Every three years, YWAM's International Communications Network surveys all YWAM locations in an effort to track YWAM's international goals and to update YWAM's vital statistics. These statistics are used by YWAM's Global Leadership Team, by YWAM's international offices, such as those for mercy ministries and frontier missions, and by many other people both inside and outside of YWAM. In addition, the International Communications Network does an annual survey which is used to produce the YWAM Online Directory and Go Manual. If you would like to support the YWAM research effort financially, please click here.

Here are some of YWAM's overall statistics for the last 15 years.
Total Locations
2007 : 1189
2006 : 1149
2005 : 1031
2000 : 726
1997 : 625
1994 : 586
1991 : 382
1988 : 338

Total Staff (Full-Time and Part-Time)
2007 : 16,590
2006 : 15,940
2005 : 15,755
2000 : 10,940
1997 : 10,622
1994 : 9,546
1991 : 6,943
1988 : 6,006

Total Countries
2007 : 171
2006 : 171
2005 : 149

Total Students
2000 : 22,580
1997 : 13,508
1994 : 11,261
1989 : 7,481
1988 : 7,321

Total Short Term
2000 : 18,207
1997 : 17,244
1994 : 18,945
1989 : 10,044
1988 : 9,779

Total Short Term (Including Students & Volunteers)
2000 : 38,608
1997 : 30,752
1994 : 30,206
1989 : 17,525
1988 : 17,100

Total Churches/Fellowship Groups Started
1998-2000 : 1,924
1992-1997 : 669
1986-1991 : 653