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$3.11 billion
Eroski – third largest supermarket
Netherlands
Second biggest bank in Netherlands – Rabobank
Europe
Housing Co-operatives – 28,000
Housing Co-op Members – 5.1 million
Housing Co-op Employees – 38,000
Dwellings – 28 million
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2012 Statistics
Worldwide
Co-ops – 1.4 million
Co-op members – 1 billion
Jobs – 100 million +
Turnover – US$ 1.6 trillion
UK
Co-ops – 5,450
Jobs – 237,800
Members – 12.8m people – over one in five of the population
Total turnover – £33.2 billion – this works out at £644 million a week
Consumer co-op turnover – £12.5 billion
Agricultural co-op turnover – £4.4 billion
Agricultural co-op Members – 153,700
Worker Co-op turnover – £146 million
Co-operative Group – Fourth largest food retailer £12.544 billion
Co-operative Group – Largest farmer
Building Societies – 48
Building Societies Assets – £320 billion
Mutual Insurers – 57
Mutual Assets under management – £80 billion
Community shops – 257
Credit Unions – 465
Energy co-ops – 27
Wales
Co-operatives – 386
Employees – 14,000
Turnover – £1.3 billion
Credit unions – 29
CU Members – 42,982
Principality Assets – £5.85 billion
Principality members – 420,279
Co-operative Group Turnover – £600 million +
Co-operative Group members – 500,000 +
France
Biggest retail bank in France – Credit Agricole
3rd biggest retail bank in France – Credit Mutuel
Spain
Mondragon – Seventh largest corporation in Spain
Mondragon employees – 92,773
Mondragon turnover – €16,377 million
Eroski – third largest supermarket
Netherlands
Second biggest bank in Netherlands – Rabobank
Europe
Housing Co-operatives – 15,000
Housing Co-op Members – 5.1 million
Housing Co-op Employees – 38,000
