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 38 million Scouts and Guides worldwide, with 164 national organisations governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and a nearly equal number governed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

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.

Ten of these overseas branches of accredited National Scout Organizations are considered "potential members" by the WOSM (marked by *).

In 2014, WOSM listed 28 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).

In 2008, WOSM listed six sovereign countries as without Scouting; the list omitted Vatican City, which is also without Scouting. The People's Republic of China and Burma, with assistance from the Asia-Pacific Region, now have Scout associations in their infancy, hence they have been listed in the next section (see #Other status).

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