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--- licence_statistics [2025/11/29 14:59] – [United Kingdom] g3aka
+++ licence_statistics [2026/09/19 16:19] (current) – g3aka
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 When looking at statistics bear in mind that in some countries the published total of licences or authorisations is cumulative e.g. up until October 2025 the UK figure included every licence ever issued since October 2006.
-====== United Kingdom ======
-In June 2023 there were a total of 101,172 valid UK amateur radio licences held by an estimated 83,000 individual amateurs //(individual amateurs figure derived from 2018 data and subsequent new Foundation exam passes)//.  The licences were made up of:
+====== Worldwide ======
-  * 32,127 Foundation
-  * 13,109 Intermediate
-  * 54,186 Full
-  * 1,750 Club
-On 1 August 2018 Ofcom stated in response to a Freedom of Information request that //"the total number of **individuals** holding one or more current UK Amateur Radio Licences is 75,660."//
+OARC Amateur Statistics Pages
+  * [[https://wiki.oarc.uk/uk-licence-exam-statistics|United Kingdom Licence and Exam Statistics]]
-  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180916124003/http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/september/how-many-uk-radio-amateurs-are-there.htm| How many UK amateurs are there? - Southgate Amateur Radio News]]
+  * [[german-licence-statistics|Germany Licence and Exam Statistics from 2000]]
-  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180913130710/http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/september/when-where-uk-radio-hams-first-licensed.htm#.W5phCHbP32c|When were UK amateurs first licenced? - Southgate Amateur Radio News]]
+  * [[ei-licence-statistics|Éire Licence and Exam Statistics]]
-AH0A complied this table of [[https://web.archive.org/web/20240110230327/http://ah0a.org/UK/G-StationsSummarized.html|UK licence totals from 1993-2016]]
+  * [[https://data.anfr.fr/node/31|France Latest Licence and Exam Statistics from ANFR]]
-The January 1938 RSGB T&R Bulletin published these licence figires for 1933-1937
+  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20260915132450/https://www.passion-radio.org/blog/statistiques-radioamateurs-dmr-ccs7/76799|France historic statistics 1997-2018]]
-{{ :1938-01_t_r_bulletin_licences_1933-1937.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
-====== Worldwide ======
 Historic statistics up until mid-2010's compiled by AH0A:
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   * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120107104433/http://www.iaru.org/statsum00.html|IARU country totals for 2000]]
-On the 10 April 2021 the ARRL posted about the gross inaccuracy of the frequently quoted figure of 3 million amateurs worldwide.  1.5 million might be nearer the mark.
+On 10 April 2021 the ARRL posted about the gross inaccuracy of the frequently quoted figure of 3 million amateurs worldwide.  1.5 million might be nearer the mark.
-ARRL articles:
+===== Articles =====
   * [[https://www.arrl.org/news/data-on-number-of-radio-amateurs-worldwide-needs-updating|2021 ARRL post on inaccurate global total]]
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   * [[https://webpubs.arrl.org/pubs_archive/91137|February 1995 QST article 'How Many Hams?']]
+  * [[https://www.qsl.net/4x4xm/Demographics/How-Many-Radio-Amateurs.pdf|2026 How Many Radio Amateurs by Doron 4X4XM]]