highest number of credit unions were in Africa and Asia, accounting for around 90 percent of all credit unions.
Between 2009 and 2017, the total number of credit unions in the world grew significantly. The number then dropped slightly, and in 2021 there were 87,914 credit unions. The Total number of credit unions worldwide from 2009 to 2021
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World Council of Credit Unions. (2022). Total number of credit unions worldwide from 2009 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206642/total-number-of-credit-unions-worldwide/
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Total number of credit unions worldwide from 2009 to 2021 [Graph], World Council of Credit Unions, October 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206642/total-number-of-credit-unions-worldwide/