Co-op Facts from around the world
Large segments of the population are members of co-operatives.
- In Argentina, there are over 17,941 co-operative societies with 9.1 million members.
- In Belgium, there were 29,933 co-operative societies in 2001.
- In Canada, 1 in 3 individuals is a member of a co-operative (33%). The Desjardins co-operative movement in Québec has over 5 million members.
- Colombia and Costa Rica count over 10% of their respective populations as members of co-operatives.
- In Japan, 1 out of every 3 families are members of a co-operatives.
- Kenya 1 in 5 is a member of a co-operative or 5.9 million and and 20 million Kenyans directly or indirectly derive their livelihood from the Co-operative Movement.
- In India, over 239 million people are members of a co-operative.
- In Singapore, 32% of the population (1.4 million people) are members of a co-operative.
- In the United States, 4 in 10 individuals are a member of a co-operative (25%). Co-operative are significant economic factors in national economies.
- In Belgium, co-operative pharmacies have a market share of 19.5%.
- In Benin, FECECAM, a savings and credit co-operative federation provided USD 16 million in rural loans
- in 2002.
