ESTIMATES OF A.A. GROUPS AND MEMBERS  AS OF JANUARY 1, 2008

GROUPSMEMBERS
UNITED STATES53,5951,220,993
CANADA4,745  93,559
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES2,359  60,912
INTERNATIONALISTS         37
LONE MEMBERS         97
TOTAL60,6991,375,598
OUTSIDE U.S. & CANADA52,469669,057
GRAND TOTAL113,1682,044,655

PLEASE NOTE:

1) THE GENERAL SERVICE OFFICE DOES NOT KEEP MEMBERSHIP RECORDS. THE INFORMATION SHOWN HERE IS BASED ON REPORTS GIVEN BY GROUPS LISTED WITH G.S.O., AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL COUNT OF THOSE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES A.A. MEMBERS.

2) CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ARE FOR U.S. AND CANADA ONLY.

3) WE ARE AWARE OF A.A. ACTIVITY IN MORE THAN 180 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 60 AUTONOMOUS  GENERAL SERVICE OFFICES IN OTHER LANDS. ANNUALLY WE ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THOSE G.S.O'S AND GROUPS THAT REQUEST TO BE LISTED IN OUR RECORDS. WHERE CURRENT DATA IS LACKING, WE USED AN EARLIER YEAR'S FIGURE.

*REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM A.A. WORLD SERVICE BOX 4-5-9. JUNE/JULY 2008