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--- licence_statistics [2026/04/14 13:48] – [Worldwide] Added links to OARC Germany and IE pages g3aka
+++ licence_statistics [2026/08/31 15:10] (current) – [United Kingdom] Added UK figures for FY 1992-93 the start of decline g3aka
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   * [[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]]
+saw the introduction of the Lifetime licence in the UK, this means the licence total figures from that point are cummulative, a similar situation occurs in other countries such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, France etc.  In the UK those who have long since given up the hobby and even those who've been dead since 2006 are still listed as holding valid amateur radio licences.
 AH0A complied this table of [[https://web.archive.org/web/20240110230327/http://ah0a.org/UK/G-StationsSummarized.html|UK licence totals from 1993-2016]]
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 The January 1938 RSGB T&R Bulletin published these licence figures for 1933-1937
 {{ :1938-01_t_r_bulletin_licences_1933-1937.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
+-93 was a turning point for UK amateur radio - the first time in 20 years that licence numbers had declined, falling by 2,200.
+Licence totals for the year ending March 31, 1993 were reported by the RSGB's on page 7 of the October 1993 Radcom:
+  * 32,410 Full Class A
+  * 25,791 Full Class B
+  * 106 Novice Class A
+   * 935 Novice Class B
+  * 59,242 Total
+{{ :1993-10_radcom_licences_for_year_to_31_march_1993.jpg?nolink&200 |}}
+[[uk-callsigns|UK Callsigns History and Ofcom Licence Callsign Database]]
 ====== Worldwide ======
-OARC Licence Statistic Pages
+OARC Amateur Statistics Pages
   * [[german-licence-statistics|Germany Licence and Exam Statistics from 2000]]
   * [[ei-licence-statistics|Éire Licence and Exam Statistics]]
+ Current National Statistics
+  * [[https://data.anfr.fr/node/31|France Latest Licence and Exam Statistics from ANFR]]
 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]]