Interesting facts about co-operatives
Internationally
- 800 million people are members of Co-operatives around the world
- 9.8 million are members in the United Kingdom
- Co-operatives provide 100 million jobs worldwide, 20% more than multinational enterprises
In Scotland
- Approximately 450 co-ops and 12 mutual companies are active
- One in five adults is a member of a co-operative, one in four of a mutual
- £4 billion (approximately 4.25% of Scottish GDP) is the estimated combined turnover of all co-operatives and mutuals
- 22,000 people are employed by co-ops and mutuals
- 20 large housing co-ops have a combined turnover of £19 million p.a.
- 16 retail co-ops employ around 12,500 employees and turnover £1.1 billion
- 10 employee-owned businesses and 34 worker co-ops, some operating since the 1970s
- 26 fishing co-ops
- 80 agricultural co-ops have a £1 billion turnover
- Credit unions have 206,000 members and a £130m turnover
- 12 mutuals have around 1m policyholders and assets of £19.6 billion
- 31 football Supporters' Trusts have 30,000 member fans
