70 000 active skydivers in the world is quite realistic. Estimated figures : * USA 20 000 active out of 33 000 registred * Europe (certainly as much as the USA) say 20 000 active * Canada 2500 active out of 3400 registred * South America 2000 active * Australia 1500 active * Russia 10 000 active * China 10 000 active * rest of the world 5000 active This estimation does not take in account the military.
This estimative about south america is wrong. Only in Brazil, at the moment we have exactly 3416 members who paid the membership this year, and we have many active jumpers who didn't. I can't say how many of the registered members are inactive, but probably almost none, because we don't have any advantage as members of Brazilian Parachute Confederation (like USPA has insurance, parachutist magazine, rental car discount etc). So, nobody in brazil pay to stay inactive. Even it's kind of mandatory to be registered, there is jumpers against the confederation and they don't pay the annual membership.[
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This estimative about south america is wrong. Only in Brazil, at the moment we have exactly 3416 members who paid the membership this year, and we have many active jumpers who didn't. I can't say how many of the registered members are inactive, but probably almost none, because we don't have any advantage as members of Brazilian Parachute Confederation (like USPA has insurance, parachutist magazine, rental car discount etc). So, nobody in brazil pay to stay inactive. Even it's kind of mandatory to be registered, there is jumpers against the confederation and they don't pay the annual membership.[