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Looking beyond our own perspective, International Credit Union Day was October 15, 2009. You are joined by more than 185 million credit union members in 97 countries who have benefited from their membership in a credit union. Download High Resolution International Credit Union Poster for use at Credit Unions and in Credit Union Newsletters from the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU).
Member Statistics – World-Wide
| Year | Countries | Credit Unions | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97 | 53,689 | 185,800,237 |
| 2007 | 96 | 49,134 | 177,383,728 |
| 2006 | 96 | 46,367 | 172,007,510 |
| 2005 | 92 | 42,705 | 157,103,072 |
| 2004 | 82 | 41,042 | 128,338,297 |
| 2003 | 84 | 40,457 | 123,497,445 |
| 2002 | 78 | 40,258 | 118,268,624 |
| 2001 | 93 | 36,901 | 112,274,887 |
| 2000 | 92 | 36,512 | 108,261,819 |
| 1999 | 94 | 37,759 | 100,826,082 |
Financial Statistics – World-Wide
| Year | Savings (US$) | Loans (US$) | Reserves (US$) | Assets (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $995,741,235,545 | $847,058,749,226 | $115,316,544,867 | $1,193,811,863,722 |
| 2007 | $987,861,248,618 | $847,896,069,374 | $115,358,461,836 | $1,181,465,915,014 |
| 2006 | $904,120,858,300 | $758,208,659,672 | $106,825,743,418 | $1,092,135,905,636 |
| 2005 | $763,819,930,158 | $612,201,609,601 | $91,557,493,495 | $894,454,835,782 |
| 2004 | $707,438,184,755 | $531,418,500,904 | $82,926,748,099 | $824,653,392,302 |
| 2003 | $656,370,220,745 | $482,574,187,446 | $74,674,165,182 | $758,478,695,455 |
| 2002 | $589,219,828,002 | $424,950,529,304 | $67,419,839,501 | $676,049,302,487 |
| 2001 | $530,450,127,834 | $393,588,341,911 | $60,352,532,307 | $605,518,296,805 |
| 2000 | $466,327,646,216 | $371,286,021,345 | $55,744,718,044 | $536,227,258,298 |
| 1999 | $407,570,732,541 | $314,438,114,540 | $46,706,382,026 | $470,567,493,573 |
| Credit Unions: 7,969 | Source: NCUA 2008 Statistics |
| Members: 89,918,538 | |
| Penetration Rate*: 43.7% | |
| Savings (US$): 691,766,259,339 | |
| Loans (US$): 574,752,188,218 | |
| Reserves (US$): 89,061,105,616 | |
| Assets (US$): 825,812,776,839 |
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