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 172 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. 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 *). Section::::'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 #Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations). Countries with no Scouting organization. In 2020, WOSM listed six sovereign countries as without Scouting; the list omitted Vatican City, which is also without Scouting.