International Masonic Statistics - Graphs, Maps, Charts The information on this chart is based on information from various sources, such as Freemasonry Universal, the excellent book about Freemasonry by Kent Henderson and Tony Pope, MSA, Grand Lodge Proceedings, List of Lodges - Masonic (Pantagraph) books and various countries' census or statistical bureaus. If anyone has any updates for additions or changes on this chart, please send email to Paul M. Bessel at paulb'at'bessel.org Because of the nature of these sources of information, most of the statistics are for what are sometimes called "mainstream" Grand Lodges, although some others are clearly listed. For the United States, the statistics are for the "predominately white" Grand Lodges. Prince Hall Masonic statistics are shown on another webpage -- http://bessel.org/phastats.htm More Masonic statistics about the U.S. ("mainstream" Grand Lodges) are at http://bessel.org/masstats.htm Country or Jurisdiction Population (as current as possible) Number of Masons (obtained from sources thought to be accurate) Percent of Population who are Masons Argentina 32,245,467 2,500 0.01% Australia - New South Wales 6,411,700 30,000 0.5% Australia - Queensland 3,512,300 16,254 0.5% Australia - South Australia 1,493,100 6,500 0.4% Australia - Tasmania 470,300 3,357 0.7% Australia - Victoria 4,712,200 25,987 0.6% Australia - Western Australia 1,861,000 6,700 0.4% Australia 18,460,600 88,798 0.5% Austria 8,103,800 2,350 0.03% Belgium 10,274,595 1,500 0.02% Benin 6,097,000 350 0.01% Bolivia 8,329,000 2,839 0.03% Brazil - Grande Oriente 105,743 Brazil - Acre (Gleac) (Roraima?) 557,226 993 0.2% Brazil - Alagoas 2,819,172 600 0.02% Brazil - Amapa 475,843 280 0.06% Brazil - Amazonas-Glomam 2,813,085 6,703 0.2% Brazil - Bahia 13,066,910 6,311 0.05% Brazil - Brasilia 2,043,169 1,062 0.05% Brazil - Ceara 7,418,476 11,906 0.2% Brazil - Esperito Santo 3,094,390 4,167 0.1% Brazil - Goias 4,996,439 4,500 0.09% Brazil - Guanabara Brazil - Maranhao 5,642,960 1,181 0.02% Brazil - Mato Grosso 2,502,260 784 0.03% Brazil - Mato Grosso do Sul 2,074,877 1,990 0.1% Brazil - Minas Gerais 17,866,402 8,683 0.05% Brazil - Para 6,189,550 2,920 0.05% Brazil - Paraiba 3,439,344 1,616 0.05% Brazil - Parana 9,558,454 2,800 0.03% Brazil - Pernambuco 7,911,937 1,050 0.01% Brazil - Piaui 2,841,202 1,840 0.06% Brazil - Rio de Janeiro 14,367,083 9,433 0.07% Brazil - Rio Grande do Norte 2,771,538 500 0.02% Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul 10,181,749 3,890 0.04% Brazil - Rondonia-Glomaron 1,377,792 455 0.03% Brazil - Roraima 324,152 500 0.2% Brazil - Santa Catarina 5,349,580 2,124 0.04% Brazil - Sao Paulo 36,969,476 15,909 0.04% Brazil - Sergipe 1,781,714 313 0.02% Brazil - Tocantins 1,155,913 675 0.06% Brazil 169,590,693 198,928 0.1% Bulgaria 8,225,000 200 0.002% Burkina Faso 11,937,000 200 0.002% Canada - Alberta 2,997,200 9,344 0.3% Canada - British Columbia 4,063,800 15,300 0.4% Canada - Manitoba 1,147,900 4,785 0.4% Canada - New Brunswick 756,600 5,146 0.7% Canada - Nova Scotia 941,000 6,712 0.7% Canada - Ontario 11,669,300 67,130 0.6% Canada - Prince Edward Island 138,900 1,045 0.8% Canada - Quebec 7,372,400 5,742 0.1% Canada - Saskatchewan 1,023,600 5,312 0.5% Canada 30,110,700 120,516 0.4% Chile 15,211,000 14,000 0.1% China Colombia - Barranquilla 300 Colombia - Bogota 700 Colombia - Cali 350 Colombia - Cartagena 241 Colombia - Los Andes (Bucaramanga) 250 Colombia - Santander 169 Colombia 42,321,000 2,010 0.005% Costa Rica 4,023,000 234 0.01% Croatia 4,473,000 100 0.002% Cuba 11,201,000 27,882 0.2% Czech Republic 10,272,503 206 0.002% Denmark 5,450,661 9,377 .17% Dominican Republic 7,293,390 3,500 0.05% Ecuador 12,646,000 500 0.004% Egypt England 52,428,000 358,214 0.7% Estonia 1,396,000 110 0.01% Finland 5,176,000 5,600 0.1% France - GOF 38,000 A masonic brother has emailed me: The "Humanisme" (GOF "home" magazine) prints 42,000+ copies and authoritative sources (an immediate Past (and reliable) Assistant Grand Master of GOF) says "just below 40,000." France - GLF 26,000 France - GLNF 20,000 A masonic brother has emailed me: The "Actualités" (GLNF "house" magazine) prints 33,000+ copies and I can tell you that GLNF now has 31,500 members. The figures of printing are "public" as every periodical must file such data with Ministry of Interior. France 59,080,000 84,000 0.1% Gabon 1,226,000 300 0.02% Germany 82,220,000 14,000 0.02% Greece 10,645,000 8,000 0.1% Guatemala 11,385,000 582 0.01% Haiti 8,222,000 6,000 0.1% Honduras 6,485,000 350 0.01% Hungary 10,036,000 250 0.002% Iceland 281,000 2,947 1.0% India 1,027,015,247 15,070 0.001% Iran Ireland 3,730,000 38,000 1.0% Israel 6,217,000 3,000 0.05% Italy - Grand Orient 12,000 Italy - Grant Lodge 1,200 Italy 57,298,000 13,200 0.02% Ivory Coast 14,786,000 1,000 0.007% Japan 126,714,000 2,508 0.002% Liberia Luxembourg 431,000 276 0.1% Madagascar 15,942,000 100 0.001% Mali 11,234,000 100 0.001% Mexico - Baja California 2,000 Mexico - Coahuila (Benito Juarez) 250 Mexico - Chiapas 800 Mexico - Chihuahua (Cosmos) 2,600 Mexico - Nuevo Leon 3,000 Mexico - Occidental Mexicana 750 Mexico - Pacifico 387 Mexico - El Potosi 600 Mexico - Tamaulipas 2,509 Mexico - Unida Mexicana (Veracruz) 2,500 Mexico - Valle de Mexico 12,321 Mexico - York 376 Mexico 98,881,000 28,093 0.03% Netherlands 15,786,000 6,528 0.04% New Zealand 3,862,000 14,600 0.4% Nicaragua 5,074,000 182 0.004% Norway 4,465,000 17,000 0.4% Panama 2,856,000 387 0.01% Paraguay 5,496,000 850 0.02% Peru 25,662,000 7,131 0.03% Philippines 76,498,735 16,676 0.02% Poland 38,765,000 120 0.0003% Portugal 9,875,000 600 0.01% Puerto Rico 3,869,000 3,443 0.1% Romania 22,327,000 753 0.003% Russia 146,934,000 178 0.0001% El Salvador (Cuscatlan) 6,276,000 250 0.004% Scotland 5,120,000 150,000 2.930% Senegal 9,481,000 450 0.005% Slovenia 1,986,000 100 0.005% South Africa 40,377,000 3,300 0.008% Spain 39,630,000 2,000 0.01% Sweden 8,910,000 17,000 0.2% Switzerland 7,386,000 3,842 0.1% Turkey 66,591,000 11,250 0.02% Uruguay 3,337,000 2,870 0.1% Venezuela 24,170,000 3,400 0.01% Yugoslavia 10,640,000 150 0.001% U.S. - Alabama 4,447,100 41,038 0.9% U.S. - Alaska 626,932 2,061 0.3% U.S. - Arizona 5,130,632 11,500 0.2% U.S. - Arkansas 2,673,400 23,697 0.9% U.S. - California 33,871,648 94,693 0.3% U.S. - Colorado 4,301,261 17,745 0.4% U.S. - Connecticut 3,405,565 18,859 0.6% U.S. - Delaware 783,600 6,110 0.8% U.S. - D.C. 572,059 5,464 1.0% U.S. - Florida 15,982,378 61,199 0.4% U.S. - Georgia 8,186,453 60,168 0.7% U.S. - Hawaii 1,211,537 2,198 0.2% U.S. - Idaho 1,293,953 6,131 0.5% U.S. - Illinois 12,419,293 88,566 0.7% U.S. - Indiana 6,080,485 86,542 1.4% U.S. - Iowa 2,926,324 30,940 1.1% U.S. - Kansas 2,688,418 37,790 1.4% U.S. - Kentucky 4,041,769 61,626 1.5% U.S. - Louisiana 4,468,976 26,551 0.6% U.S. - Maine 1,274,923 26,458 2.1% U.S. - Maryland 5,296,486 23,674 0.4% U.S. - Massachusetts 6,349,097 51,542 0.8% U.S. - Michigan 9,938,444 58,767 0.6% U.S. - Minnesota 4,919,479 21,990 0.4% U.S. - Mississippi 2,844,658 27,370 1.0% U.S. - Missouri 5,595,211 55,887 1.0% U.S. - Montana 902,195 8,874 1.0% U.S. - Nebraska 1,711,263 17,633 1.0% U.S. - Nevada 1,998,257 5,360 0.3% U.S. - New Hampshire 1,235,786 9,096 0.7% U.S. - New Jersey 8,414,350 34,949 0.4% U.S. - New Mexico 1,819,046 7,499 0.4% U.S. - New York 18,976,457 69,787 0.4% U.S. - North Carolina 8,049,313 56,595 0.7% U.S. - North Dakota 642,200 4,270 0.7% U.S. - Ohio 11,353,140 138,357 1.2% U.S. - Oklahoma 3,450,654 36,330 1.1% U.S. - Oregon 3,421,399 15,124 0.4% U.S. - Pennsylvania 12,281,054 144,682 1.2% U.S. - Rhode Island 1,048,319 5,966 0.6% U.S. - South Carolina 4,012,012 51,851 1.3% U.S. - South Dakota 754,844 7,701 1.0% U.S. - Tennessee 5,689,283 64,991 1.1% U.S. - Texas 20,851,820 134,609 0.6% U.S. - Utah 2,233,169 2,455 0.1% U.S. - Vermont 608,827 8,296 1.4% U.S. - Virginia 7,078,515 47,082 0.7% U.S. - Washington 5,894,121 23,886 0.4% U.S. - West Virginia 1,808,344 28,079 1.6% U.S. - Wisconsin 5,363,675 19,851 0.4% U.S. - Wyoming 493,782 6,241 1.3% U.S. 281,421,906 1,898,130 0.7% Total of all countries listed above 2,887,632,041 3,209,503 0.1%