List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

Since its conception in 1907, the Scouting movement has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. There are over 54 million Scouts worldwide, with 174 national organizations governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

Table of members
The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one Scouting organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religion (e.g., France and Denmark), ethnic identification (e.g., Israel), or language (e.g., Belgium). Canada is the only country to have two distinct recognized associations, which are divided by language. About 30 national Scout organizations are a member of WOSM and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, mostly from Europe and the Arab countries.

Non-sovereign territories with independent WOSM member organizations

 * Hong Kong - The Scout Association of Hong Kong: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
 * Aruba - Scouting Aruba: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
 * French Polynesia - Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien: Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
 * Macau - Associação de Escoteiros de Macau: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
 * Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands (former Netherlands Antilles) - Scouting Antiano: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations
Ten of these overseas branches of accredited National Scout Organizations are considered "potential members" by the WOSM (marked by *).

Served by the Boy Scouts of America

 * Federated States of Micronesia - Scouting in the Federated States of Micronesia* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
 * Marshall Islands - Scouting in the Marshall Islands* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
 * Palau - Scouting in Palau* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America

Served by The Scout Association (UK)

 * Saint Kitts and Nevis - The Scout Association of Saint Kitts and Nevis*
 * Tonga - Tonga branch of The Scout Association*
 * Tuvalu - Tuvalu Scout Association*
 * Vanuatu - Vanuatu branch of The Scout Association*

Served by Scouts Australia

 * Nauru - Scouting in Nauru*

Australia

 * Christmas Island - Scouts Australia
 * Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Scouts Australia
 * Norfolk Island - Scouts Australia

Denmark

 * Faroe Islands - Føroya Skótaráð
 * Greenland - Grønlands Spejderkorps

France

 * French Guiana - Scouting in French Guiana
 * Guadeloupe and Saint Martin - Scouting in Guadeloupe et Saint Martin
 * Martinique - Scouts et Guides de Martinique
 * Mayotte - Scouting in Mayotte
 * New Caledonia - Scouting in New Caledonia
 * Réunion - Scouting on Réunion
 * Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Scouting in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 * Wallis and Futuna - Scouting in Wallis and Futuna

New Zealand

 * Cook Islands - Cook Islands Boy Scout Association
 * Niue - Scouting and Guiding on Niue
 * Tokelau - Scouting and Guiding in Tokelau

United Kingdom

 * Anguilla - The Scout Association of Anguilla
 * Bermuda - Bermuda Scout Association
 * Cayman Islands - The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands
 * Falkland Islands - Scouting and Guiding in the Falkland Islands
 * Gibraltar - The Scout Association of Gibraltar
 * Montserrat - The Scout Association of Montserrat
 * Saint Helena and Ascension Island - Scouting and Guiding on Saint Helena and Ascension Island
 * Turks and Caicos Islands - The Scout Association of the Turks and Caicos
 * British Virgin Islands - The Scout Association of the British Virgin Islands

United States

 * American Samoa - Scouting in American Samoa - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
 * Guam - Scouting in Guam - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
 * Northern Marianas Islands - Scouting in the Northern Mariana Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
 * Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America
 * United States Virgin Islands - Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands is the responsibility of National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America

'Potential member countries' listed by WOSM
In 2020, WOSM listed 25 sovereign countries as potential members. 10 of these were served by oversea branches of WOSM member organizations (see ).


 * Albania - Scouting and Guiding in Albania. In 2014, the membership of Beslidhja Skaut Albania was terminated by WOSM with hopes to establish a new National Scouting Organization.
 * Central African Republic - Fédération du scoutisme centrafricain
 * Djibouti - Association des Scouts de Djibouti
 * Equatorial Guinea - Scouting in Equatorial Guinea
 * Eritrea - National Scout Association of Eritrea
 * Iran - Iran Scout Organization
 * Kyrgyzstan - Scouting in Kyrgyzstan
 * Mali - Scouting in Mali
 * Samoa - Scouting in Samoa
 * Somalia - Scouting in Somalia
 * Turkmenistan - Scouting in Turkmenistan
 * Uzbekistan - Scouting in Uzbekistan

Countries with no Scouting organization
In 2020, WOSM listed five sovereign countries as without Scouting; the list omitted Vatican City, which is also without Scouting.
 * Andorra - Scouting and Guiding in Andorra - reactivated in 2016
 * People's Republic of China (mainland China) - Scouting in Mainland China - Scout Association of the People's Republic of China
 * Cuba - Cuban Scouting prior to 1961 and in exile [Note:one new Scout group, in a Catholic church in Santiago de Cuba since early 2012]
 * Laos - Laotian Scouting prior to 1975 and in exile[Laotian Scouting in exile existed at least into the early 1990s in Los Angeles and Birmingham. Actually, a small remnant persists in Sacramento and San Pablo, alongside fellow Vietnamese Scouting in exile and Cambodian Scouting in exile groups.]
 * North Korea - shared history with Korea Scout Association prior to 1950
 * Vatican City - Scouting in Vatican City

Other status

 * Antarctica - Scouting in the Antarctic
 * Kosovo - Scouting in Kosovo - partially recognized state
 * Somaliland - Scouting in Somaliland - self-proclaimed unrecognized functional state within Somalia
 * Western Sahara - Scouting in Western Sahara