both |
| Morocco | 12,304 | Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain | 1961 | 1933 | both |
| Mozambique | 21,487 | Liga dos Escuteiros de Moçambique | 1999 | 1960 | both |
| Myanmar | 25,000 | Myanmar Scout | 2016 | 2012 | both |
| Namibia | 2,836 | Scouts of Namibia | 1990 | 1917 | both |
| Nepal | 19,010 | Nepal Scouts | 1969 | 1952 | both |
| Netherlands | 47,655 | Scouting Nederland | 1922 | 1910 | both |
| New Zealand | 17,939 | Scouting New Zealand | 1953 | 1908 | both |
| Nicaragua | 1,011 | Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua | 1946 | 1917 | both |
| Niger | 3,300 | Association des Scouts du Niger | 1996 | 1947 | both |
| Nigeria | 46,701 | Scout Association of Nigeria | 1961 | 1915 | both |
| North Macedonia | 1,151 | Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija | 1997 | 1921 | both |
| Norway | 17,279 | Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon | 1922 | 1911 | both |
| Oman | 12,847 | The National Organisation for Scouts and Guides | 1977 | 1948 | both |
| Pakistan | 630,476 | Pakistan Boy Scouts Association | 1948 | 1947 | boys only |
| Palestinian Authority | 33,629 | Palestinian Scout Association | 1996 | 1912 | both |
| Panama | 2,254 | Asociación Nacional de Scouts de Panamá | 1924/1950 | 1924 | both |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,509 | The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea | 1976 | 1926 | boys only |
| Paraguay | 1,210 | Asociación de Scouts del Paraguay | 1962 | 1960 | both |
| Peru | 6,724 | Asociación de Scouts del Perú | 1922 | 1916 | both |
| Philippines | 2,811,541 | Boy Scouts of the Philippines | 1946 | 1936 | both |
| Poland | 138,112 | Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego | 1922/1996 | 1918 | both |
| Portugal | 79,063 | Federação Escotista de Portugal | 1922 | 1913 | both |
| Qatar | 4,528 | The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar | 1965 | 1955 | both |
| Romania | 2,629 | Cercetaşii României | 1993 | 1914 | both |
| Russia | 7,186 | All-Russian Scout Association | 2004 | 1909 | both |
| Rwanda | 18,859 | Association des Scouts du Rwanda | 1975 | 1940 | both |
| Saint Lucia | 355 | The Saint Lucia Scout Association | 1990 | 1910 | both |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 353 | The Scout Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1990 | 1911 | both |
| San Marino | 280 | Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi | 1990/2017 | 1973 | both |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 421 | Associação dos Escuteiros de São Tomé e Príncipe | 2017 | 1993 | both |
| Saudi Arabia | 19,260 | Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association | 1963 | 1961 | boys only |
| Senegal | 9,857 | Confédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme | 1963 | 1930 | both |
| Serbia | 4,408 | Savez Izviđača Srbije | 1995 | 1911 | both |
| Seychelles | 169 | Seychelles Scout Association | 1927 | 2002 | both |
| Sierra Leone | 11,587 | Sierra Leone Scouts Association | 1964 | 1909 | both |
| Singapore | 11,451 | The Singapore Scout Association | 1966 | 1910 | both |
| Slovakia | 3,349 | Slovenský skauting | 1922/1990/1997 | 1913 | both |
| Slovenia | 5,494 | Zveza tabornikov Slovenije | 1994 | 1915 | both |
| South Africa | 69,316 | Scouts South Africa | 1937 | 1908 | both |
| South Sudan | 2,000 | South Sudan Scout Association | 2013 | 2011 | both |
| Spain | 59,408 | Federación de Escultismo en España | 1922/1978 | 1912 | both |
| Sri Lanka | 40,925 | Sri Lanka Scout Association | 1953 | 1912 | both |
| Sudan | 14,682 | Sudan Scouts Association | 1956 | 1935 | boys only |
| Suriname | 2,601 | Boy Scouts van Suriname | 1968 | 1924 | both |
| Sweden | 43,729 | Scouterna | 1922 | 1911 | both |
| Switzerland | 23,263 | Swiss Guide and Scout Movement | 1922 | 1912 | both |
| Syria | 9,260 | Scouts of Syria | 2008 | 1912/1949 | both |
| Tajikistan | 1,062 | Ittihodi Scouthoi Tojikiston | 1997 | 1991 | both |
| Tanzania | 538,933 | Tanzania Scouts Association | 1963 | 1929 | both |
| Thailand | 828,248 | The National Scout Organization of Thailand | 1922 | 1911 | both |
| Timor-Leste | Unknown | União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor Leste | 2017 | 2003 | both |
| Togo | 9,196 | Association Scoute du Togo | 1977 | 1920 | both |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8,686 | The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago | 1963 | 1911 | both |
| Tunisia | 18,494 | Les Scouts Tunisiens | 1957 | 1933 | both |
| Turkey | 40,579 | Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu | 1950 | 1923 | both |
| Uganda | 116,054 | The Uganda Scouts Association | 1964 | 1915 | both |
| Ukraine | 2,429 | National Organization of Scouts of Ukraine | 2008 | 2007 | both |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,830 | Emirates Scout Association | 1977 | 1972 | boys only |
| United Kingdom | 528,263 | The Scout Association | 1922 | 1907 | both |
| United States | 2,988,612 | Boy Scouts of America | 1922 | 1910 | both |
| Uruguay | 1,544 | Movimiento Scout del Uruguay | 1950 | 1946 | both |
| Venezuela | 14,893 | Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela | 1937 | 1913 | both |
| Vietnam | 5,000 | Vietnamese Scout Association | 2019 | 1930 | both |
| Yemen | 6,481 | Yemen Scouts and Guides Association - Scout branch | 1980 | 1927 | boys only |
| Zambia | 7,396 | Zambia Scouts Association | 1965 | 1930 | both |
| Zimbabwe | 5,880 | The Scout Association of Zimbabwe | 1980 | 1909 | both |
Non-sovereign territories with independent WOSM member organizations
- Hong Kong - The Scout Association of Hong Kong: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Aruba - Scouting Aruba: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- French Polynesia - Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien: Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Macau - Associação de Escoteiros de Macau: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands - Scouting Antiano: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations
Sovereign countries
Served by the [Boy Scouts of America]
- Federated States of Micronesia - Scouting in the Federated States of Micronesia* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Marshall Islands - Scouting in the Marshall Islands* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Palau - Scouting in Palau* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Served by [The Scout Association] (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda Branch of The Scout Association*
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - The Scout Association of Saint Kitts and Nevis*
- Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands branch of The Scout Association*
- Tonga - Tonga branch of The Scout Association*
- Tuvalu - Tuvalu Scout Association*
- Vanuatu - Vanuatu branch of The Scout Association*
Served by [Scouts Australia]
- Nauru - Scouting in Nauru*
Non-sovereign territories
Australia
- Christmas Island - Scouts Australia
- Cocos Islands - Scouts Australia
- Norfolk Island - Scouts Australia
Denmark
- Faroe Islands - Føroya Skótaráð
- Greenland - Grønlands Spejderkorps
France
- French Guiana - Scouting in French Guiana
- Guadeloupe and Saint Martin - Scouting in Guadeloupe et Saint Martin
- Martinique - Scouts et Guides de Martinique
- Mayotte - Scouting in Mayotte
- New Caledonia - Scouting in New Caledonia
- Réunion - Scouting on Réunion
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Scouting in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Wallis and Futuna - Scouting in Wallis and Futuna
New Zealand
- Cook Islands - Cook Islands Boy Scout Association
- Niue - Scouting and Guiding on Niue
- Tokelau - Scouting and Guiding in Tokelau
United Kingdom
- Anguilla - The Scout Association of Anguilla
- Bermuda - Scout Association of Bermuda
- Cayman Islands - The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands - Scouting and Guiding in the Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar - The Scout Association of Gibraltar
- Montserrat - The Scout Association of Montserrat
- Saint Helena and Ascension Island - Scouting and Guiding on Saint Helena and Ascension Island
- Turks and Caicos Islands - The Scout Association of the Turks and Caicos
- British Virgin Islands - The Scout Association of the British Virgin Islands
United States
- American Samoa - Scouting in American Samoa - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Guam - Scouting in Guam - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Northern Marianas Islands - Scouting in the Northern Mariana Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- United States Virgin Islands - Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands is the responsibility of National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
'Potential member countries' listed by WOSM
- Albania - Scouting and Guiding in Albania. In 2014, the membership of Beslidhja Skaut Albania was terminated by WOSM with hopes to establish a new National Scouting Organization.
- Central African Republic - Fédération du scoutisme centrafricain
- Republic of the Congo - Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo
- Djibouti - Association des Scouts de Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea - Scouting in Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea - National Scout Association of Eritrea
- Iran - Iran Scout Organization
- Kyrgyzstan - Scouting in Kyrgyzstan
- Mali - Scouting in Mali
- Samoa - Scouting in Samoa
- Somalia - Scouting in Somalia
- Turkmenistan - Scouting in Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan - Scouting in Uzbekistan
Countries with no Scouting organization
- Andorra - Scouting in Andorra - dormant since the 1980s
- People's Republic of China - Scouting in Mainland China - Scout Association of the People's Republic of China
- Cuba - Cuban Scouting prior to 1961 and in exile
- Laos - Laotian Scouting prior to 1975 and in exile
- North Korea - shared history with Korea Scout Association prior to 1950
- Vatican City - Scouting in Vatican City
Other status
- Antarctica - Scouting in the Antarctic
- Kosovo - Scouting in Kosovo - partially recognized state
- Somaliland - Scouting in Somaliland - self-proclaimed unrecognized functional state within Somalia
- Western Sahara - Scouting in Western Sahara