We’ve just updated our Facts & Figures page with the latest stats, which are from 2022.
(For comparison we’ve kept the 2012 stats at the bottom of the page)
See also the latest World Co-operative Monitor 2023 which has the latest stats on the top 300 co-ops worldwide
https://monitor.coop/en/media/library/research-and-reviews-world-cooperative-monitor/world-cooperative-monitor-2023
2022 Statistics
Worldwide
Co-ops – 3 million
Co-op Members – 1 billion
Co-op Employees – 280 million
Co-op Turnover (Top 300 only) – US$ 2.146 trillion
Credit Unions – 86,000 in 118 countries
UK
Co-ops – 7,586
Jobs – 249,142
Members – 14.3m people – over one in five of the population
Total turnover – £40.9 billion
Consumer co-op turnover – £12.5 billion
Agricultural Co-ops – 61
Agricultural Co-op Turnover – £4.4 billion
Agricultural Co-op Members – 155,000 (half UK farmers)
Worker Co-ops – 396
Worker Co-op turnover – £13.2 billion
Retail Co-operatives (The Co-operative) £16.1 billion
Retail Co-operatives Members – 12.9 million
Building Societies – 43
Building Societies Membership – 25 million
Building Societies Assets – £500 billion
Mutual Insurers – 138
Mutual Insurers Employees 22,563
Mutual Insurers Policyholders – 33.8 million
Mutual Assets under management – £202.1 billion
Community Shops – 392
Community shops Turnover – £58 million
Credit Unions – 246
Credit Unions Members – 1.94 million
Credit Unions Turnover – £2.41million
Credit Unions Total assets of £2.46 billion
Credit Unions Employees – 2,490
Energy Co-ops – 200 +
Energy Co-ops Members – 126,000
Energy Co-ops Investment – £200 million +
Wales
Co-operatives – 521
Employees – 14,000
Turnover – £1.5 billion
Credit unions – 15
CU Members – 80,000
CU savings £53 million
France
Credit Agricole – Biggest retail bank in France
Credit Agricole Turnover US$ 117.01 billion
Credit Mutuel – 3rd biggest retail bank in France
Credit Mutuel Turnover US$ 4.066 billion
Spain
Mondragon – Seventh largest corporation in Spain
Mondragon employees – 79,931
Mondragon turnover – US$3.11 billion
Eroski – third largest supermarket
Netherlands
Second biggest bank in Netherlands – Rabobank
Europe
Housing Co-operatives – 28,000
Housing Co-op Members – 5.1 million
Housing Co-op Employees – 38,000
Dwellings – 28 million
