List of rugby union playing countries

This list shows each country which has a union affiliated to World Rugby, the international governing body for rugby union. It also shows the number of registered clubs playing in each country, official referees and the number of registered players broken down by gender and age group.

In 2023, the total number of registered players increased from 5.82 million to 8.4 million. England has the most players overall with 2,139,604 and South Africa has the second most with 804,279. These numbers are all estimates and the correct number of registered players is likely higher. [1]

Country  | No. of Clubs  | Registered players  | Referees  | Under 13 boys  | Under 13 girls  | Teen males  | Teen females  | Senior (Adult) males  | Senior (Adult) females  | Total males  | Total females  | Total players

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American Samoa[2] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Andorra[3] | 2  | 213  | 1  | 70  | 5  | 65  | 4  | 54  | 15  | 189  | 24  | 213
Argentina[4][5] | 420  | 152790  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 152543  | 247  | 152790
Armenia[6] | 3  | 250  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 250
Australia[7][nb 1] | 767  | 170952  | 4900  | 26664  | 0  | 19239  | 0  | 39380  | 1669  | 85283  | 1669  | 170952
Austria[8] | 26  | 5676  | 18  | 80  | 35  | 190  | 42  | 1327  | 73  | 1597  | 150  | 5676
Azerbaijan[9] | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Bahamas[10] | 6  | 1635  | 20  | 10  | 10  | 150  | 15  | 400  | 50  | 1560  | 75  | 1635
Barbados[11] | 6  | 321  | 7  | 26  | 0  | 123  | 14  | 135  | 23  | 284  | 37  | 321
Belgium[12] | 58  | 35266  | 192  | 4564  | 857  | 3580  | 503  | 4121  | 641  | 33265  | 2001  | 35266
Bermuda[13] | 8  | 901  | 11  | 220  | 33  | 125  | 40  | 192  | 91  | 737  | 164  | 901
[14] | 9  | 911  | 23  | 292  | 54  | 186  | 71  | 245  | 63  | 723  | 188  | 911
Botswana[15] | 12  | 9395  | 20  | 260  | 70  | 2800  | 1500  | 630  | 135  | 7690  | 1705  | 9395
Brazil[16] | 230  | 69130  | 74  | 800  | 100  | 2915  | 150  | 5541  | 624  | 60256  | 8874  | 69130
British Virgin Islands[17] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Bulgaria[18] | 36  | 3121  | 48  | 1225  | 182  | 1109  | 177  | 367  | 61  | 2701  | 420  | 3121
Burundi[19] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Cambodia[20] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Cameroon[21] | 32  | 3722  | 37  | 212  | 12  | 375  | 22  | 1049  | 52  | 1636  | 86  | 3722
Canada[22] | 309  | 47853  | 605  | 3337  | 411  | 5999  | 1997  | 9032  | 3077  | 18368  | 5485  | 47853
Cayman Islands[23] | 4  | 2200  | 30  | 388  | 182  | 961  | 251  | 305  | 113  | 1654  | 546  | 2200
Chile[24] | 26  | 42755  | 338  | 8049  | 127  | 5448  | 168  | 4830  | 133  | 38327  | 2428  | 42755
China[25] | 15  | 6430  | 70  | 70  | 60  | 600  | 200  | 3900  | 600  | 5570  | 7860  | 6430
Chinese Taipei[26] | 13  | 2800  | 101  | 200  | 0  | 500  | 0  | 1000  | 100  | 2700  | 100  | 2800
Colombia[27] | 76  | 14214  | 88  | 450  | 0  | 1924  | 21  | 2784  | 235  | 11158  | 3111  | 14214
Cook Islands[28] | 21  | 4258  | 82  | 675  | 434  | 469  | 104  | 526  | 50  | 3670  | 588  | 4258
Croatia[29] | 21  | 6142  | 23  | 809  | 25  | 511  | 22  | 733  | 42  | 5053  | 189  | 6142
Czech Republic[30] | 22  | 13382  | 110  | 1843  | 201  | 1321  | 149  | 1697  | 171  | 12861  | 521  | 13282
Denmark[31] | 27  | 4606  | 74  | 203  | 52  | 296  | 56  | 1766  | 233  | 4265  | 341  | 4606
England[32] | 1809  | 2220988  | 321  | 694899  | 408072  | 602564  | 129121  | 131399  | 24933  | 1428862  | 562126  | 2220988
Fiji[33] | 490  | 136030  | 309  | 22500  | 0  | 5200  | 60  | 8000  | 270  | 135700  | 330  | 136030
Finland[34] | 18  | 770  | 35  | 0  | 0  | 25  | 4  | 265  | 80  | 290  | 84  | 770
France[35] | 1798  | 670847  | 2095  | 165497  | 4444  | 57557  | 2360  | 124079  | 6910  | 597133  | 13714  | 670847
Georgia[36] | 46  | 65381  | 45  | 940  | 12  | 2332  | 5  | 878  | 14  | 65150  | 331  | 65381
Germany[37] | 108  | 45656  | 319  | 2083  | 333  | 3301  | 527  | 4639  | 773  | 43023  | 1633  | 45656
Ghana[38] | 5  | 1250  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1250  | 0  | 1250
Greece[39] | 0  | 220  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 220
Guam[40] | 3  | 912  | 12  | 162  | 112  | 284  | 230  | 96  | 28  | 542  | 370  | 912
Guyana[41] | 3  | 1324  | 25  | 400  | 105  | 315  | 75  | 295  | 134  | 1010  | 314  | 1324
Hong Kong[42] | 59  | 10525  | 86  | 1998  | 1332  | 1270  | 500  | 1813  | 612  | 8081  | 2444  | 10525
Hungary[43] | 33  | 2207  | 34  | 181  | 21  | 865  | 59  | 1002  | 79  | 2048  | 159  | 2207
India[44] | 96  | 22282  | 98  | 2936  | 1367  | 9481  | 4806  | 2982  | 710  | 15399  | 6883  | 222282
Indonesia[45] | 16  | 830  | 6  | 40  | 3  | 291  | 72  | 402  | 22  | 733  | 97  | 830
Iran[46] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Ireland[47] | 221  | 157080  | 2380  | 57409  | 6900  | 57867  | 2700  | 25440  | 2764  | 140716  | 17364  | 157080
Israel[48] | 12  | 755  | 15  | 60  | 0  | 300  | 20  | 300  | 75  | 660  | 95  | 755
Italy[49] | 784  | 168176  | 857  | 28364  | 3240  | 17220  | 488  | 15848  | 1016  | 161432  | 7744  | 168176
Ivory Coast[50] | 14  | 47383  | 45  | 1905  | 142  | 2645  | 201  | 470  | 20  | 45020  | 2363  | 47383
Jamaica[51] | 9  | 2090  | 30  | 484  | 117  | 1120  | 56  | 276  | 37  | 1880  | 210  | 2090
Japan[52] | 1522  | 270368  | 4545  | 31945  | 3937  | 37294  | 352  | 48470  | 370  | 254709  | 15659  | 270368
Kazakhstan[53] | 12  | 4650  | 21  | 525  | 380  | 588  | 470  | 344  | 343  | 3457  | 1193  | 4650
Kenya[54] | 60  | 65904  | 518  | 4446  | 2518  | 27930  | 580  | 6772  | 658  | 59148  | 5756  | 65904
Korea[55] | 5  | 12620  | 80  | 200  | 150  | 880  | 10  | 1300  | 80  | 10380  | 2500  | 12620
Kyrgyzstan[56] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Lao[57] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Latvia[58] | 16  | 995  | 21  | 50  | 13  | 290  | 52  | 372  | 18  | 912  | 83  | 995
Lithuania[59] | 16  | 9544  | 22  | 112  | 0  | 670  | 18  | 730  | 14  | 8512  | 32  | 9544
Luxembourg[60] | 3  | 5437  | 7  | 721  | 402  | 625  | 276  | 348  | 65  | 4694  | 743  | 5437
Madagascar[61] | 410  | 42540  | 160  | 1080  | 170  | 3600  | 170  | 16750  | 770  | 41430  | 1110  | 42540
Malaysia[62] | 300  | 60030  | 702  | 15000  | 0  | 20000  | 0  | 25000  | 30  | 60000  | 30  | 60030
Mali[63] | 0  | 230  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 230  | 230
Malta[64] | 7  | 3785  | 8  | 69  | 0  | 135  | 8  | 292  | 81  | 3496  | 89  | 3785
Mauritania[65] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Mauritius[66] | 7  | 910  | 9  | 50  | 0  | 160  | 30  | 155  | 15  | 865  | 45  | 910
Mexico[67] | 26  | 3454  | 54  | 665  | 476  | 831  | 350  | 968  | 164  | 2464  | 990  | 3454
Moldova[68] | 7  | 7610  | 55  | 490  | 242  | 1138  | 281  | 379  | 80  | 7007  | 603  | 7610
Monaco[69] | 2  | 165  | 4  | 52  | 0  | 59  | 0  | 52  | 2  | 163  | 2  | 165
Mongolia[70] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Morocco[71] | 20  | 11331  | 80  | 748  | 30  | 2934  | 30  | 3489  | 100  | 10171  | 160  | 11331
Namibia[72] | 27  | 34226  | 26  | 8000  | 0  | 5000  | 18  | 1084  | 124  | 33084  | 142  | 34226
Netherlands[73] | 82  | 27869  | 260  | 1432  | 101  | 2202  | 155  | 4386  | 593  | 26020  | 849  | 27869
New Zealand[74] | 600  | 156893  | 2255  | 64794  | 9540  | 40390  | 3521  | 27726  | 922  | 132910  | 13983  | 156893
Nigeria[75] | 17  | 9198  | 10  | 915  | 572  | 3421  | 720  | 510  | 60  | 8846  | 1352  | 9196
Niue Islands[76] | 6  | 405  | 9  | 70  | 40  | 80  | 40  | 150  | 25  | 300  | 105  | 405
Norway[77] | 27  | 1502  | 24  | 168  | 47  | 369  | 120  | 612  | 186  | 1149  | 353  | 1502
Pakistan[78] | 49  | 4012  | 21  | 300  | 0  | 1810  | 25  | 1859  | 18  | 3969  | 43  | 4012
Papua New Guinea[79] | 72  | 7200  | 52  | 150  | 50  | 400  | 100  | 2290  | 210  | 6840  | 360  | 7200
Paraguay[80] | 21  | 22568  | 39  | 200  | 0  | 1820  | 80  | 1420  | 48  | 31440  | 128  | 22568
Peru[81] | 11  | 950  | 15  | 150  | 10  | 220  | 0  | 500  | 70  | 870  | 80  | 950
Philippines[82][83] | 17  | 4300  | 11  | 300  | 75  | 200  | 75  | 500  | 150  | 4000  | 300  | 4300
Poland[84] | 58  | 28963  | 59  | 1075  | 59  | 1541  | 48  | 3143  | 97  | 27559  | 804  | 28963
Portugal[85] | 46  | 52270  | 52  | 1152  | 0  | 2749  | 0  | 1040  | 329  | 49541  | 3329  | 52270
Romania[86] | 83  | 40512  | 199  | 4915  | 320  | 3067  | 150  | 1048  | 112  | 40030  | 382  | 40512
Russia[87] | 105  | 42519  | 89  | 2878  | 0  | 6853  | 835  | 3633  | 320  | 41364  | 1155  | 42519
Rwanda[88] | 0  | 380  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 380  | 380
Samoa[89] | 140  | 53372  | 600  | 9279  | 4149  | 1792  | 212  | 7690  | 250  | 48761  | 4611  | 53372
Scotland[90] | 251  | 62500  | 360  | 9541  | 324  | 15009  | 1297  | 11687  | 642  | 60237  | 2263  | 62500
Senegal[91] | 13  | 8350  | 19  | 1400  | 50  | 1000  | 110  | 720  | 70  | 8120  | 230  | 8350
Serbia[92] | 12  | 5352  | 25  | 273  | 72  | 360  | 19  | 605  | 23  | 5238  | 114  | 5352
Singapore[93] | 24  | 9690  | 90  | 2448  | 918  | 3366  | 1428  | 1020  | 510  | 6834  | 2856  | 9690
Slovenia[94] | 7  | 480  | 5  | 140  | 10  | 30  | 10  | 260  | 30  | 430  | 50  | 480
Solomon Islands[95] | 48  | 3158  | 75  | 324  | 20  | 766  | 108  | 1800  | 140  | 2890  | 268  | 3150
South Africa[96] | 1526  | 804279  | 3460  | 320842  | 4522  | 199213  | 4906  | 113174  | 8489  | 733229  | 17917  | 804279
Spain[97] | 210  | 60016  | 311  | 1812  | 129  | 7426  | 354  | 9588  | 707  | 49826  | 1190  | 60016
Sri Lanka[98] | 98  | 153325  | 396  | 35200  | 14110  | 48552  | 958  | 3850  | 655  | 138602  | 15723  | 153325
[99] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
[100] | 6  | 1036  | 3  | 205  | 109  | 415  | 127  | 140  | 40  | 760  | 276  | 1036
Eswatini[101] | 14  | 18920  | 43  | 4700  | 5100  | 4850  | 3100  | 740  | 430  | 10290  | 8630  | 18920
Sweden[102] | 41  | 3507  | 63  | 350  | 110  | 850  | 244  | 1452  | 501  | 2652  | 855  | 3507
Switzerland[103] | 30  | 18384  | 52  | 456  | 28  | 484  | 18  | 1274  | 124  | 1814  | 170  | 18384
Tahiti[104] | 18  | 4617  | 14  | 492  | 216  | 328  | 96  | 403  | 82  | 4223  | 394  | 4617
Tanzania[105] | 5  | 1120  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1120  | 1120
Thailand[106] | 169  | 17732  | 104  | 2541  | 385  | 5522  | 1663  | 5716  | 1905  | 13779  | 3953  | 17732
Tonga[107] | 82  | 17891  | 8  | 370  | 0  | 3472  | 0  | 3049  | 0  | 17891  | 0  | 17891
[108] | 14  | 5060  | 58  | 1038  | 422  | 1798  | 341  | 1336  | 125  | 4172  | 888  | 5060
Tunisia[109] | 74  | 26218  | 93  | 4489  | 1304  | 5622  | 1958  | 1919  | 926  | 22030  | 4188  | 26218
Uganda[110] | 17  | 35110  | 114  | 4900  | 2200  | 5900  | 400  | 560  | 150  | 32360  | 2750  | 35110
Ukraine[111] | 44  | 8880  | 68  | 800  | 50  | 1100  | 30  | 800  | 100  | 8700  | 180  | 8880
Uruguay[112] | 23  | 30065  | 64  | 2896  | 10  | 1803  | 98  | 1219  | 39  | 29918  | 147  | 30065
United States[113] | 2588  | 126151  | 2061  | 178819  | 150267  | 47323  | 19594  | 50211  | 11769  | 126353  | 181630  | 126983
Uzbekistan[114] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Vanuatu[115] | 12  | 2520  | 22  | 500  | 50  | 720  | 60  | 1100  | 90  | 2320  | 200  | 2520
Venezuela[116] | 34  | 4415  | 30  | 60  | 20  | 380  | 25  | 1650  | 280  | 4090  | 325  | 4415
Wales[117][118] | 250  | 60557  | 2053  | 12318  | 100  | 14500  | 492  | 22408  | 739  | 59226  | 1331  | 60557
Zambia[119] | 20  | 20200  | 40  | 4100  | 400  | 3600  | 300  | 1600  | 200  | 19300  | 900  | 20200
Zimbabwe[120] | 17  | 47541  | 44  | 7900  | 0  | 12975  | 425  | 768  | 95  | 47541  | 520  | 47541
Totals[nb 2] | 148,633  | 8,404,445  | 182,972  | 4,552,495  | 976,498  | 4,337,930  | 581,589  | 972,443  | 190,443  | 6,965,411  | 1,338,034  | 8,404,445

## Footnotes[edit]

Notes

1. ^ Australia: Data listed in the table, including the total of 86,952 registered players, is from the archived IRB webpage as at 25 September 2011,[7] which allows for comparison to figures from other countries sourced from the same website in the same time frame. Participation figures recorded in later archives from the IRB include both registered and unregistered players (totals over 297,000 in 2012,[121] and over 482,000 in 2014,[122] and are therefore not useful in comparison to the rest of the table). Other sources, such as Ausport, put the overall number of rugby players as low as 42,100 but this is based on older data from 1999–2000.[123][124]
2. ^ The totals for all the age groups combined fail to match the total due to Argentina's failure to supply breakdown figures for age group and gender. Assuming total players as correct figure.

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